I've been doing some political blogging at the Secular Right site for about a week. I have to say that production is way easier when it comes to political blogging, but maintenance is way more exhausting.
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Ha! Usually that is true. And you get more readers too. My comment rate and readership patterns totally changed during the pre and immediate post election, and even though I wrote something like 300 blog posts in the 30 days before Nov 4th, I only blogged about half of what I had available.
I have to say that production is way easier when it comes to political blogging, but maintenance is way more exhausting.
That's because, as they say, everyone has a political opinion, they're like... And, most everyone can convince others that they know what they bleating about.
And, most everyone can convince others that they know what they bleating about.
i would disagree with this. in fact, it's a lot easier for me to dismiss the bullshit now that i know more about american history.
Helping forge an alliance between the right and the secular is certainly doing God's work. As it were, anyway. Best of luck, I'm gonna try to send a few readers your way in the weekend roundup tomorrow.