{"id":308,"date":"2006-08-16T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-16T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2006\/08\/16\/keeping-blogging-fresh-and-the-blogger-motivated\/"},"modified":"2006-08-16T15:02:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-16T15:02:00","slug":"keeping-blogging-fresh-and-the-blogger-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2006\/08\/16\/keeping-blogging-fresh-and-the-blogger-motivated\/","title":{"rendered":"keeping blogging fresh and the blogger motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"
A number of years ago (in the dawn of time, before there was a blog, boys and girls), I was talking to my brother-in-law about writing. I asked him if he ever would like to write a book. He replied, “I would have to have something to say.” His answer kind of floored me. I had never known him to be at a loss for words!<\/p>\n
But writing is not the same as speaking. One does have to have something to say in order to make it fresh and interesting. (And one does have to be ruthless in the writing process in order to make it readable!)<\/p>\n
My greatest fear about getting involved in the “front end” of blogging is having nothing to say. My earlier attempt was rather sporadic. I think some of the earlier posts remain on this site, but I deleted a good many of them. They really were just a spewing of opinion, not much substance.<\/p>\n
Here is how I think I will succeed this time, if I make it past the practice round of blogging:<\/p>\n
Well, I guess that is enough for now. I have a number of ideas from Pickerings book that I want to write about in the future. I also have a number of ideas from Murray’s bio of D M Lloyd-Jones, so these are areas where I will be writing and commenting in the future. I am sure there will be more, because I’ll always be reading.<\/p>\n
Regards,
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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