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Longer or shorter?
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Longer or shorter?  No, I'm NOT talking about THAT size, for a change eh? I am wondering if my longer posts turn you folks off or not? Are you more likely to read AND comment on my shorter posts? It sure seems like it. I've noticed that the longer my posts, the less comments they recieve. Maybe it is in fact all about the content but.... Well, I'm just wondering. Do you like reading the longer posts or should I keep them shorter and more to the 'point' so to speak? I know that sometimes I just don't have the time to read the longer posts. I hate that because I know the work that's put into them but time is time after all and we only have so much available. How about posts where I include multple or lots of pictures? Would you rather see just one good pic rather than a bunch of them? Please let me know your thoughts because after all, these blogs are only truly fun if we comment  -tm |
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You're right that time is a factor. With longer posts I may get the chance to read them, but then don't have time to comment afterward. Or maybe there is too much content. It really depends on the posting. As for pictures, I don't have a preference.
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I read all your posts long or short. I find it fascinating that we seem so similar. Keep it up... pun intended.
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Write the way you want to write. Many commenters/readers are lazy - don't let that influence your posts. Much of the time, the quality of the post isn't reflected by the number of comments anyway.
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I always have that dilemma with my posts. I try to keep them short but they end up longer than intended. My view is that shorter posts are more likely to be read. You have a good blog here.  
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Been wondering this myself, as my own "swingers in the media" posts tend to be on the long side... I'd say don't worry about size. Cover the topics in exactly as many words as they need... although if you want an interesting exercise, write out your post in a word processing program, and see if you can lop off 10 percent before posting 'em. This isn't a comment about you, specifically -- your posts are very good! -- but rather a standard writers' exercise. One of my favorite writing guides, "Revising Prose" by Richard Lanham, offers tips for cutting up to 25 percent of verbiage out of an essay... without losing too much substance. Of course, this assumes a writer doesn't have a certain innate sense of word economy. Write on, brother! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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