tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953969083444434379.post4371990795871506288..comments2021-08-29T02:26:44.960-07:00Comments on My Writing Journal: My ninth writing-related blog post (and my 100th post!) in which I look at my failed attempts at networking, connecting with others, making people take notice of me and engaging their helpFarida Mestekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18387474593734284763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953969083444434379.post-16072324245024178272016-03-02T01:42:49.766-08:002016-03-02T01:42:49.766-08:00Thank you very much for stopping by and commenting...Thank you very much for stopping by and commenting. And thank you very much for your suggestions. I've never heard of some of these platforms and websites, so I'll be definitely checking them. I'm afraid I'm not computer savvy in these matters) I know that taking any contests seriously is really stupid but I just couldn't help myself. I'm kind of over it now though, so that's fine)Farida Mestekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387474593734284763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953969083444434379.post-42794042111282438392016-03-01T13:45:30.142-08:002016-03-01T13:45:30.142-08:00Hi, Farida! I have found your blog while looking f...Hi, Farida! I have found your blog while looking for reviews on Orshula Faryniak's novel.<br /><br />That competition identifying best works by the number of shares or likes is doing nothing but trying to promote itself at participants' extent so don't even bother taking them seriously. I would even go further and say 'Don't bother taking seriously any kind of competition or award' - there're too many factors influencing their choices that have nothing to do with the quality of works.<br /><br />The thing with comments is that we no longer have a Commenting Web, we have a Sharing Web - people sharing stuff that will make them look cool (which is often not even stuff they are interested in) on Facebook, Twitter etc. Unfortunately even active readers often doesn't feel like commenting... Alas, there's no cure for that.<br /><br />I assume you don't limit yourself by Blogger and follow people from other sites (LiveJournal, Wordpress etc.) as well as stand-alone blogs? I don't know whether many writers use it but Medium platform is currently insanely popular. It is sort of a social + blogging site. Some bloggers (especially those writing about technology and design) crosspost their publications to it in order to get more attention to their original posts - you can try it too if you feel like it :) It's better then posting stuff to social media since people come there to read and discuss, not simply share stuff.<br /><br />And your blog can actually have more than 5 followers since I'm, for instance, is looking at it right now in Feedly RSS reader - if you aren't using Feedburner or smth similar to track followers outside of Blogger you probably don't see some of the followers.<br /><br />As for reconnecting with Ukrainian writing scene, you can find some links in the comment section here: http://chytatsky.blogspot.com/2016/02/blog-post.html?m=1 And here's a list of some Ukrainian book bloggers http://wp.me/p2E6uY-vU<br /><br />Additionaly, Chytomo and 5books are places to go for news on Ukrainian literary events. I personally like them for being less pretentious then some other websites.<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com