Blog Questions

From Kev:

Why did you start blogging in the first place?

I had a website before I had a blog, but mainly because I didn't know what a blog was. The first incarnation of a blog though, that happened back in 2002-2003 I think!

What platform are you using to manage your blog and why did you choose it?

Right now I'm using Webstead, a home-grown CMS. It's built using Django because it was easy to rapidly prototype in my free time. Now It's grown into quite the large system! I'm currently working towards adding async workers for things like sending webmentions.

Have you blogged on other platforms before?

Yes! My first blog was powered by MoveableType. Since then I've used WordPress and many, many, others. Including more than one built by myself. Fingers crossed that Webstead is the one that sticks!

How do you write your posts? For example, in a local editing tool, or in a panel/dashboard that's part of your blog?

A few different ways! For longer posts I write them in an external editor first. Right now I use Obsidian for this. For notes and photos I often use PADD. For just about every other post type I go right to Webstead first.

Longer articles also get published using Webstead after I've done all my editing and writing locally.

However, I have recently added post drafts to PADD which might mean it get's used more and more (I'm actually using it to draft this post!).

When do you feel most inspired to write?

Honestly it seems like the more I write the more inspired I am to write. But I think a simpler answer would be that I am inspired to write any time I feel the need to think.

Do you publish immediately after writing, or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft?

Most of the time I publish right away. I think maybe a skill I need to practice is letting posts simmer for longer. For instance, I'm writing this post over the course of a few days!

What's your favourite post on your blog?

I'm not sure that I have a favorite post... but I think if I had to pick a favorite type of post it would be my Activities.

Any future plans for your blog? Maybe a redesign, a move to another platform, or adding a new feature?

I've been working really hard lately on my blog and the tools I'm using to post to it. I think, at least for now, it's time that I sit down and just start writing!

That's not to say I'm not working on any projects. I am! But they aren't going to be my main forcus right now.