Why Did You Start Blogging In The First Place?
I suppose for the same reason that many other people did. I needed a general place of my very own to write about things. Give my opinions, speculate, just talk about stuff without being censored or having to kowtow to the content rules of social media sites run by someone else.
What Platform Are You Using The Manage Your Blog, And Why Do You Use It?
WordPress. Have used it for almost two decades. We started off with MoveableType back in the day, but I just didn’t like it. WordPress is incredibly flexible and user friendly and I particularly like the ability to post vix the xml-rpc interface meaning I can use a standalone client like MarsEdit on Mac or OpenLiveWriter on Windows. I really dislike entering blog posts via a browser. Lost too many posts back in the day from the site timing out before I clicked submit. I know that that issue has been mitigated for a long time, but the distrust is permanent. Even when writing wikis for work or some other system that doesn’t have a local client interface, I will still write my text in a text editor or something beforehand, and then paste it into the text field on the website.
Have You Blogged On Other Platforms Before?
No. I’m not really a “blogger”. I just post random stream of consciousness stuff on social media sites. It’s why my own site, Dhryland, has lain almost completely dormant for years.
How Do You Write Your Posts?
Local client. MarsEdit currently for Mac.
When Do You Feel Most Inspired To Write?
There aren’t particular times of the day or events that trigger inspiration. Not on the main blog anyway. As far as Mastodon or other social media, it’s whenever I have something to share (like a URL or political opinion) or some other random thought pops into my head.
Do You Normally Publish Immediately After Writing, Or Do You Let It Simmer?
I never let anything “simmer”. Pointless for me. The thought may simply disappear from my head if I do that. Or change. Both of which I usually don’t want.
What’s Your Favorite Post On Your Blog?
I honestly don’t have one. I’d have to look through my historical posts and I don’t generally do that. It’s written, it’s published, I move on to the next day and the next thought.
Any Future Plans For the Blog?
None. I may keep writing in it. I may let the blog get covered in cobwebs again (it’s happened before). Or I might just shut down the WordPress instance on the site completely and keep the domain for email like I’ve done for a loooong time.