Still wondering what I'm doing
I know it hasn't been very long yet, but I'm still feeling pretty unsettled with my blogging voice. Mainly, I'm confused about audience, I think. Am I writing for myself, or for others? Do I want to attract readers, to entertain, amuse, enlighten? Or do I want to try to articulate, as best I can given the constraints of time and space, what's on my mind as I trudge through my daily life?
Because, in my case, I think these are two very different things. If, as I imagine, I'm mainly shooting for the latter, then why publish these writings on the web? When it comes down to it, I don't believe I'm a very interesting person, or that I have much to say that others would want to hear. But each time I hit "publish" I'm saying, interesting or no, this is what I'm thinking, take it or leave it. And I'm finding that sort of liberating, though mostly I feel like a dork.
posted by Margi @ 6:16 PM
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6 Comments:
When I first started, what I liked about blogging was that, even though I was writing primarily for myself (since I had none of those, you know, readers), the possibility that someone else would read what I wrote kept me from descending too much into the usual indulgent self-pity that distinguished any paper journal I'd ever kept.
But in any event, I'm finding that what you're thinking is quite interesting. And blogging does allow you to have both the conversation AND the time and space for reflection that you describe in the previous post.
Smile cause I love you, anyway, only guys can be dorks
Excellent points, Phantom. And thanks, both of you, for your reassurance--I didn't mean to fish for it, but I do appreciate it. :P Since when is dorkiness gendered?
Hmm, Dork has always been used to exclusively for males, but your question has made me stop and think, what term is the female equivalent for being a dork??? I will have to think about that
Tell me your favorite fantasy
Uh, anonymous, you might want to find yourself another blog to frequent.
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