My biggest issue, however, is with the specifics of
blogging. For a while there, I had a fair few posts in the ‘draft’ phase, while
I tweaked them, looked at how others were approaching the same material, and
even spent some ill-advised time looking for the perfect photo accompaniment
for the particular blog post. I have been a sporadic user of blogging over the
last decade or so, and whenever it comes to the more public types of blogs, I
hesitate. I need to remind myself of the point that Siobhan mentioned in the
Rudaí 23 post that not everybody is reading my blog. That is both heartening and
disheartening.
Let’s hope this post doesn’t stay in blog purgatory for too
long.
Hi
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of writing it just for yourself I'd the way to go with blogging, especially reflective type posts. If your thoughts strike a chord with others, and you end up building a fan base, then that's a great bonus. Most people in the same context as you will find the posts interesting if they are honest reflections.
Writing with an audience in mind has its place too, of course. For example if you are asked to write a guest blog post, or if you have commercial aspirations for your blog.
The Rudai23 Team