tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post5275685324901564783..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: Never Run Out of Blog TopicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-49276870607191672312012-03-07T20:46:54.846-06:002012-03-07T20:46:54.846-06:00Southpaw: I always say the best conversations and ...Southpaw: I always say the best conversations and topics have come out of the comment streams in this blog.<br /><br />Cate: I have never been able to bring myself to post an excerpt to any of my books unless I was forced to by a blog host. I just feel that if people were interested they'd look that up themselves. --maybe I should get over that.<br /><br />Margo: My writing topics got used up fast, and now of course everyone seems to cover the same topics. I think a good balance of everything keep the blog interesting.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-40845880997050073252012-03-07T14:21:33.495-06:002012-03-07T14:21:33.495-06:00I love the idea of stockpiling ideas for blog post...I love the idea of stockpiling ideas for blog posts. I write down so many things for book ideas, I feel daft not extending it to blogging.<br /><br />I blog and tweet primarily for writing stuff - I'm quite reclusive so find it a bit daunting to share life things, although when I do, I get wonderful responses. Maybe I'll brave a little more 'out there'!Margo Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06759845391358543223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-34051220010583162872012-03-07T09:55:05.764-06:002012-03-07T09:55:05.764-06:00Great idea to stockpile ideas. These days, I'd...Great idea to stockpile ideas. These days, I'd probably lose the notebook, though, lol. Because of time constraints, I try to post mine over the weekend for the week ahead.<br />I like blog hops. It can be a great way for readers to find you.<br />I also like reading excerpts. Kind of like a Page 99 test for readers to give them a taste of your story.Cate Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371792447604980848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-71796086515750243802012-03-07T08:38:38.612-06:002012-03-07T08:38:38.612-06:00Blogs and comments are really good. I've had a...Blogs and comments are really good. I've had a few good post (in my opinion) come from that. I like your other suggestion.<br /><br />I don't write about the same stuff you don't write about.I have done a few blogfests and they can be fun, but they are exhausting.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-43454008582161927222012-03-06T18:07:34.915-06:002012-03-06T18:07:34.915-06:00Susan: I started out blogging about writing, but t...Susan: I started out blogging about writing, but that became too limiting to me as the year wore on. One day, I just found myself talking about other stuff.<br /><br />Shelley: I consider you my blog mentor. :)<br /><br />Jimmy: I've never been a big fan of giving writing tips. If someone writes me and asks how I did such and such, then I consider it potential blog material. It's not so much a writing lesson as it is experiential. <br /><br />Marianne: You mean DD and Dakota don't give you enough material? LOL.<br /><br />Nadja: 3 years is the usual turnover rate for layers.<br /><br />Wendy: This is my main beef with challenges and such. Once in a while might be fun, but not if it monopolizes a big chunk of your available time. When would you get your work done? I have to think of my work first. Play second.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-24589553955207970192012-03-06T10:21:58.489-06:002012-03-06T10:21:58.489-06:00I have definitely stockpiled posts and agree with ...I have definitely stockpiled posts and agree with you on the blog challanges. I've never done one and, before reading this post, felt guilty that I wasn't properly participating in the blogosphere. Thanks for removing the peer pressure :-)Wendy Lymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828862022235111994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-35118262248931610382012-03-06T07:01:11.629-06:002012-03-06T07:01:11.629-06:00I pretty much pull from the same places you do, Ma...I pretty much pull from the same places you do, Maria. Kids also add ideas daily. I'm currently attempting (at long last) to get ahead in my blog posts, too. Life gets hectic! As for dogs....(smiles) I could go on and on and on...well, you get the idea. <br /><br />Oh! I must not have clicked the follow comments button last week when I asked how many years you got out of your laying chickens...could you please repeat yourself? Sorry! I cannot remember which post I asked the question on to find it...haha.Nadja Notarianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339595239944177531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-51150959870667599072012-03-06T04:13:19.953-06:002012-03-06T04:13:19.953-06:00Would that I were so organized. I have blog topic...Would that I were so organized. I have blog topic envy... need one for tomorrow on beginnings. Have anything to share? *sigh*Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-47520897330060031562012-03-05T20:52:57.031-06:002012-03-05T20:52:57.031-06:00Wow, Maria! Who's amazing? I think it's yo...Wow, Maria! Who's amazing? I think it's you!