Posts Tagged ‘Blogging’

Encourage More Blogging By City Officials

Posted in Local Politics, Roanoke Valley on October 6th, 2008 by Chris Berry – 7 Comments

Other than election day, ordinary citizens don’t have very many opportunities to make their thoughts known to their elected representatives. Even though the City of Roanoke provides numerous opportunities for members of the public to speak at council meetings and other forums, these gatherings do not attract a true cross section of the voting public. [...]

Blogger’s Guilt

Posted in Purely Personal, Writing and Blogging on July 24th, 2008 by Chris Berry – 4 Comments

Even though I started this blog purely as a means of self-expression, I’ve begun to feel guilty whenever I go for more than a couple of days without posting. It’s not as if I’m getting paid for doing this, or anyone out there is just dying to know what I’ll have to say next. I [...]

Thoughts On The Writing Process, And Beer

Posted in Writing and Blogging on May 16th, 2008 by Chris Berry – 4 Comments

I’ve been paid paltry sums for a few of my articles over the years, but I’ve never made my living as a writer. With that being said, my ability to write has been a major contributing factor to just about everything I’ve ever done successfully. I’ve received a few compliments, and I have a general [...]