If anyone actually read and enjoyed my Casshern’s Sins posts, I’m sorry, but I’m not going to be blogging it anymore. Frankly, I hate episodic blogging. When I blogged Code Geass, I did it for 3 reasons:
1. An experiment in trying something new.
2. To do something fun, and for the first half of the series, I was actually enjoying the posts, but after that I kept with it because I didn’t want to quit something I’d started, and for the third reason…
3. The attention. Blogging Code Geass got me shit loads of hits, but I hated doing it so much that I decided I wasn’t ever going to do anything on this blog ever again for the reason of getting hits.
If my posts can bring in readers, then great! But I’m not going to do something for that reason alone.
My Casshern posts were boring. Really. And if enough people out there liked them that they want me to continue (which I doubt), I will happily finish out the series in my own crazy way. But after that, no more episodic posts. Plenty of other people do them, and they do them better. Me, I just don’t want to anymore.
You can apply that to blogging in general. Blog when you have an inspiration, stop when you don’t, then blog again when you find new inspiration.
Why the pressure to publish?
Now go inspire yourself at Owen’s post on SlowBlogging. :)
i always thought that code geass was some sort of anomaly since there was something to blog about it nearly every episode. in most anime, we get stuck episode after episode saying, “i can’t wait to know what happens next.” anyway, good lucky! i’ll be looking forward to your stuff.
Yeah, it’s about updating my blog when I want to, but I need to find something to keep me regularly updated. It’s not the pressure to publish, not anymore, but I like having something new up every once in awhile. It makes me feel better.
@bakaneko – Care to give me a link? I don’t even remember which blog Owen runs.
/me is not involved enough in the community :P
Here’s the link: http://omaemo.dasaku.net/2009/01/01/2008-in-review-slowblogjpg/
Do read his post with the word hyperbole in mind, i.e. take his exaggeration for its effect only and not for its face value. :)
Also, don’t miss the comments. There’re some nuggets of gold in there also.
very good to hear it, man. our blog was much better before episodeic posts and I hope it gets to be better again.
I kind of liked your Casshern posts, but that stuff is better to do if there is one singular episode that really impresses you.
Like what I do with Zettai Karen Children.
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