<br />I'm always scrambling at the last moment to come up with something, and I'm only posting on Monday's!! *laughs* That's only partly true. If I finish a good book, I use that as my post. If something happened to me (like last week), then that usually becomes the post. I see my stories like a movie in my head; no one is going to learn any writing advice from me there. That's why I don't do those. The only thing I really own is offering encouragment. I can do that until the cows come home. Give writing tips? Not a chance!<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-28240669098618539232012-03-05T20:36:11.931-06:002012-03-05T20:36:11.931-06:00Thank you :) I love visiting your blog too, but I ...Thank you :) I love visiting your blog too, but I always seem to be hours later than everyone else. I'm trying to do more writing at present, hence the late visits. I have to say that I'm the proud owner of an idea bank. It has eight ideas on it, so I didn't need to bribe the dogs after all.<br /><br />I have been doing a sort of theme this year, but my topics are still very random. Politics? No way. I watch the news for that. There are a couple memes that I enjoy, and I have done some blog hops this year. I try to make those fun with an easy question. The one where I asked everyone about their pets was fun since I'm a sucker for animals.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-76733172961669517892012-03-05T20:05:06.075-06:002012-03-05T20:05:06.075-06:00I too avoid politics on my blog or any other socia...I too avoid politics on my blog or any other social media venue.<br />I usually blog about something to do with the writing life and only mention my family or home as examples for something in writing.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-22178299560114307642012-03-05T19:58:48.458-06:002012-03-05T19:58:48.458-06:00Barbara: Getting sick is never fun, but it's a...Barbara: Getting sick is never fun, but it's amazing how so many of us can relate.<br /><br />Dru: You can ramble all you want when you talk about all the neat places you go to eat. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-29640779771025417912012-03-05T19:23:48.635-06:002012-03-05T19:23:48.635-06:00I get topics from my daily life or something that ...I get topics from my daily life or something that I've seen or heard about. Sometimes my best posts are the ones where I ramble.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-85920092932351747732012-03-05T19:17:08.310-06:002012-03-05T19:17:08.310-06:00I get topics from funny little things that happen ...I get topics from funny little things that happen to me during the day. Or from dogs, great blog fodder there. Also, I get sick a lot, so there's that. ^_^Barbara Ann Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751427987081847906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-12607709021803927192012-03-05T18:43:44.128-06:002012-03-05T18:43:44.128-06:00Jackie: I'm a firm believer that we should wri...Jackie: I'm a firm believer that we should write what makes us happy. Only then will we find the audience intelligent enough to agree with us. :)<br /><br />Darke: Honestly, you can't go wrong with animals.<br /><br />Tracy Jo: I mean it. You're welcome! <br /><br />Marian: My friends seem to think that just because I don't discuss politics with them, I don't have an opinion. When in actuality, it's just the opposite. It's because I do have an opinion I won't discuss it with them.<br /><br />Jenny: I miss newspapers. I had no trouble giving up print books, but I truly miss being able to crackle that newspaper open or slap it on the table to make my point. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-23339267645891064392012-03-05T17:52:48.579-06:002012-03-05T17:52:48.579-06:00Maria, thanks for a post on where to *find* blog p...Maria, thanks for a post on where to *find* blog post ideas. As enviable as your ideas bank is...help in building my own is even better! I hadn't thought of scribbling ideas from forums. As for politics *shudder* I could rant on about politics forever, but ranting is pretty self-indulgent and therefore offputting to everyone else. So I've reduced my ranting to the slap and rattle of the newspaper pages ... I don't think I could read a newspaper digitally. When I'm disgusted in an article, I like to be able to slap it down, literally :)Jenny Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320451924849353120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-63815263005135145782012-03-05T17:18:25.760-06:002012-03-05T17:18:25.760-06:00I grew up in the Middle East, where politics just ...I grew up in the Middle East, where politics just didn't matter - the sheikhs were in their positions for life and nothing us expatriates did could affect their policies. So even after I received Canadian citizenship, I couldn't get interested in politics. Not the best attitude to have, probably, but there it is. <br /><br />I did get an A in Political Science (one of the required courses) when I was in university, though, but these days all I remember from that course is the two-party system in the States. Oh yeah, and "Tippecanoe and Tyler too."