I'm not so sure that I believe having a blog improves your writing in any real way. If anything, it probably detracts from your skills.
I would say that writing on a blog forces you to adjust your voice to the lowest common denominator when you get sucked into caring about who is reading. The equation is basically lots of pics and mindless ranting= lots of readers or write intelligently and write for yourself. There is very little middle ground and that's just a simple fact.
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I love reading books, like you know, PAPER books? but when it comes to the internet, seriously, my favorite blogs involve lots of photos and mindless ranting. because let's face it, I've been doing it myself for 7 years now. and I still like it.
I am for certain a better writer for having a blog. I know what you mean, but I do think that writing every day has to have a positive influence on my ability to write.
what i love best about blogging is you can change your voice and style whenever you want.
if people stop reading, f em.
blogging should be about expressing yourself exactly how you want.
so if you want a post with one pic and 4,000 words of heavilly edited text, go for it.
or if one day you want to just fire off a bunch of short blasts with pics and vids, fine.
now that i think of it, its a lot masturbation.
Ha! masturbation, yes perfect description.
Liz, I know, me too! And sometimes I can't figure out why! (the blogging I mean, not the book reading). I mean yes, I always enjoy reading about other people's day to day frivolities, but when I write my own blog, sometimes it feels so...unsatisfying.
Meredith, I guess it DOES sort of force you to write something, anything if you keep up with it, but then I can't help thinking of that "quality vs. quantity thing. Of course again, I pretty much only apply this to myself, I'm a hard ass with my own stuff but always enjoy what everyone else comes up with.
Bah, I think I'm being too serious about it. I think I should look at the blogging thing kind of like sitting around gossiping with friends, right?
There's only one valid point in this article, and if people are too stupid to see it, I won't tell them what it is.
I'm not a robot. I'm fully aware of my existence and I have no doubts about reality - it does not exist.
How come some websites, like yours, appear all the way on the bottom of ranks with such engaging content?
I was once trying to write jokes, and it didn't turn out too well. I'm not the brightest lightbulb, and I live with my mom.
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