Two months ago when I was craving to relaunch the Daily Millings, I didn't know how to do it in a way that would be sustainable for longer than my customary 2 week blogging spurts. My solution, I thought, would be microblogging. That way...instead of having to post a whole article every day...I'd only have to post a one-liner and jump straight to the punchline with no substantiative build-up. Sounds like a good idea, huh?
So I signed up for a tumblr account @ dailymilling.tumblr.com and started micro-blogging for the first time. Well, after 6 posts of miscellaneous unorganized information....I gave up on micro-blogging. That's right, instead of my customary 2 week blogging spurt....my micro-blogging only lasted a micro-spurt....and I returned here.
Many of my longtime readers have already commented on how they're impressed I've made it through 5 weeks of daily blogging already. It's true. I've had many blogs...and they all died out pretty quickly. If I could get a Milligan, I would have operated on a 5-segment blog cycle from the very beginning and have come up with more ways to put up hilarious content without writing the articles by myself (ie Friday Friendzone)...
Don't get me wrong, I loved writing almost all of the blogs I've ever operated...but this micro-blogging phase is regrettable and forgettable.
Moral of the story: If your writing style involves...using a ton of ellipses...and writing the way you tell a story to a friend.... micro-blogging is not for you. Don't be lured in by the artsiness (that you wouldn't be able to utilize anyway) or the "convenience" of writing one concise phrase at a time. Punchlines should be preceded by seemingly unnecessary jab-lines.
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