When I think about blogging I get excited about having a conversation with others. Expressing ideas and rounding out understanding by the exchange of information and feelings. The good thing about the written page is you get to say everything you want to say without being interrupted. The bad thing about the written page is you might say everything you want to say without being interrupted.
Blogging for me is sort of a universal letter to someone who cares...assuming of course that someone cares enough to read what you write. Then there is the emotional roller coaster of "Will anyone read it? Will anyone respond to it? Will I hate or love what they might say?"
Making a blog work requires a two way street. One must blog and another one must read. Otherwise what is the point? If I am just writing to myself...well the idea of that is just sad. Of course I will continue to hold on to the idea that someone out there might respond to something I say. I would enjoy a stimulating conversation with honesty and candid ideas being exchanged, rather than just emotional rantings.
With that said, I will end this post so that I can get back to my life. I'll try to post something worth discussing within the next week.
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Blogging to yourself isn't sad! It can be VERY therapeutic! Sometimes, I just write them, and then keep them in draft instead of posting them. It's nice to get it out there. Just like journaling! Rest assured, I'm reading and I want you to blog more! And I'll even respond too! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know - isn't that more a description of a letter? It takes two: one to write and one to read. An unread letter... now that's sad.
ReplyDeleteBlogging - at least to me - seems to be more of an open dialogue with yourself; one that is open for any and everyone to read and contribute. Unlike fiction, you don't write for a specific audience, you write for yourself. The blogging aspect of this is that an audience may show up and respond.
It's not like you are talking to yourself alone in a room and are startled when you get a response. It's more like when you are lost and you sit down to play solitaire... soon enough, someone will come along to tell you to put the black nine on the red ten.
Keep it up, Terry!