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Arti
from Mumbai |

How often do you click on the drafts section in your dashboard?

I do it often. Whenever I am free, I pen down my articles and save it for future use. In this way, even if I am travelling or busy and unable to write something, I can still ensure my blog keeps running. As on today, I have a total of 21 drafts out of which only 3 are usable and the rest of them are complete trash!

What about you? Do you have a knack of keeping posts handy in there so that they can be published at any time, say when you are busy? What is the total number of posts currently residing in your drafts section? Out of them, how many are ready-to-publish articles and how much of it is waste?

Or are you an impromptu blogger who writes and publishes on the go leaving the drafts to be an almost useless feature?

Replies 1 to 16 of 16

Leo
from Bengaluru |

I dont draft. I used to. Not now.

Arti
from Mumbai |

Why not any more? Any particular reason for not doing it now?

Leo
from Bengaluru |

Ya. I'm not a prolific writer :-P

Arti
from Mumbai |

I think, the reason is exactly the opposite of what you say :)

Leo
from Bengaluru |

No no. Its "exactly" what I said B-)

Arti
from Mumbai |

NO, NO. Its "exactly" the opposite Wink

DS
from Mumbai |

Leo, you are blogging for 5 years... You are too professional to use things like draft!!!

Leo
from Bengaluru |

@Arti: no no. m not a prolific blogger. seriously :P

Leo
from Bengaluru |

@DS: No no. 6 posts in first two years dont  count for much :P and I'm not a professional :)

DS
from Mumbai |

Yeah Leo, I understand. I too had about 5 posts in first 16 months!!!

Arti
from Mumbai |

@Leo: Yes, yes, yes.. You are a prolific blogger.. seriously :)

Kirti
from Kharagpur, west bengal |

acha bachu?? NOT profilic. Arti ji is TOTALLY right... EXACTLY uska OPPOSITE :P :P and DS is also true. you are too professional a poet. its like... kuch shuru kiya... bas aise aise... finger snapping... a little scribbling... and little typing... and BINGO! another creation of a genius :) drafts ki to zarurat hi nahi :P not like poor me... who has to grope for rhyming words sometimes :P :P

NOT profilic?? pure bakwaas :P :P

Leo
from Bengaluru |

sad Tongue out i tell honestly that i am not prolific and log believe hi nahi karte. sigh..

Arti
from Mumbai |

Be happy Tongue out We all know what you are Leo, you dont need to say anything, explicitly Smile

Leo
from Bengaluru |

Sigh :P Bah humbug! 

Dhiraj Shenoy
from Bangalore |

Technically ,there is one post in the drafts ,which is been there for quite long time and is quite incomplete . Otheerwise no draft business , write ,edit and publish.

Arti
from Mumbai |

Oh, I am curious to see that unpublished post now. Why havent you done that? Complete it and publish it na?

Dhiraj Shenoy
from Bangalore |

Yup will try to in some time .

Arti
from Mumbai |

Good, will wait for it.

Dhiraj Shenoy
from Bangalore |

All of a sudden there are 4 posts in draft . All waiting to be edited and published .

Mohonish 'Xeno' Chakraborty
from Kolkata |

I usually have about 5 to 6 articles in the draft section, but nearly all of them have to be formatted/edited/checked etc etc. Can't publish them without dedicating atleast an hour behind them. But yeah, scheduling posts is really useful and can help during times when you know that your blog will remain inactive.

Arti
from Mumbai |

Same here! I too keep them in the drafts but all these pieces need to be edited before I can hit the publish button. I check for links and other stuff, captions and this does take a lot of time.

But it always so good to see something in the drafts even if it is half cooked. It is definitely helpful to keep the blog running and active.

Do you have anything now in the drafts @The Xeno?

Mohonish 'Xeno' Chakraborty
from Kolkata |

@Arti: At the moment... umm... uhh... i have.. like... one or less than one post(s) in my draft section ... Frown which is why i'm looking forward to guest bloggers at the moment. I'll start again after my exams.

Dhiraj Shenoy
from Bangalore |

Why do you reqire draft for writing nonsense .(LOL)

Arti
from Mumbai |

@The Xeno: Atleast complete that less than one or one post by the time your exam starts and make sure it reaches the published section from the drafts section :)

D Gowardhan
from Raigarh |

I use draft section to store my ideas.

i just write the post tittle a small intro with keywords and leave it..

work on it in future and then post it.

