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I forget why I arrived at the Wikipedia entry for “Commonplace book”. I think it had something to do with a potential character name I was researching*. However it happened, I am glad I did because this is a new idea to me, despite having some very well-known authors listed. It also perfectly captures what this blog is slowly becoming throughout this year’s Blaugust event.
When I started blogging, my focus was on videogames and MMORPGs more specifically. Over time, I drifted away from that focus, but I still have this idea in my head that in order to capture a target audience I need to focus my content.
That’s probably true, but as I have said before, that’s not really why I am writing any of this. And not that I needed the justification of a pre-established literary genre I had not heard of but I feel renewed and reinvigorated to share things with you in bits and pieces, as I go, and often as I think of them now that I know “this is a thing”.
Henceforth, this is now my “commonplace blog” with a little journaling mixed in as needed and reviews whenever I feel the need.
Let’s see how I write when I don’t limit myself to 800+ words at a time …
* I remembered at the very end of writing the above how I came to the idea of Commonplace books. I was researching French names for a Nightborne character in World of Warcraft and started reading about Montaigne, the Frenchman who popularized the essay.
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7 responses to “Commonplace Blog”
I sometimes feel that my blog is turning into some sort of journal. I sometimes stop myself from pursuing certain subjects, as they may be a little “too negative” or simply too specific to my life and not “interesting” enough. But then I temper such thoughts, because the most popular podcast I have recorded so far was about Bacon and Eggs, so go figure.
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Bacon has a much bigger fanbase than LOTRO, so perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised!
It’s your controversial views on Etruscan pottery that no one cares to hear about.
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I took a Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Art class in college. Best sleep of my life!
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Perhaps you and Roger can get together and start a podcast for the insomniac market?
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Roger & Murphy: Reads The Instructions
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I was familiar with Commonplace Books from college but I hadn’t ever thought of a Commonplace Blog. That’s a great idea.
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When I “>started Planet Pasduil I intended to be in part a commonplace blog. It was never going to be exactly what Wikipedia defines as a Commonplace Book because it wasn’t only going to be collecting snippets for myself, but also eclectic posts on anything and everything that I felt like writing about for the world at large.
Maybe I’ll revive it with a greater focus on the commonplace blog aspect.
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