Falling Off A Blog
So, after three months of blogging, I've decided to take a short break from this diary and try to go for a full week without thinking about the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú. Yes, it's the school holidays and time to fly kites, play football and bake huge chocolate cakes. Not sure what the children have planned, but that's me sorted.
It's been an interesting experience sitting down each evening to post my thoughts and recollections of the day. A bit like therapy. I've tried to strike a balance between offering the promised "behind-the-scenes glimpse of Radio Scotland" alongside personal stories of family life. Why? Well mainly because it's those kind of blogs that interest me most. They remind me of the Father's Day column that Hunter Davies used to write for the old Punch magazine.
Does anyone read this daily diary? Well, Tom Hodgkinson who works for Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Interactive and who showed me the ropes of blogging, tells me he is a fan and apparently there are over a thousand others like him every week. I'm not sure how many of those are Radio Scotland staff, but a few of them have told me off for announcing things here before I communicate them within the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú. Sorry. Then again, I also promised a "sneak preview" service.
So any thoughts on this diary and its future would be appreciated. Meanwhile let me recommend some other blogs you might want to look at.
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Scotland's own Island Blogging site is my first choice. It gives a real glimpse of island life and is replete with wonderful photography.
, our afternoon presenter, provides a non-Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú blog. It often includes his own music.
, former presenter of Newsdrive, is taking a year out and is currently blogging from China.
is the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Politcal Editor who provides a background blog to his reports.
is a friend from Texas who has been blogging for five years about life, boyfriends, booze and cats.
I should be back on the keyboard next Saturday, meanwhile let me leave you with the thought that there are only two golden rules for a good blog
1. Always leave the reader wanting more...
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