Why Hugh is Hugh… is Gaping Void… is not me.

I must confess something today.

I’ve been a lurker over on Gaping Void for awhile now. 

I guess what draws me most to the drawings of Hugh MacLeod isn’t that they are so amazingly good, because honestly they are fairly simple.  It’s the fact that they are original, very raw, and usually at lease make me smile and relate in some way.  Most of us are just jealous he gets away with it and that he thought of it first and would rather not be copycats by even trying…lol.

I have a friend who is a very influential blogger that I was asking recently about the direction of decloned.  He mentioned that I might want to possibly go in the direction of Gaping Void (or that "naked pastor guy, Dave").  This intrigued me. 

So I started analyzing what Hugh is up to on Gaping Void.  In reality, he is simply sharing thoughts.   This is the raw idea of what blogging is all about.  But as Brian Clark pointed out recently, Hugh also uses his blog as a launching pad for other endeavors (such as working with Microsoft or Stormhoek or various speaking engagements).

So here it is I come down to the questions I must grapple with as I begin taking a personal blog that just existed because I wanted a place to write to a valid professional blog with a purpose.  What elements of other successful blogs can I model and yet still remain original?  What will I use my blog as a launching pad for?  Where will I go, what will I do, etc.. so on and so forth.

This are big questions that I don’t think I will be able to answer all at once, but I don’t think I need to.  Just draw, write and share.  Meanwhile, if you happen to want an objective, satirical perspective on your business endeavor with an occasional original cartoon every now and then, contact me to see if it’s something I might be interested in.  ;) 

No wineries please (unless you give me free grapes for life).

The above cartoon is a reference to "Highlander" if you remember the tv show/movies…. another MacLeod reference.