I decided to start a blog

[Pekka]

but not about me. Though I pretend it's really me, but
it's my fictional character called Randy Berliner, up and
coming pornstar. Or wannabe pornstar. A male actor
who tries to find his place under the sun in the hard
world of porn industry.

I haven't exactly followed blogs, but can you give me any tips how to maintain it? What are the nono's and things I must remember? Any experienced readers/writers?
What makes you get hooked on someones blog?
I'm trying to work with my writing, since I tend to write too fast and that leaves me with bad grammar etc.
I'm trying to learn writing in a way where I describe what is important (like how someone looks, what is the atmosphere etc) but it's not very easy. I developed a mind where I don't have to think about what I want to say in finnish, it comes in english to my head but that's bad because it's one of the things that makes my text not very good and also lots of mistakes that make me sound like I'm retarded. So, any help?

Also I've been thinking.. should I be Randy Berliner or Dieter Berliner? My character is living in the US.

[Tuberski]

Randy, it's more American than Dieter.

ACK!

[Asher]

I haven't exactly followed blogs, but can you give me any tips how to maintain it? What are the nono's and things I must remember? Any experienced readers/writers?

Well, #1 rule is to avoid excessive quiz type things. But that doesn't really apply here. Write well, write fluently, but don't use elaborate words when smaller ones work just as well.

What makes you get hooked on someones blog?

Introspection, the little details, and generally something going on in their life...

And Randy Berliner, not Dieter.

[Pekka]

Ok.. I thought Dieter would be way more cooler, but it would indicate me being German too much. Then again that way I could get away with my bad grammar.

So I figure the most important things are to have good stuff happening, but not make it too unbelievable. Then text must be fluent and good but still easy reading and flowing. This is where I have troubles. I'll master it!

Oh, and do blogs usually have any pictures? Or is it forbidden.. because I'd like to post a picture every now and then (once in a month or so)? I have perfect equipment to make myself Randy Berliner!

I really like the name, but here are other names I came up with, so if you like these better, please say so.
Of course I can use these later as my co-workers and as the names of the people I meet on my way to the top (or bottom).

Andy “Handy” Johnson
Desmond Grabber
P. Rick Steele
Derrek Norlander
Linda Cheeks
Loretta Young
Ruby Chest
Trixie Partridge
Elly Vellgrove

.. I know the last names are for women, but I just listed them as well so you can say which ones are real bad from the start. What do you think?

I'm trying to make a blog, so that readers are not really absolutely sure am I kidding, or if I'm real.

[Dinner]

Randy Berliner is a much better porn name since it plays off of the English slang word "randy" as in she got rather randy with me.

[Pekka]

Originally posted by Asher

Well, #1 rule is to avoid excessive quiz type things. But that doesn't really apply here. Write well, write fluently, but don't use elaborate words when smaller ones work just as well.

What do you mean by quiz type of things?

[Asher]

"What national anthem are you?"
"What underwear brand are you?"
"What underwater sea turtle are you?"

[Pekka]

I'm not sure what you mean?

[Asher]

You see them all the time on many blogs -- they're silly little things where you answer 10 questions or so and it assigns you a category/item, and everyone posts it to their blogs...

[Pekka]

ok, thanks for trying . I'm even more confused!

[Urban Ranger]

Aaarrrggghhh!!!

[Pekka]

I just don't understand why would you have to answer any questions? Are they polls? I'm not that familiar with blogs... And then you get something and magically everyone posts them to their blogs?!!

I know Asher put it in a real simple way but I just have problems understanding this..

[Asher]

They're quizes people take for themselves, and post their results on their blogs.

Sometimes they can tell people things about you they may not know, but some people abuse them and their blogs turn out to be nothing more than quiz result after quiz result...

Other people use their blogs to vent only, about people who they know IRL who piss them off. Also not a good idea.

They're usually themed "What kind of _________ are you?". Then the author of the blog takes the quiz, it tells him "You are a ________!" followed by a description of what it means, like "You are a shy and reserved fellow, a closet rapist.". They post the results on their blog...

[Pekka]

Asher, NOW I got it! Heureka! Thanks .

No, that certainly was not my intention. It was to create a fictional character, supposedly real, whose job is different from others.

[Stefu]

Remember to use the phrase 'my pulsating spam-javelin' often. It's going to take America by the storm, it is!