So, I’ve got this thing going on at work. Without giving myself up too much, it’s a really fun newsletter +blog that’s about all the creatures of the nyc night in the media industry. It’s really fun to write and the first edition launched yesterday. and now here’s my problem. I know I’m not totally anonymous here, but I think i’ve done a decent job of not being found by my full name. I want to share all the places and people I get to meet and party in, but I don’t want someone to search on a location or person and accidentally find THIS blog and then suddenly I can’t be honest out here. Do I go on hiatus? Do I just wing it and hope no one puts two and two together? These are busy people, maybe they just won’t have time.
And then there’s quality. Because my paid life is about blogging every single day, soemtimes attending 2 events in one day and then editing those photos and writing… the quality here is going to suffer. Writer’s block? Overkill? Total in my brain word saturation? It’s a scary thing because I love this blog so much. I just don’t know what to do now. Sigh.
That’s the risk you take when you have a popular blog and make it semi-obvious who you are. On the other hand, if you stop blogging here, and create a new secret blog, and only tell the people who read here regularly that you’ve moved…then you might not get all of the readership (and crazy random internet stalkers) that you want.
If you don’t think (or are willing to deny) that what you write here will affect how you’re judged on your other blog, then I say don’t change anything. People have the right to be who they are. Although, that sort of thing doesn’t hold up in court and I’m sure all those people who got fired for blogging couldn’t use that excuse.
The job is not worth the blog. Can you just blog about completely non-work-related things? I will never post specific details about the films or projects I’m working on in case some client miraculously found my blog. I’d refrain from adding too many work-party details here, but maybe include links to the new blog when something is worth seeing.
I definitely understand the quality issue. When I spend a day working on scripts and edits, I have no desire to work on a blog post or edit my own photos.
Very tough.
I have a feeling that there are people who have found my blog and haven’t said anything. Sometimes I like to pretend that all is safe in my little contrived world. Pretending is good. So is your blog. I hope you don’t have to give it up…
I’d look them dead in the face and say “what blog?”
I actually just found out the other day that “upper management” has been reading my blog. I kind of scared me but the manager who told me said I didn’t have anything to worry about yet but just to be mindful of ranting about work or anything.
It’s kind of lame but now I know I shouldn’t really dish too much about my job unless I’m willing to talk about it face to face.
While I’d hate for you to stop blogging, I don’t want it to start feeling like another “job” for you either. I can imagine blogging all day and editing for a professional blog will kind of wear you out and you shouldn’t feel obligated to post here. With that said - if you do decide to keep blogging (and I hope you do!), I agree with mtbrooks in that you should just cut the work stuff out.
heehee. I just went and read your prof blog.party on girl!
yay!!!
you’ll find the balance. remember that these people hired you for being you.
i want the link to your prof blog!! and have i told you how proud and happy i am for you, yet? oh yeah, i think i told you like 5 times last time i saw you
Yeah, give me a hint on how to find this exciting new smack writing. I keep googling variations on NYC Party Blog and it keeps coming back with the “New York State Communist Party Blog”.
Is that what you meant, comrade?
Actually, scratch my earlier comment, this site is pretty good. Apparently the proletariat is being exploited by the capitalist machine. Huh.
Do what you have to do , i have enjoyed this blog but you have to pay the bills.