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By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:36:09 +0000

Girlfriend.
1) hi! Just found your blog, and this post, I’m Ashley.

2) I’ve wanted to stop blogging completely recently, because I am constantly pitting myself against other people. It’s kind of hard to wrap my head around.

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[...] This Blogging Thing Reminds Me of High School (Hey Lady, Whatcha’ Readin’?) : “I can only compare myself to me. Is my writing getting better? Are my insights into books getting more thoughtful? Is the traffic to my blog, which is tangible, growing each month?” [...]

By: J.S. Peyton

J.S. Peyton — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:39:57 +0000

So much has already been said on this subject, so I won’t beat a dead horse. All I wanted to say that I feel the same way sometimes. And it’s nice to know I’m not alone in those fleeting feelings of insecurity. Whenever I start stressing about my blog traffic and the number of comments I am or am not getting relative to some one else’s blog I know that it’s time for me to take a step back and do what got me into this blogging thing in the first place: read. It always picks me up.

By: sarah pekkanen

sarah pekkanen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:20:48 +0000

I so love this honest post, and I can relate to the feelings. I’ve had those insecurities about my agent (does she like her other writers better? she probably does! she’s probably emailing them right now, in fact!) and my editor, and when someone unsubscribes to my newsletter, I feel a little pinch, like, wow — I guess my last update wasn’t all that good. I can’t even imagine how I’m going to deal with bad reviews, though they are inevitable and I’m steeling myself for them. Thanks for this post!

By: daphne

daphne — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:18:33 +0000

I think these feelings are just part of how humans deal with things – whether in high school, work or in other parts of life. But I am reminded of a line from one of my teenage daughter’s favorite movies, The Princess Diaries (which we just watched again this weekend for the bizillionth time!): “No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.”

By: Jenners

Jenners — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:29:15 +0000

I’m just catching up on all these posts. To me, you are a cool and wonderful blogger. I know what you mean though … sometimes I feel really good about my stuff and and then I read other blogs and I think “hmmmmm…not so much.” It is hard to hit a “home run” every time out. And it can be easy to burn out from something that is so “daily.” I do try not to blog for the sake of blogging but only when I actually have something to say … that helps I think. And when I first started blogging, I got caught up in the “glamour” (and I use that term loosely) of having followers or readers or comments but then it kind of became more balanced. I think real life must come first and blogging can be a fun hobby … with the emphasis on fun. If it become “unfun” then I think it is time to stop! ; )

By: Heather (Belle of the Books)

Heather (Belle of the Books) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:21:33 +0000

I think the sheer volume of responses to this post shows how much we all feel like we’re in high school again from time to time. I haven’t been blogging for long, and sometimes I get so hooked on my stats I have to stop and think why it bothers me. The counterpoint is how supportive and open the book blogging community really is, so I always find it hard to keep feeling down about myself when there is so much love floating around our little cyberspace.

By: The Brain Lair

The Brain Lair — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:56:56 +0000

I feel as if you were channeling me. Great post. I love it.

By: Moni

Moni — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:24:13 +0000

This is an interesting post. I found it reading one of my daily blog reads that linked to a blog that linked to your post.

I’m a knitter and have been a part of the knitting blog community for many years. I have had these exact same feelings about the knitblog community. At first I thought, “what is this? I graduated from high school 20 years ago. I don’t want to relive these feelings.” I’ve since grown to not care (much the same way I coped in high school) but these feelings of inadequacy still come up to the surface now and then. I find it interesting that these feelings are prevalent in other blogging communities and it makes me wonder why. What is it about the blogosphere that causes people to revert back to these feelings. If I were a sociologist I would study it because, while annoying, it is also kind of interesting too.