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They say the average
Span of a bloggers focus is very limited...I struggle with long posts..
posted by
Offy
on February 20, 2007 at 5:15 AM
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It is easier to read shorter entries
but then again some are so short they miss to make a point or lead to interesting reading. I think it is a fine balance between the two
posted by
Tanga
on February 20, 2007 at 1:31 AM
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Everything about the reasoning behind
shorter entires makes sense to me, but I tend to write to get things off my mind. This makes me a less successful blogger, but I'm okay with that. I don't mind reading long blogs. Well, I'm going to read your Valentine's day party entry. Don't mind my comments, I'm still on strong cough medicine and I'm having a hard time writing. (I guess you could tell by my post-lol)
posted by
Flumpystalls3000
on February 18, 2007 at 6:33 PM
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It is so true. You'd have to be a darned good writer to get me to read
past about 750. There are a few of those great writers around here, but they get bored, I think, with having to write such short stuff and they find other stuff to do instead of blogging.
On the other hand, I try to make lemonade out of anything. I could try to talk myself into thinking that it is an opportunity to make short, sweet pieces of the whole pie or enchelada, or whatever you'd care to call it when you try to write a WHOLE book. Each piece needs to be succinct, focused, and at LEAST somewhat enjoyable....
posted by
WindTapper
on February 18, 2007 at 2:17 PM
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good post... and I agree with what Reni said below....
The breakup into smaller paragraphs helps with speedy reading.... we want to get to as much reading as possible, but something that's drones over a page long won't always get my complete attention.
posted by
-blackcat
on February 17, 2007 at 12:57 PM
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joe,
that's very good reasoning and planning. I do break up my post into parts so that readers need to read a little bit of it at a time. And I also like to enumerate my points for easy reading and understanding.
posted by
richinstore
on February 17, 2007 at 7:36 AM
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Joe_Love...
Good post.
posted by
jacentaOld
on February 17, 2007 at 6:24 AM
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Joe.....
Can you use the roll-over plan in writing? If you're short a few on one you can add them on another?
This is sooooooo accurate! Long, well-researched posts are doomed the minute you hit the Save and add button.......and sometimes thats sad. But we are in a 10-30 second sound bite world....it's bound to influence reading habits, too..................
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on February 17, 2007 at 5:28 AM
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Joe Love
You only went over by 129 words - I'm proud of you! LOL I tend to ramble in two of my blogs. Once I have a thought I let it flow. In my other 3 blogs I usually keep things shorter and to the point!
posted by
Presley
on February 17, 2007 at 5:21 AM
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Joe Love
excellent observations! I have never bothered with my word count, but maybe I should - of course, that may not be the only reason that readers are staying away in droves...
posted by
Nautikos
on February 17, 2007 at 5:21 AM
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posted by
_Symphony_
on February 17, 2007 at 3:28 AM
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Joe
It’s absolutely true. Although we are here as “writers” and want to pour our souls and epiphanies onto the screen, if you want people to read it has to be relatively concise. Even with my poetry, if the poem is too long I think... “Ummm… this is too long – people aren’t going to get to the end and fully appreciate it”.
posted by
Troosha
on February 16, 2007 at 8:34 AM
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I just posted a blog that was particularly long (for me) at roughly 750
words.
However, I make a point of dividing up my posts with space and dialogue so that they read more quickly. Long posts don't bother me, as long as my eye--and my mind--can pause from time to time.
Your post is a good example of this, which makes reading it much more enjoyable than reading a post of equal length (with no break-ups).
Gawd, I hope that made sense. No coffee yet...
posted by
Renigade
on February 16, 2007 at 7:17 AM
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Hey Joe...you're just one of those who is going to get read no matter
how long your posts are! Deal with it!
Sorry...I'm partial...your one the goodies who tickles me in my tickle spot! XO
posted by
---Masky---
on February 16, 2007 at 7:11 AM
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but still...
breaking the entry up...
into several separate shorter ones...
can be very disconcerting...
Just imagine...
If I had put...
Each of these lines...
Into its own comment...
Carl Peter
posted by
cpklapper
on February 16, 2007 at 6:42 AM
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