Thinking of Resurrecting This Blog

I still have a love of all things paper. I stopped posting on this blog (read last post) three years ago and am considering resuming regular posting (though that may mean once or twice per week).

The post on using writing as punishment has been a huge hit. The comments have piled up over the past three years and I've found it to be an interesting conversation. I still remain very much opposed to this practice.

There are so many great blogs out there today that cover many of the same issues regarding paper in a digital world, but I think I have a perspective that might be worth sharing. So, I'm kicking around the idea of bringing back Paper Notes In A Digital World and will make a decision soon.

Some of my favorite blogs covering many of the same type things:

Notebook Stories 

Moleskinerie

The Pen Addict

Notebookism

I also wrote about simplicity and that's a subject that has really taken off. To list favorite blogs on that particular topic would take pages. Some have turned it into an industry and I'm not so keen on those blogs. There's one blog, in particular, that  I loved for the sense of community that built up in the comments. The blog owner decided to shut the comments down and it has completely changed the blog from one of vibrancy to one of, well, just another blog. Shutting off the comments, with the tick of a radio button, shut down the community that had built up at the site.

I'll keep you posted on the future of Paper Notes. Thanks to all for the encouragement!

- MIke Swickey

Comments

[Paul Wren]

See, THIS is why I keep dormant feeds in my RSS reader-- you never know when a blog you enjoy will come back to life.

I do hope to see you return to posting, and I know I'll read them.

[Lisa]

I agree. Hope you decide to keep writing here. I've really enjoyed the earlier posts and kept the blog in my feed for a few years now, just in case. Even just an occasional post would be nice.

[kevin]

Keep it up Mike. I check here often and hoped you'd come back. I like the site and the paper philosophy.