I’m not a selfish guy, so I thought I would repost SMD’s response to several of my Ask the Bloggers questions while he is away. You can see other responses at my blog, Grasping for the Wind, but for now, enjoy SMD’s.
What has been your most rewarding moment as a blogger?
Probably the most rewarding moment for me is when someone (anyone) says they enjoy my blog. I can’t imagine anything more rewarding than that, even if it is one person. I don’t hear it often (which sounds bad, but all bloggers realize that most readers don’t comment in the first place), but it’s nice when it happens. I’ve heard it about my blog novel and a few times about the actual blogging aspect. I actually really love receiving emails from random people telling me they enjoyed reading. It makes me feel good. I encourage people to email me about whatever. Seriously. I’d rather spend my email time replying to useful emails than going through spam.
Other rewarding moments are when people link to me, either in a blogroll or directly, or whenever an author agrees to do an interview with me. I also feel somewhat rewarded just by the fact that my blog is almost 2 years old. A lot of bloggers have been at this for longer than I have, and I’ve grown a lot as a blogger (or I think so), but it feels great to have succeeded in keeping at it for so long. I don’t know if I ever truly thought I would remain so dedicated, but I absolutely love my blog and the process of blogging. It’s exciting and fun. What’s not fun about talking about what you enjoy most?
So, that’s my answer to that.