Arti
from Mumbai |

@ Gowardhan That is a good way to use drafts too. That way you can ensure you are not losing any of your ideas. And you can then go ahead and complete it at your pace.

Mohonish 'Xeno' Chakraborty
from Kolkata |

@dhiraj: even non-sense needs some temporary storage space. Smile

@arti: hmm.. lets see.. i don't think i'll be able too. Undecided

Aashish Sood
from Delhi |

for me, the drafts are all in MS word :) with all relevant images in the folder. While on blogger, I like to do things at one go... paste, edit and go!

DS
from Mumbai |

There is nothing in the drafts... Watch the match, write on it, publish...

Arti
from Mumbai |

Absolutely empty, you mean... Nothing Surprised Wow!

DS
from Mumbai |

Yeah!! Surprising... I checked only today, was a bit surprised myself...
Its clean, ZERO drafts...

Leo
from Bengaluru |

True.. cant write on today's Sachin century after 10 days. it'll be heard news then. hence, no need for drafts.

Arti
from Mumbai |

Yeah, I get the point. That is true, its useless for you then @DS... not by choice entirely, but by chance and niche? Innocent

DS
from Mumbai |

Yeah Arti, thats true.

Santosh BS
from Bangalore |

same here, nothing stored in the drafts... compose, edit and publish

y drafts?

Kirti
from Kharagpur, west bengal |

aww snap-that-just-sounds-so-cool-wish-i-could-make-posts-like-that-and-didnt-have-to-drool (read it like it is a rap :P i have been hearing too much eminem and BOB these days!! :P)

cool DS!!

Hemal Shah
from Mumbai |

Utter nonsense in my drafts.

Arti
from Mumbai |

Try making some sense out of it, sometimes it does work out well!

Hemal Shah
from Mumbai |

Its a poem on rain which i really am not able to complete..

Arti
from Mumbai |

Such a wonderful subject you have stacked up there.. Try completing it, release it..

Subhorup Dasgupta
from Hyderabad |

I have just a couple of posts in my drafts. I do most of my writing offline, so I have a tonne of stuff as drafts but not in my blogger drafts. The few posts in draft are complete as far as I am concerned in terms of writing, but they are not ready to be published (go figure!). I recently published something that was in draft for two years! There are drafts that are between 6 and 12 months old. It is somewhat like the ripening of fruit, perhaps.

Most of these have to do with my comfort level talking about my feelings and opinions about things, and the possibility of hurting the sensibilities of others at a certain point in time. When sores heal, it is easier to bring some things out of draft.

Very instructional to learn about the process of creating a post from some veterans here, though!

Arti
from Mumbai |

A slightly different perspective to what is said above by others. Very interesting too. Yeah, time does dilute and heal, and when clubbed effectively with drafts can be used to our blogging advantage! Brilliant!

Avra Kay
from Chennai |

I use the draft option in my gmail account, a keepsake of all my random writing spurs! At times yup the blogspot drafts... or even word documents! :)

Arti
from Mumbai |

Good that you record all your random spurs Dee, they come out straight from your heart and touch the heart :-)

umesh derebail
from Mumbai |

Some posts i draft and keep it for publishing for later date for want of punchlines or data, generally i do not keep too many posts on Draft.  The best policy is to publish draft at least within a week or 10 days otherwise the freshness of the topic vanishes.  I have to catch up so many posts are pending in my mind.  It is good to be away from the rat race Smile

Arti
from Mumbai |

Yes, right Umeshji but I feel some posts never do fade away with time and their charm is timeless.. It all depends on how the post has been treated and shaped out by the blogger..

Vishal Kataria
from Thane |

Very interesting feature you have pointed out, Arti.

I am more of the impromptu blogger. I get this EUREKA moment which tells me what my next blog article will be. But I'm gonna try using the DRAFTS feature now. As you rightly said, it'll keep my blog running... Laughing

Arti
from Mumbai |

Thanks Vishal :) I do admire impromptu bloggers, taking inspiration from everyday experiences and happenings and then writing down their thoughts on it. But yeah, that can backfire, esp when you are out in the cold finding it difficult to devote time to your blog. That is where drafts can help you keep the flame burning :)

DS
from Mumbai |

You are right Arti!! I too will try if can use drafts somehow...

