If there's nothing new to talk about, it doesn't hurt to set the stage for some old-fashioned banter. I am not going to try any tricks, lets see what comes out of this.A slight change of mind here actually.I'll argue with myself,I don't remember doing that on my blog ever before.
"Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few".
What is my motivation behind blogging?
I do it because I like doing it.
Am I saying anything through my blog?
Not this one at least.That kind of writing is outside this blog. I do write, but this is something else.
What got me started?
I found something to write about and I liked the look of it on a blog.
How regular am I?
I've been quite active in the past 18 months. There were some sporadic posts before that.
Do I see a pattern in my posts?
Yes, I let patterns form if I like what's coming. I don't want my blog to be cluttered with documentaries, emotional let outs, philosophy, opinion, personal chronicles or anything that'd be boring to write about / read (I'm the first reader, my first critic - I try to be a harsh one at that).
What is the point of each post then?
Let me answer this question indirectly.I don't blog secretively, and it would make no difference to me if nobody read my posts. The social media we have today gives me versatile options to share posts / links to posts. I have an audience. It feels good.
Counter - Hardly 50 people read each post.
That's not my problem. I don't read 50 blogs either.
Good lead. Do I follow any blogs?
Yes. Technical as well as non-technical ones. Blogging's like love at first sight. Apart from friends' blogs which I follow informally, I can say this strongly for any other blog. After you scroll down a few posts, you catch a glimpse of the blogger's personality. If they're regular and you like their writing style, there's a good chance that you'd end up following the blog. I've stumbled upon blogs ... I might want to read more in the future.
Hmmm ... writing is an art.Not all people who learn music become professional singers.It takes a lot of skill to present something to the masses.Not everyone might want to showcase their talent or sell it!! However, the feel of a good piece of writing stays the same, regardless of where it comes from - it's totally subjective. The closest analogy I can think of is cooking. Writing a good post gives me as much satisfaction as eating a good meal does. It's actually a better feeling sometimes, because my posts are more permanent than perishable food. :) Fortunately, with both cooking and writing, I prefer to be more than just a mere consumer, and hence that fancy line about saying so little to so few doesn't apply to me ... or to any blogger who shares this feeling.
Verdict given, I can sleep in peace. Adios!
4 comments:
A very good self analysis! you made me laugh aloud by the following words``Hardly 50 people read each post.
That's not my problem. I don't read 50 blogs either''
I do agree with``It takes a lot of skill to present something to the masses''
I see the confidence in you when you say``my posts are more permanent than perishable food. :)''
I am happy to know that you do it because you like doing it.
Keep writing and enjoy yourself!
This post is a blog on blogging. i think when William wordsworth wrote "long afterwards in an oak
I found the arrow still unbroke
The song from beginning to end
i found again in the heart of my friend" he meant todays' social net work only. so your words "my posts are more permanent than perishable food" are right
Perfect! Loved it.. :)
This blog is on blogging. The blog mentions that a writer is also a reader.When William Words Worth wrote
"Long afterwards in an oak
I found the arrow still unbroke
The song from beginning to end
I found again in the heart of my friend". The blog mentions the same "because my posts are more permanent than perishable food."
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