Humor Blogging: It’s not Dead Yet
Posted on March 4, 2008
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Image Credit: March of the Undead by Lainmoon
Humor Blogging Makes it’s Return
First, I would like to thank those of you who remained subscribed to Humor Blogging. I know that it’s been more than a month now since I’ve updated the site.
I could throw out some excuses for this. I could claim that I’ve been too busy, work has been a bear, or that I’ve been sick. I could say that aliens abducted me, and forced me to stay away from the site, under threat of anal probing.
None of that would be true. The fact is just that I’m a bit flaky when it comes to staying dedicated to things that require effort.
Maintaining a blog takes serious work
I suggest anyone that has bought into the notion that they will somehow earn easy, passive income from blogging reread that header. Then read it again. Take your time. In fact, make it a mantra. Meditate on it for a few moments.
Better yet, don’t get past the header until it sinks in all the way.
Have you completely disabused yourself of the notion of easy money yet? Good. Now we can finally continue.
Bipolar Blogging
It’s tough to overcome the effects of being bipolar. The lows obviously make it difficult to do anything at all. During those periods, I’m just exhausted, and struggle to get through the day.
Less obvious in it’s difficulty are the upswings. You might think it would be the greatest thing on earth to have dozens of ideas , but it’s not as wonderful as it would seem.
I recall reading about studies that show that when people are given a choice of two options, it is easy for them to make a decision. When a third choice gets thrown into the mix, the participants become crippled with indecisiveness, and choose nothing.
Too many choices creates a short-circuit in the thinking process.
Violent Acres recently had a good article on the effect of too many choices.
For example, I could have sat down and penned you all a nice update to read. But in order for me to do that, I would have had to forsake my volunteer work. Meeting with an architect to discuss the facility I’m planning to build was another option of mine. But in choosing that, I would also be choosing not to look at a property I’m interested in buying. Faced with a long list of choices, all equally enjoyable, I mentally froze.
This is exactly the struggle I have with having so many ideas.
Great things coming to Humor Blogging
I resolve to put a better effort into maintaining this site in the future. I owe it to the outstanding, brilliant, and talented individuals who have inquired about, or agreed to contribute to it.
Top notch writers, like Diesel from the Mattress Police, and Clay Pigeon Humor Magazine, who wrote a guide on How to Write Funny.
Stay tuned, because soon Brent Diggs of the hilarious Ominous Comma will reveal the Secret to writing Humor, and you don’t want to miss that.
And I mean that in the most threatening manner possible.
Image Credit: A fine Cigar by Steve Burt
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Humor-Blogs.com has many funny writers as well.
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*holds mirror up to blog*
*notes fogging*
*stops dialing 911*
Glad to see you’re back. I just found your site recently and enjoyed it, but was concerned that you hadn’t posted for awhile might indicate a dead blog.
Your description of bipolar sounds like me
. I go through the same phases. Yikes…
hello
The Count is glad to see you back.
Keep blogging we need your input.
Count Sneaky
The Count does not suffer from the effects of being bipolar, but he does know how true it is that having too many choices can put effort on hold, and create misery. It paralyzies, at times, everyone in creative work who has talent, and observes this merry-go-round. The only people known to be immune are, of course, politicians.
Count Sneaky
The Count apoligizes for the last comment. He was editing the original comment and clicked save. It came up with the 20% and he does not know why.
Count Sneaky
I think I’m on a mild upswing of bipolar disorder pretty much constantly. I’d love to have no ideas for a little while… I have to keep a notepad next to my bed or I’ll get frustrated when I can’t remember all of the damn ideas I had through the night.
Good website; there are too few sites that look at the mechanics of humor writing and too many trying to do humor writing without a grasp of the mechanics.
March of the Undead is a particularly groovy image, by the way.