Comments on: Book Recommendation For Budding Bloggers

By: Sandi Monaham

Sandi Monaham — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:55:49 +0000

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By: Olive Shaff

Olive Shaff — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:38:49 +0000

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By: Stephane Grenier

Stephane Grenier — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:44:53 +0000

Hi Patrick,

I definitely recommend George. He did an amazing job creating the cover of Blog Blazers. And he was great to work with!

If you check out his portfolio, you’ll see it’s pretty amazing. He’s really good at what he does.

By: George Foster

George Foster — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:40:14 +0000

You ask how to contact the book cover designer. Well, that’s me and I am happy you like my work! http://www.fostercovers.com

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:43:59 +0000

This site continues to get most of the English writing that I produce for public consumption. I just haven’t been writing that much recently, out of a combination of “nothing interesting to say” and “no time to say it in”.

(I received a promotion late in the summer at work which, and this is scary to say, made me busier than my previously happy-go-lucky life as a Japanese salaryman.)

Example: at the moment it is 2:43 AM and I am thinking “Oh yay, getting to bed early tonight”.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:02 +0000

Welcome back! Is this still your main site, or are you publishing more in another venue now?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:15:48 +0000

I suppose you could always use the academic writing cop-out — identify anyone and everyone who has ever talked about the field before you in the footnotes, while reserving your text for your own original spin on things.

Actually… that isn’t far from accurate, come to think of it. One of the easiest ways to work it in naturally into an article is to play “blog tag” and start the first intro paragraph out with several links to your favorite sources. Then, take things in your own direction. Alternatively, if you’re worried about early links siphoning off readers (a smart worry for anyone who has ever analyzed reader behavior in the context of conversion maximization), you can stud the article with links later on.

(The conclusion is also a great place, positioning-wise, but hard to work things in naturally. So is a related reading post-script.)

By: Andy Brice

Andy Brice — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:57:07 +0000

I am still trying to reconcile the apparently conflicting advice:
1. Write original content, rather than commentary on other blog articles.
2. Link frequently to other bloggers.