Do You Blog?

Why do you blog?

Is it to share your thoughts?  To help people with information?  To journal events in your life?  To fulfill your creative urge to write?  To showcase what's important to you?

People will have their own reason(s) to start a blog and maintain it.  For whatever reason this may be, all blogs will have one major component: information.  This information may impart something good or bad to its readers depending on the objective of the author or how the readers decode the message.  Unless an author is eloquent in conveying a message, many interpretations may come out of an article.  A reader's background, education and perception will also influence how the information in an article will be understood by it's audience. 

In essence, both writer and reader must be aware of each other to ensure that the correct message is conveyed.  With this said, even if the grammar is not perfect, at least the spelling of the actual word in mind must be correct to relay the thought(s) behind the writing(s).

However, writing is not always easy to many people.  The challenge is how to impart what you want in a way your audience understands what you need them to.  It would be a good practice to read, re-read, edit, proofread and put yourself in the shoes of your reader who sees your article for the first time.  Think like him or her; remember that you have to pretend that you are not in the know of the details being relayed until your read the article.  Ask the question, "Do I get the objective(s) and/or understand this post?"  If you have the chance to have someone else read it first without providing any backgrounder on your article, the better.  Be open to constructive criticism.

I am sharing this as a writer.  I may be new as a blogger but I believe that the essentials and techniques in writing remain the same.  One vital reminder though:  writing is a responsibility as it may influence thoughts and actions.

As I continue with this new outlet of thought-sharing, I know I will learn more about how to be better and more effective.  I will strive to share what I have learned again someday...somehow.