Comments on: Blogs We Don’t Like

By: Tom Bridgeland

Tom Bridgeland — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:09:15 +0000

>Likes on agent blogs. Well, I like this one. Not so much for content, but tone. I feel comfortable reading here. maybe that's because Rachelle doesn't rep my sort of novel.

Dislikes on agent blogs? Example query letters that suck, but the agent reps the book anyway, for some quirky reason.
And, example query letters that suck, but the bio says something like: 'I have three previous novels published...' and the agent reps the book.

Can you tell that I am jaded about queries?

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By: G

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:51:17 +0000

>I strongly dislike when writers talk like what they write.

Like when YA writers who talk like they're 15/16 years old. Actually makes me mentally sick to not read the blog, no matter how intelligent the writer may be.

By: Victoria Dixon

Victoria Dixon — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:47:32 +0000

>I realized I disliked reading large passages of text on blogs. (I should probably not bother with a kindle, hmmm?) So if I have something big to say, I divide it up into lots of posts, bullet relevant sections or whatever else I have to do to keep it brief. I also like helpful posts – I return to folks who do contests, post links to contests, publishing opportunities, etc. I wish more bloggers would post once or twice a week, rather than every day. I see the value of writing it every day, but it takes time for me as a reader to look through the plethora of posts that arrive in my inbox and see if I want to comment. Mostly I feel overwhelmed by the blogosphere right now.

By: Rose Green

Rose Green — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:44:38 +0000

>I get turned off my agent blogs that feel braggy. Supportive and proud of one's clients = good. The vibe of "look how amazing I am because I sell only international blockbusters for the cool club; dumb people need not hang around" makes me feel like I'm back in high school.

I dislike the same attitude in writer blogs. Also, talking about challenges and issues in the industry is okay, but incessant complaining is annoying. And if you make fun of your fans, I probably will make a note not to buy your books! That's the biggest no no to me.

I like blogs that give the illusion of being interactive. An example of a "perfect" author blog is Shannon Hale's. She talks about good books, about literature, about the reading and the writing processes, about good personal experiences. She's upbeat and you can tell that she actually reads comments, and while she can't respond to each comment, she will do posts in response to comments.

By: Carly

Carly — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:32:52 +0000

>Your blog is very professional and uses appropriate language.

By: amy

amy — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:43:57 +0000

>To quote RobynBradley, "Blog love: A unique slant, unique voice, regular posts, regular themes that I can look forward to, and humor never hurts."

I've been caught in the trap of "heeding everyone's advice," and as a result it's taken me over four years to discover my writing style.

I have heard of some writers who blog in character. Sounds like a fascinating concept to me. What are thoughts on that?

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:29:45 +0000

>No Rachelle, not your blog. It's many others that I was searching. I can find items on yours. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

By: gargimehra

gargimehra — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:16:20 +0000

>Oops, I’m almost afraid the first one’s referring to me!

By: deb

deb — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:17:07 +0000

>Rachelle ~ how did I miss the words in the parentheses ? Thank you for your answer. Really. You are the best.

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:06:46 +0000

>Renee Miller: Of course writers buy books, probably at a higher rate than the general population. But still, an audience that consists of just writers is a very small audience when compared with the audience of, say, "people who like political books" or "people who like romances." You should be targeting your blog at your audience, not just writers in the audience.Deb 12:24 pm: I don't dislike writers who post reflections on life. As I said in my post, I ENJOY blogs with reflections on life. What I said here was that I don't like it when they're boring. And too many "reflections on life" blogs are boring. It just means either I'm not the right audience for that blog, or the writer hasn't quite found the way to keep an audience interested.And no, no, no... I would hope a successful "reflections" blog would not suddenly become something different just because the author is published! Many successful authors have terrific blogs in which they don't talk about the writing life, but rather about life.Christie Wright Wild: Wow, it's a wonder you read my blog at all! (Seeing as how you don't like blogs with the words rant or rambling, or posts 5x a week.) I feel privileged that you're here! Thanks for overlooking my shortcomings. :-)

By: Rachelle

Rachelle — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:56:34 +0000

>Terri Tiffany: That last comment cracked me up. “I didn’t realize agents even visited blogs.” Are you kidding me? Why not?Alice: Sorry that you’ve had a hard time finding the info you need. I’m not sure if you’re talking about my blog or others, but my blog actually has a SEARCH box in two different places – very top left, and also the sidebar towards the bottom.You can also see, towards the bottom of my sidebar, a list with “Find Posts on This Blog” at the top. One of the categories is “Craft of Writing.” There’s another category “Writing Process.” Those should give you what you need.

By: Terri Tiffany

Terri Tiffany — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:12:35 +0000

>Oh this has been fun reading. I think I've taken more time reading these comments than I would someone's blog post.

What I hate: (and we all have our personal tastes like in books) LONG posts without breaks.
Music.
Boring stories about yourself unless you tie it to something I can relate to.
When someone doesn't post for over a month, I delete them.
A ton of slow-loading graphics.
Keep it simple and real.

What I love: Simple and Real with some useful information and don't be afraid to share what you did wrong as well as right.

Agent blogs: Love information I can use to grow and submit. Hate reading how busy you are and buried with submissions. I don't need to hear someone complain about their job. If you don't like it, do something you can be passionate about and love. (I say that to everyone--not just agents:)
Thanks for a great read today! I learned a lot.
Mostly, I didn't realize agents even visited blogs.

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:32:31 +0000

>I have spent the past 90 minutes looking for a specific writing info.

something I would like to see on blogs is a search. So I can find what I'm looking for without having to read through all of the posts.