It may not be during the first month, the first six months, or even the first year of maintaining a blog.
It can, however, strike at any time.
It's the almost irresistable urge to just give up blogging entirely. The thought of simply chucking the whole idea, and walking away from the blog, can become almost beyond control. You just want to get away from it for awhile.
Most bloggers feel that urge occasionally, but the idea is so hush hush, that no one wants to say it out loud. They rarely even want to admit it to themselves.
The first step to understanding those feelings is to admit that they exist.
The last thing you ever want to think is you are the only one who has ever felt the temptation tp click the Delete Blog button. The thought has occurred to many of the leading bloggers on the internet.
Don't feel badly or even worry about it.
The truth is many blogs are in fact abandoned. There are probably more deserted blogs out there than pages receiving regular posts.
You are not one of those people.
You have not failed your blog, or let down your regular readers.
You have made the committment and are sticking to it. That is all well and good, but don't become a slave to your blog either.
If you ever do feel the early signs of "blog out", and you just can't bring yourself to post, take a break.
Skip a few days or a week.
Get a special guest blogger to write a few posts for you while you are taking a rest. Both you and your guest writer will benefit. It even has the double value of keeping your blog going, while you are resting.
You can't beat that!
Leave a post for your readers and let them know how you feel and what is happening. They will understand. The same thoughts have gone through their own minds too. It's natural.
Let's face it. Daily posting to a blog is sometimes very hard work.
Other things in your life often intrude on your blogging activities. There are jobs and families that require attention. Sometimes you just want to get away from the computer monitor for awhile. Give all of those things their appropriate time too.
Blogging isn't everything.
If you need a break, take it.
Your blog will wait for you.
