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By: How to Find the Perfect Length for Your Post | Blogopolis Blueprint

How to Find the Perfect Length for Your Post | Blogopolis Blueprint — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:00:55 +0000

[...] taking a little blogging break, I returned to Writer Dad with a fresh pair of pupils, seeing my half year of work like an old city [...]

By: I Lost My Job & I’m Taking A Break From Blogging | TheAndySan.com

I Lost My Job & I’m Taking A Break From Blogging | TheAndySan.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:53:39 +0000

[...] reading the post The Big Benefit of a Blogging Break, I’ve decided that I’m gonna go on hiatus until I get my job situation straightened [...]

By: Marc - WelshScribe

Marc - WelshScribe — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:34:49 +0000

All very true. And again I thank you and Eric for helping me out over the last few days during my inevitable meeting with that brick wall. Marc - WelshScribe’s last blog post..Giving Appreciation and Honor To Entrepreneurs

By: Eric Hamm

Eric Hamm — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:31:38 +0000

Very true, Sean! I did a similar thing with Motivate Thyself and when I returned it was as if I had just started the blog, fresh with ideas and enthusiasm for blogging. Great insight, my friend! Eric

By: Garry - thisimprovedlife

Garry - thisimprovedlife — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:19:19 +0000

Great timing. I have just been away for a few days and could not borrow a GPRS modem for my laptop, so I left it at home. I was without any Internet connection at all, and it was great. I now have a load of ideas for posts to write. Garry - thisimprovedlife’s last blog post..Silence the second voice

By: janice

janice — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:19:37 +0000

Great post, Sean. For those who can’t prise their fingers off the keyboard completely, it also helps to set aside a day or so for just writing our own pieces. That means a day off blog-reading, commenting, reading comments, and reading comments on comments. When I was easing myself back in after being ill last week, I realised just how much time I spend not actually writing my own pieces. Like you, I can’t NOT write – I get spiritually ill. But I am trying to work out a balance. I’m sitting here right now – don’t laugh – with a chicken shaped kitchen timer on the table in a real effort to limit the time I spend on my favourite blogs! So far, all I’m managing is faster typing! I, too, like the community feeling in small blogs and would miss it but I can get sucked into too much cheery blethering!

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:23:27 +0000

Jamie: EXACTLY! Taking time away is like a spark to a whole new fire. I was scared for a long time that if I took time off people would resent it or maybe I would return less committed than before. It turns out I was wrong on both counts. Shanel: I'm in the same boat. After my first vacation I have returned with brand new ideas for strength and direction, more eager than I've felt in a long long time. Hayden: 3 WEEKS!!! Man, I poop words and I don't know that I could do that. That's pretty awesome about the dal though. Interaction with the readers is definitely the number one thing that would be missed on my end as well. Writer Dad’s last blog post..Meet Mia, My Little Girl

By: Hayden Tompkins

Hayden Tompkins — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:56:18 +0000

Wooh, this post is timely!

My friend Squawkfox (at http://www.squawkfox.com/ ) got a book deal, which sounds AWESOME except that the publisher wanted it written in less than 3 weeks. (!!!!!!!) So she basically stopped doing everything but writing, eating, and sleeping.

One of the things she stopped doing was blogging and it turns out that she missed it more than she thought she would. I think a lot of it has to do with the interaction with the readers.

Hayden Tompkins’s last blog post..The Secret to Getting Kids to Read

By: Shanel Yang

Shanel Yang — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:25:55 +0000

I took my own first vacation away from blogging in February after over a year and I felt a similar rebirth of energy and ideas! I even came back with a whole new direction for my blog that's made more excited than ever about what my blog can do for me. : ) Shanel Yang’s last blog post..15 Awful Truths about Getting Rich

By: Jamie Harrop

Jamie Harrop — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:31:36 +0000

Excellent post, Sean. I remember taking a day out just before Christmas to visit a local market town to pickup our Christmas meat, and generally enjoy the experience of a day out in a lovely town. The day out was fantastic, but the four blog posts that were sparked by that day out were even better. In fact, one of the blog posts turned out to be my 2nd best post I've ever written. I remember drifting off to sleep in the back seat of the car as the sun set in front of us. As I was drifting off, I could feel all the new ideas and new motivation swimming around me. It was a fantastic, feeling, and I couldn't wait to get back home and start writing. Jamie Jamie Harrop’s last blog post..How Bloggers Can Make the Most of Twitter