@Ricardo Bueno My Olympus voice recorder comes in very handy for creative inspirations (which for me usually occur while I'm driving). Might have to consider the Redbull and Skittles though.

@Ricardo Bueno I like to keep my Moleskine with me at all times too. It's fun going back and reading the notes I wrote several years ago. Some make no sense, and others could easily be turned into blog posts with some extra thought. My biggest challenge is the follow through - I start and never finish. You have quite the blog though, I should be taking tips from you!

The other day I was doing some wireframes for work, and I completely got in the zone after a cup of coffee and some tunes. I should try that for blog writing too.

@jennalanger @jasonshen @sebastian marshall Hi Jenna, good entry here. This stood out to me:

> Sometimes after I write a blog post I realize it is so unorganized or unfocused, I never publish it.

There's two general philosophies/"schools" of blogging - one is where you publish A LOT, without stressing too much about quality... you recognize that if you write a lot, your writing will improve, you'll hit a groove, and you only get judged on your best work. But it does mean sometimes you'll write a fuzzy/unorganized/unfocused piece. This is the philosophy of most popular blogs.

The other philosophy is only publishing your very best stuff, and polishing the hell out of it before you publish it. This means you write less frequently, but people get excited because your signal:noise ratio is really really high. That's what Paul Graham does with his essays, or Derek Sivers on his blog.

Both methods can work really well, but the second one is harder I think - it's a lot easier to fall off and totally stop blogging for a while, and it also requires more talent. The first method takes more hours probably, but you improve faster... anyways, I chose the first way, but I have tons of admiration for people like Paul Graham, Derek Sivers, Steve Blank who always have a really high signal:noise ratio.

@jasonshen Thanks so much for sharing this post from @sebastian marshall . It's a great point. I've been taking photos forever now, and I take A LOT. Even in the days of film I would shoot several rolls in one outing, hoping to get a few good shots. While it's relatively easy for me to snap 100 photos, writing 5 blog posts is more of a chore. Nonetheless the same principles apply. The more I write, the better I'll get, and the more chances I'll have at really making an impact on someone. And I think you're right about your traffic - more visitors means more people to let down if you don't write, so it keeps you honest. Looks like I have something to strive for!

@hannush I actually wrote this blog post right after I left a comment on @Lori 's blog. I had the ideas and inspiration so I had to write it at that exact moment! I agree blogging shouldn't be forced. If it isn't ripe on the mind, I won't waste the time. (like my half rhyme? :)

@chris Join the club. Perfectionists do not make timely writers. I once thought of going to journalism school...but I actually find it painful to write on command...then my editing gets out of control and I'm never happy.

@chris This is good to know Chris, now I can use these tidbits about you to get you blogging on the Livefyre blog every now and then :) How about you give us a really rough draft about something you're passionate about, and we'll do the editing? I think we can get a pretty awesome team blog if we all work together. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

@JonHearty So maybe the real key is getting myself to blog everyday? Then it won't seem like I have to do these monumental posts. It can be a few paragraphs about something I found intereseting during the day. Ok, I'm sold. Think I can keep up? :)

@jennalanger "Fresh and frozen" bring it on. I'll be among those who will be holding you to it!

@MelanieAThomp I really appreciate your blogging style, it seems much like mine and I enjoy reading it. I think the really fun thing will be going back 10 years from now and looking at what we're writing. Imagine the next place you move to, and the new photos you'll be putting on the walls! I can't wait until we have a blogger plugin for Livefyre so we can get your comments flowing there too :)

@Lori Thanks for the mention! I've been having lots of fun blogging this year. If you look at my archives you can see I went through a huge funk of not posting very often, but it's fun being back at it. I don't really have an intricate process, just type about something from the day before.

I'm with you @jennalanger I don't read them over too much, and I have a bunch of unpublished posts! I'm happy that you are getting back into it though and looking forward to some of those 'blast from the past' posts along with the new ones! =)

@Lori I find that a lot of the comments I leave are starts to blog posts, so what I really need to do is go back through my Livefyre profile and reflect and add to what I've already written. I will be publishing at least twice a week, hold me to it! :)

I'm going to continue to post blogs from my past as well, I think it will be fun to review where I was a few years ago compared to where I am now. So get ready for some fresh and frozen content, coming to a blog near you soon! Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciating you helping me get out of my funk and back to blogging!