... what do you think: What makes a great lit/book blog.
I wish I knew. But I very much understand what Kevin is talking about. Those who do not actively blog tend not to understand how much time blogging can take. As with anything, doing it means taking the time to do it well. I am certain Kevin is right about the importance of interaction. But it becomes harder and harder to keep up. I mean, of course, that when you put together blogging on your own, reading other blogs and linking to them, maybe leaving a comment, and linking to other items of interest - well, when you add that to your day job and the rest of your life, there really isn't much time left for the rest of your life.
But to return to Kevin's question: A good book blog would be characterized by lively dialogue - among blogs and the readers of blogs - about matters literary.
I wish I knew. But I very much understand what Kevin is talking about. Those who do not actively blog tend not to understand how much time blogging can take. As with anything, doing it means taking the time to do it well. I am certain Kevin is right about the importance of interaction. But it becomes harder and harder to keep up. I mean, of course, that when you put together blogging on your own, reading other blogs and linking to them, maybe leaving a comment, and linking to other items of interest - well, when you add that to your day job and the rest of your life, there really isn't much time left for the rest of your life.
But to return to Kevin's question: A good book blog would be characterized by lively dialogue - among blogs and the readers of blogs - about matters literary.
there really isn't much time left for the rest of your life.
ReplyDeleteOr for reading, which sort of joins the issue, doesn't it?
Lively discussions on blogs of any sort are rare because no one has figured out how to moderate the discussions properly, or has the time to do it. It's a big, crazy world out there and even if you got a good literary discussion going, you would soon see it sidetracked or even drowned out by genius's who want to tell you over and over how reading is overblown.