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Joshua Mann has written a blog post<\/a> about how to start an academic blog, gearing up for a presentation on the topic for SBL<\/a> in November. When I saw the title, it reminded me of the classic cartoon about how become a famous blogger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/p>\n

In much the same way, to become an academic blogger, you become an academic, and then blog; or you blog, and then become an academic. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I\u2019m being facetious, of course, about a topic that can be fun and humorous but also needs to be taken seriously. In his post,\u00a0 Joshua explains not just how to go about creating a blog but why one should do so<\/a>. He also made a video tutorial on the subject:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iOyv1Ct1s2k<\/a>\n

He has also posted a discussion with Ben Witherington<\/a> on academic blogging.<\/p>\n

Brian LePort<\/a> also linked to Joshua\u2019s post as well as a couple by David Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"