http://www.mikepope.com/blog/AddComment.aspx?blogid=1135 Copyright 2003-2007 Mike Pope en-US Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:53:04 GMT mike pope's Web log mike@mikepope.com http://www.codinghorror.com/blog http://www.mikepope.com/blog/AddComment.aspx?blogid=1135#1135_823 Yeah, this is a tough topic. I try to avoid the incestuous nature of blogging about blogging, but I like Rory's list here:<br><br>http://neopoleon.com/blog/posts/13268.aspx<br><br>- you have to want to write<br>- you have to believe you have something to say<br>- you have to have an interesting way of saying it<br><br>I'll add one<br><br>- you must be a decent (not great, but decent) writer<br><br>Not that I'm the greatest writer, but I know bad when I see it. You have to be 10/10 in the other areas to overcome truly bad writing. It's possible, but the deck is stacked heavily against you if you can't meet the basic grammar, spelling, and style rules of readable English. Ugh. I see these kinds of blogs every day, and it's painful.<br><br>As for consistency, as long as the variances aren't extreme, I'm not sure that's terribly important. People looking for a very specific genre of content will probably be doing google searches anyway. Jeff Atwood Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:20:12 GMT http://blogs.msdn.com/robcaron http://www.mikepope.com/blog/AddComment.aspx?blogid=1135#1135_825 The day I care about keeping my blog readers happy is the day I'll stop blogging. Who needs the added stress? Rob Caron Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:03:10 GMT