Comments on: Tumblr as an online scrapbook for writers

By: finnegan flawnt

finnegan flawnt — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:21:41 +0000

i enjoy using tumblr (see site) for scraps and notes and flash while my blog at http://flawnt.me is reserved for longer pieces and for commentaries. wordpress (the blog) also features my tumblr flash but not vice versa. i’ve been tumblering it almost daily since 2 weeks or so and i am used to it now. it really is easy.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:05:46 +0000

Thank you! I’m just learning more about social media and haven’t used tumblr yet…thanks to your suggestion I’m going to go open and account now and start using it. Appreciate it!

Jenn

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:55:57 +0000

Great article! I love tumblr. I originally started using it in October, I think, after my cousin showed it to me. I liked the idea of the ranking of the top blogs and thought I would just post my pics and whatever’s going through my head.
However, my cousin’s blog is a lot different than mine, she posts more funny stuff, I didn’y realize all the amazing pictures circulating around. Seriously, some of the most inspirational things I’ve seen have been on Tumblr.
Now I pretty much mostly reblog pretty pictures and anything that I just love. I definitely agree that it is a virtual scrapbook. Everything I love is in my blog, and it is so great to inspire me to write.

By: Karra

Karra — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:29:07 +0000

hey i was just wondering, can you take your main tumblr journal and make a link on your main journal that tranfers you to your blogs? may seem like an odd question, but i have my main journal set up and i wanted to use blogs as a website for people to view my artwork. I want to just use one URL, which would be my MAIN journal, the one that Tumblr starts you off with. Then i want on that main journal maybe button a viewer could press to view my other blogs which include my art, ect.

By: Iain Broome

Iain Broome — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:05:28 +0000

@helia phoenix I'm with you on the fistfighting for Tumblr. Sometimes I find myself enthusing and encouraging others to join just a little too much!

By: helia phoenix

helia phoenix — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:30:03 +0000

totally totally agree, a million percent. I’ve actually got two tumblogs, one which is for general personal random stuff, the other is strictly a bookmark for things I’m writing about. It is super super easy to keep it like a writing scrapbook or journal, and has actually been invaluable while working on a book I’m currently writing. tumblr is ace and I will fistfight anyone who says different.

By: Franck Silvestre

Franck Silvestre — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:06:54 +0000

I have been a tumblr member since last year, and I post some of my random thoughts on my tumblogs. It’s cool and very easy to use and set-up.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:15:03 +0000

I just started using Tumblr a few weeks ago, and it’s the visual collection that hooked me. Like you pointed out, it doesn’t look like a link farm — after all, who’s dying to jump into a link farm? It’s clean, simple, and formats the snippets just right.

Great job pointing out its unique aspects .

By: Writer Dad

Writer Dad — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:04:59 +0000

Sounds really cool. I’ve heard of Tumblr for a while, but didn’t really understand it and didn’t really need another social media do hickey. You’ve totally convinced me to check it out though.

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:40:40 +0000

Agreed, but I also think one shouldn’t underestimate how good Tumblr is for one’s main (rather than scrapbook) blog if desired – I like the fact that I can mix up my long-form posts with shorter photo/quote/link/whatever posts as well. I’ve used it for my blog to tie in with my book and it’s been a super platform for that – much less fiddly than WordPress.