Santosh BS
from Bangalore |

when its tough going, i prefer word documents that are fast and convenient rather than logging into blogger, composing in draft and saving...

and it also helps, ppl dont realize you are not working Laughing

Arti
from Mumbai |

@Santosh I always prefer Word for preparing/composing my articles, never do I compose in blogger drafts. What I meant was that i later upload these composed articles in the drafts section of blogger for later use.

And yes, a good point there that you pointed out.. that way also it is helpful :D

DS
from Mumbai |

I directly type in Blogger!!!

Deboshree Bhattacharjee
from New Delhi |

You bring to notice a very valid point Arti. What happens to the blog when you are travelling, busy with work and all that jazz? While I agree with all the merits of drafting, I have a zilch draft folder. Zero posts there. I have always enjoyed writing impromptu and somehow never have the patience a draft folder needs.

But I have several pointers in a "Pending" list. These are scenes from life/thoughts which strike me and I feel can be converted into a write-up. Some of it is insane. Sample: "the cat that killed the pigeon". :D

DS
from Mumbai |

Lol about that sample post!!!

Arti
from Mumbai |

Yeah, no wonder Deboshree.. writers are like that  :) And Gosh! abt that sample! Any plans of converting that into a write-up anytime soon :P

Deboshree Bhattacharjee
from New Delhi |

Ha ha... not anytime soon Arti, unless the cat kills another one. :P

TF Carthick
from Bangalore |

Interesting topic. I can't do it. If I start I need to finish it come what may. Or if I am not liking what I am writing, I totally abandon it. I can't get the same flow of thought again. Working on a post in different sessions to me is like trying to stick wet clay to a dried clay idol.

Kirti
from Kharagpur, west bengal |

mera apne aap draft ban jaata hai Arti Ji... i type something in a wave of inspiration or desperation or frustration Tongue out but quit in between getting bored :P :P

i never delete them though. so i have about 23 drafts... all trash i guess :P :P but fun to read sometines :P

DS
from Mumbai |

If they are fun to read, publish them sometime NS ;-)

Kirti
from Kharagpur, west bengal |

some will make your jaw drop. as they do with mine :P :P

DS
from Mumbai |

I am ready for jay dropping stuff NS :P

DS
from Mumbai |

I am ready for jaw dropping stuff NS :P

Arti
from Mumbai |

Same here, whatever i type goes in drafts, i never have a habit of deleting them too. kya pata kab kya kaam aa jaye Tongue out you know that types. lol! 23 Cool Good Going, Kirti ji!!! Laughing I am sure they are fun to read, as much as your posts are Smile

And what is with the ji??? You call me Arti ji next time, and I promise to call you Kirti JI (with ji in bold :P) always Tongue out

Farida Rizwan
from Bangalore |

I do it often.. some poetry and few posts are left in drafts so that when I am held up I can keep the blog running with at least two posts a month ;)

Arti
from Mumbai |

True, it does help a lot that way, me too. I can ensure to keep my blog running that way :)

rads
from Chicago |

I have a lot of drafts too, but like you said most of it is not worth publishing, but I check them often to see if there's something worth posting during writer's block, and sometimes I find that I can revamp them, add some stuff and post them. That way I think having drafts is useful.

Arti
from Mumbai |

Yeah, they are indeed useful for all the reasons you mentioned. But unlike you, i have nothing or tooooo little right now Cry

Madhur Chadha
from Hyderabad |

i used to have a lot of half baked ideas on poems, blogs etc and i used to loose them all. They came like a flash and then went away.

I tried keeping a voice recorder with me to just record it , but never heard em back :P

Then i started noting them down on pieces of paper..i lost many papers.

The problem was , i didnt have my ideas when  needed then.So since then i make it a point to note them online so that ihave easy acces to them,

So i can say, i check drafts often

More than draft posts i love google docs, i have like tonnes  of ideas from business plans to crazy monies to poems..all in 1 or 2 docs. I sort them out sometimes

Arti
from Mumbai |

Wow, i do it in my diary and then transfer them to drafts online. Google docs is a new idea. Cool to know it helps you that way and how you utilize them. Thanks for sharing :)

DS
from Mumbai |

Voice recorder? That was novel!!

Madhur Chadha
from Hyderabad |

@Arti ...Welcome :) Google docs is awesome. ALso there are a lot of plugins available now for chrome etc . Search for chrome apps and use any notes plugin. You can keep records on your desktop and sync them online

@Ds: Oh i have tried crazy things :P

DS
from Mumbai |

And I thought voice recorder was crazy!!!