Mary Brotherton

Probably one of the hardest things, for many who try to maintain an active web blog, is keeping the content fresh. For me, it’s not that I don’t have current ideas and interesting things to say, but rather finding time to keep my own site updated.

With the highly successful social networking sites and business blogs consuming time away from my own site, I often have to force myself to just take time to write. It’s easy to respond to someone with a one-liner or a smiley face, but when faced with a blank blog that begs to enlighten, what should I write?

Who wants to read about my current angst or daily drama? Who wants to know what my newest photo of the day looks like? I can direct you to my facebook or myspace for those. If you want to know what I’m doing at work, just roll on over to see the newest issue.

But the question of my day is: how do I keep my own website current? What should I add to keep readers interested? Okay, I admit, those are the two questions of my day. The answer is simple, I need to realize that my readers are also writers and find something interesting to share with other writers.

With my task finally described, I’ll do my best to fulfill my obligation as a website owner and keep this site updated with writer-relevant material.