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July 14, 2006

RSSn’t is writer’s block for bloggers, vloggers and podcasters

Books and Writing, blogs and podcasting — by TDavid @ 9:34 am PST

Warner Crocker’s friend Larry Dahlke had writer’s blogger’s block and is wondering what to call it?

There must be a word for those stretches of time when you don’t blog. Blabsent? Blought? Bloggone?

I’d shoot for a variation on the word “isn’t” since a writer’s block means one is not writing, stuck and unable to get the writing process flowing. And if you follow along with the plural of ‘is’ which is ‘are’ then you get the first letter of the most popular syndication method used by blogs: ‘R’SS. So my choice for a word describing writer’s block for a blogger — or anybody who creates content that is updated in an RSS feed whether it be vloggers, podcasters or bloggers — is RSSn’t.

In web terms that would be rssnt.com. I saw this easy to remember five letter domain was available, registered and added it to one of our dedicated servers. This will be a good domain for creating, collecting and sharing tips for how to beat writer’s block in all forms. Coincidentally I’ve been working on a writing-related project so the timing is good.

Below are a couple logo possibilities I whipped up. Click them to see on a white browser background. Which one(s), if any, do you like best?

#1: Full size logo

#2: Full size logo 2

#3: Medium logo

#4: Small logo

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  1. Happy to have had a small part in contributing to the blogging lexicon. I wish you well as you battle writer’s block. I am learning that the things you come up with when you have “nothing to say” often connect with people the most.

    And, I’m partial to logo #3 if you position it left, #2 if center.

    Comment by L Dahlke — July 14, 2006 @ 10:36 am PST

  2. I love it — a useful neologism, and hopefully a useful site to go with it.

    I picked #2 before visiting the site and noticing that’s the one you put there.

    Comment by Sterling Camden — July 14, 2006 @ 12:54 pm PST

  3. […] From now on, when you think you have nothing to blog about, TDavid has given you something to blog about. You can blog about “rssn’t“, which means having nothing to blog about. […]

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