Do people enjoy reading campaign blogs?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

No, I claimed that several writers are unlikely to create something as good as a single writer.

Then you brought up television and film screenplays.

What does it have to do with the quality or lack thereof of a bunch of D&D players creating a story whilst playing a D&D game?

Because, if anything, the D&D players are more likely to be on the same page than the vast majority of people who work on any given screenplay. The notion that "a story written by 5+ people (even if all the actual writing is done by only one) is going to suck as a novel" simply doesn't turn out to be true in reality, especially given the number of uncredited script doctors that work on screenplays that are nominally only worked on by one or two people.

 

[wedgeski]

I actually maintain a blog that gets the occasional visitor, and although I try and make it somewhat interesting, it's mostly a place to post journals of our weekly sessions. Still, it's fun to write. I occasionally hunt down similar blogs online, but honestly ENW is probably the best place to get that kind of material.

I've read several Story Hours start to finish, but I find that only the ones written as fiction, and then only by people with actual writing talent (they know who they are), keep my attention for long.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I don't read them, but that is due to lack of time, not desire. And it is certainly not because I think such blogs or their writers are a waste of time. None of your poll options fit.

I just don't have the time, either. There is so much to watch, keeping up on campaign blogs seems to go to far.

I would actually be interested in a few of them, especially from prolific EN Worlders - I'd like to learn a little bit. But I just can't find the time...

 

[Jack99]

I read every blog on ENworld, except those specifically talking about 3.x crunch. I have never read any storyhours. Between writing my own crappy blog, prepping, DM'ing, being a player and posting on ENworld, the time I have for D&D is more than spent.

 

[Steely Dan]

I find it like watching paint dry (I'd rather eat my feet).

 

[Bagpuss]

Heck I barely have the motivation to read the blogs of campaigns I'm in, why would I want to read anyone else's.

 

[Steely Dan]

Heck I barely have the motivation to read the blogs of campaigns I'm in, why would I want to read anyone else's.

I hear ya – I run a fortnightly (well, in theory) Planescape campaign, and it's hard enough to get 4 adults in a room at the same time, so the last thing we're going to do is slog through a campaign blog, we just consider ourselves lucky if we can have a session twice a month.

 

[Ahnehnois]

I write and post reviews of every session on my group's boards. This is an in-house affair however; I wouldn't expect anyone else to read them. By the same token, I'm not likely to read about anyone else's campaign, especially not in any depth as a blog would be.

 

[Cirex]

I wanted to write one, but considering I barely DM 1-2 times a month, the lack of updates could turn potential writers off.

About reading, I'm a bit short on time, but I'd really like to take a look at some, mostly for inspiration and such.

 

[ThirdWizard]

I subscribe to several story hours, but I almost never comment.

I'm doing a story hour for my current campaign (sig).