When I checked my e-mail, I saw a lot of e-mails from WordPress. It surprised me, I get a few comments now and then, but this was highly unusual. As I read through the comments they seemed to have a theme, “Don’t quit.” One comment by Rex: “Well, Bella, if you don’t get a lot of comments today, I don’t know what else would work.” Then I read this comment by Debbi is 24atHeart and the last sentence was: “(BTW – congrats on being recognized today by The Daily Post!)”
My response to that was “What?” I played with my iPhone until I figured out how to show the sidebar, clicked on the link to The Daily Post to find a blog post titled: Help a friend not quit Post a Day. In case you don’t want to click on the link I’ll summerize, in this post Scott mentions that someone, who may or may not be named Bella Foxx was thinking of quiting Post A Day.
Can you help her out by stopping by her blog today, A Commuter’s journal, and giving her some Daily Post love on her post? In Likes and Comments? Or just drop a comment here with a short word of encouragement? Thanks.
People came, I got 474 hits on my blog that day. That is the most ever, today I have 115 so far. And comments were left. Every time I checked my e-mail there were more comments. 31 on one post (Topic #107: What percentage of Americans believe in the devil?), 9 on Baseball season and a few others scattered around to other posts. Some people even left multiple comments. I was, in a word, overwhelmed.
The comments ranged from “Don’t quit” and “Maybe you could try Post A Week” to “You might need to take a short break from blogging”. Some made a comment about the post and then said very briefly, “Don’t quit”. Some were quite complementary, like this one: jerzygirl45: “At least your stuff is incredibly coherent and readable.”; and Chuck: “Well, if an excellent writer is thinking about giving up her blog, then a hack such as myself, should bury his or her head under piles of crumpled virtual paper. Don’t stop!” I’m going to have to buy a bigger hat.
Seriously though, I have gotten some good ideas and some encouragement and a whole lot of, “People are reading my blog! Squeeee!” Most of all, if you can feel love coming from a website, I have felt the love and it has given me the energy to keep going, to muddle through this dry spell and keep writing.
My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you.
And that is all, says she.
Belleza
just a city girl 
That how I found you too. Bloggers are wonderful people.
Have a terrific day. 🙂
We are!
Have a great day. 😀
Good for you. As it said somewhere “Keep on Trucking.)
Hey Bella! That’s so cool congrats! I started to comment the day the email from Word Press went out and got sidetracked! I’m going through the same thing as you are with having a hard time posting every day. Due to having 3 surgeries in the last 5 months, mommy brain and the NASCAR season it just got hard. Not to mention I’m blocked… I’ll start to write something and a few lines later I’ve either lost my train of thought or get interrupted. A few years ago my old blog had 2 or 3 posts a day then it crashed. Now I’m having a hard time doing 2 or 3 a week! I’m glad to know someone else besides myself is having the same problems! Love your blog though!
As was told to me, don’t quit, and we are doing this for ourselves (well most of us, there are some professionals out here) so don’t stress, do what you can and be proud of what you’ve accomplished.
I found you that way too. Don’t quit now! It’s almost 1/3rd of the way through.
;o)
Glad you got your second wind, from all the encouragement sent by wordpress bloggers. Am adding mine to the pile! By the way, there’s another blogger who’s big into baseball. His user name is “caloscollazo06.” I think the blog’s name is “A Teen’s Take.” He’s a great writer…mostly about baseball. He wants to be a sportwriter someday. Maybe you and he can connect and exchange ideas and opinions.
wishing you all the best…hugmamma. 🙂
I think at one time or another we all feel that way. It’s hard to type out what you want to say. So Don’t Stop!!