That’s still my overriding goal. It’s nice getting readers, but I really don’t go out of my way to advertise myself. It’s just too much effort. It’s kind of saddening when I look at my numbers, see how low my readership is, and then get reminded about how successful other RPG bloggers have been in roughly the same time frame , but I just keep reminding myself that I’m not doing this for the readers. I’m doing it for myself.

Of course, on the flipside, when I don’t feel like doing it for myself, I remind myself that I’ve got (theoretical) readers who I’m failing if I don’t, so I suspect that if I hadn’t had any readers at all I’d probably have let myself quit a long time ago.

Hey, Chatty, here’s an idea for a post if you’re interested (I’d do it myself, but it doesn’t really fit my blog’s focus, and you know how tight I keep my focus and how fastidious I am about never straying one iota!!! ) Anyways, a while back I’m sure you recall Maikl’s polling the bloggers on their opinions on 4th edition. How about doing something similar, where you ask a bunch of RPG bloggers “Why do you write?”

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@Carlos: Holà Hombre, I totally agree with you that the feeling of having creating something that stays behind you is incredible. Tomorrow’s my 1st year anniversary as a blogger and I’m still amazed at what I achieved!

I like the feeling .

Really, the best advice I can give (and Chatty DM has already said it) is to write first for yourself about things which interest you. To be sincere and honest and to write things you care about.

Best regards,
Carlos

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Don’t be afraid of being wrong or saying something unpopular – heck, the posts that I get the most comments on are the ones that I’m either being stupid/naive on or mildly controversial.

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Very few people can pull off that kind of personal/random/niche-less blogging and do well.

I recommend:
Dramatic techniques
Character development (it’s what I’m currently working on)
How to do mood

There are others; I’ll probably think of them later.

Also, while I repeatedly say to write for yourself, you invariably start shifting your content according to the feedback you start getting from readers.

My trope series was initially fueled by my obsessive interest for tropes but as that waned, reader feedback became the chief motivator for me to revisit it periodically.

Glad to see that people are picking this up and toying with it! Thanks

RPG accessories: little tools to make your life easier.
Miniature Painting/Modelling and terrain.

I’ve been delving into those on my blog and finding them to be good little topics.

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I think my issue is trying to have some sense of order to what I write. Yesterday I posted about house rules stuff. Today I posted about making a scale model for our big finale event. I feel like I am a stream of consciousness blogger and not sure if people will find that interesting/accessible as you mentioned above.

Still, as you, and others have said, first and foremost write for yourself and if others like it, that’s gravy. Looking forward to the next installment.

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Of course, my blog is still evolving, but I see it mostly dealing with characters and role play from a players standpoint, though I do have an idea for a post with advice to DMs looking to try and get more role play out of their characters.

Still, I agree that it’s important to find a niche and fill it, even if someone else is already there. After all, there’s always room for more

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