<br /><br />But getting back to the blog posts topic, I built up a collection two years ago, only to run out late last year. Slowly stockpiling again now.Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-83071590657150825912012-03-05T16:54:01.484-06:002012-03-05T16:54:01.484-06:00Maria - I just read your comment back to me and wa...Maria - I just read your comment back to me and wanted to say thank you. :-)Tracy Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578915029993861396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-89473786152910371672012-03-05T16:38:58.246-06:002012-03-05T16:38:58.246-06:00I just started doing this. I have a folder with a ...I just started doing this. I have a folder with a few posts that I really liked, but my standby are pics of the CatPack. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849835587452669592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-7241124594598415402012-03-05T15:52:09.174-06:002012-03-05T15:52:09.174-06:00Blog topics abound, especially everyday happenings...Blog topics abound, especially everyday happenings and my pets are a fun source to share with others. However, I play my cards close to the vest so to speak because what may sound really "cute" or "interesting" to me never quite turns out that way as a blog topic posting. My turn of phrase is not as poetic as yours Maria so like you said I have painted myself into a corner with books and book related happenings being my main topics.<br /><br />However coming to your site always gives me ideas, just not really good at executing them.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181111718630957098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-37380313438606551142012-03-05T13:33:38.930-06:002012-03-05T13:33:38.930-06:00Angela: Ref: "Darth"
LOL! You are so rig...Angela: Ref: "Darth"<br />LOL! You are so right. You'd think we were voting for their mothers.<br /><br />Melissa: I especially love your "lol cats and dogs". Some blogs are known for stirring controversy, but sometimes I just want to visit people who make me feel at home.<br /><br />LG: Ref: I've actually caught myself a few times writing a comment on someone's blog and stopped what I was writing because I thought it would make a good blog post.<br /><br />OMG! I do that too. LOL. Glad I'm not the only one.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-22704478444664146862012-03-05T13:30:18.694-06:002012-03-05T13:30:18.694-06:00I've actually caught myself a few times writin...I've actually caught myself a few times writing a comment on someone's blog and stopped what I was writing because I thought it would make a good blog post. True. <br /><br />I should start a file. I always hit panic mode the day before a post is scheduled and have to scramble for something to write about. Not good.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-45534978518869441282012-03-05T13:08:04.040-06:002012-03-05T13:08:04.040-06:00I wrote about politics once four years ago when I ...I wrote about politics once four years ago when I found a meme that told you who you should vote for. I thought it was pretty interesting and some of my readers did it, too! But otherwise, it's a topic I avoid.<br /><br />With my cats and dog, they are always my go to posts. I used to be really good about having drafts of blogs preloaded. All they needed was a date. Should go back to doing that because otherwise I forget what I wanted to write about!Melissa McClonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715664439441831529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-23160812859486474122012-03-05T12:59:05.743-06:002012-03-05T12:59:05.743-06:00Krista: Because I know I have a global audience, I...Krista: Because I know I have a global audience, I try to stick to topics where everyone can weigh in. <br /><br />Kim: I've never enjoyed doing writing posts unless it was just to illustrate how I handled a particular problem. Chickens are far more interesting.<br /><br />Kaye: Shelley is great! I've always enjoyed her blog. And you're right. I think writing to a theme is harder. But your theme is a little broader based than other blogs, so you've got some latitude, whereas other sometimes paint themselves into corners.<br /><br />Sarah: I am waiting for the day when you get your chickens. LOL. I have a feeling yours will be a very unique experience.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-36535810704520411852012-03-05T12:55:17.388-06:002012-03-05T12:55:17.388-06:00Discussing politics seems to bring out the "d...Discussing politics seems to bring out the "darth" in people so that is one topic I also stay away from.<br /><br />I haven't done an idea bank, but that's a good idea.<br /><br />I love all your different topics. Living in an apartment, your homestead posts give me a chance to pretend I'm out on sprawling acres with chickens and other interesting animals to vex me.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.com