A tip of the hat to you on that one.

As far as “finding things to write about”…I’ve stopped worrying about whether or not someone has written about something already. It ultimately doesn’t matter, because I haven’t written about it yet. And LagORama is basically just typing out what I usually bitch to my wife about anyway, so I might as well share the love.

So to speak.

I understand your “blogging plan”…I have something similiar. You’re not just writing for yourself…otherwise, you could use a notebook. However, don’t worry about what someone else is going to think about your blog…just enjoy it (as you obviously do), and the rest will take care of itself.

If you are becoming stressed with your writing, I’d take a break. I’m the king of taking breaks. I’m content with knowing I won’t ever see 2000 + hits a day on plaguelands and guys like Tobold will see 2k+ for the effort they put in.

Are you sure you are having Writers Block? At first, that’s where I placed the blame, but honestly, sometimes I have nothing to add or say about at topic being bandied about by fellow bloggers. That’s fine. If you aren’t playing any MMOGs it can be difficult to write about them. When you are playing them it can be hard to write about because you are busy playing and have a full plate of real-life.

If you are trying to save time I would definitely only read the blogs you want to read. You don’t have to keep up on everything — and to be honest there are very few blogs out there providing original content. The majority just repost news blurbs interjected with their own opinion. (I’m guilty).

Another tip that may help is by grouping blogs into a folder in your RSS Reader may help you pour through feeds much quicker and help keep perspectives fresh. Sometimes when reading an individual blog my mind glazes over and I burn out because not every post is worth reading and these aren’t Pulitzer Prize authors I’m reading. If the posts are mixed up from dozens of blog into one feed, it’s a lot easier to manage and parse through, keeping my sanity intact.

The last thing is if you are hardcore with your writing, don’t stress about it. Don’t read to much into your own writing and don’t nitpick it to pieces, because you can do that forever. You can rewrite the same post a dozen times over and still not be satisfied with the result. I also designate a certain amount of time to work on a post, this includes research. If I get distracted, I stop working on it. Sometimes it’s easier to write under your own deadlines.

I like this blog, no matter how much you post, I’ll keep reading. )

Thanks for all the effort you put into your blog. It has become one of my favorite.

Reading a lot of other blogs takes a good bit of time, but I’ve found that it’s the best inspiration for my own articles. One of the things I love about the blogosphere is that separate blogs end up being two parts of a discussion. I’ll write about something related to this article, then someone writes about something related to that article, and so on. Eventually, you have to smash a topic with a hammer to prevent it from being picked up again.

So far you’ve been a success in your blogging regardless of the difficulties you have faced (they’re normal btw). I read every blog on my blogroll and yours is one of them. Keep up the good writing.