Sunday, May 11, 2008

Blogging Burdens

They say you should dance like no one is watching, and I think it is safe to say I continuously accomplish that; unfortunately. But what I have found lately, is that this same methodology does not really apply to my writing: it's hard for me to write like no one is reading. Really, not many people are reading, mainly just my close friends, my boyfriend, and maybe sometimes a sister, and other than that I'd just assume a few random people come here and read, and then maybe even a few not so random people come here and spy. So what's got me all hung up? Why do I find a mental block sometimes when I come here to write? I can't really say, maybe it's just that all this blogging stuff is still a pretty new thing for me, but either way, I'm going to start trying really, really hard to not care. What does that mean for you, the few people who do read this? You'll most likely see entries that really have no sort of huge relevance, or importance. I actually started not caring only moments ago, hence the post about hair loss. So if you find yourself uninterested, I'm sorry, but this blog is just for me. Aren't I a selfish one.

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

Blogging does take a little while to get in the swing of. I cringe at my earlier posts. Heck, I cringe at the stuff I wrote last week. Just write what you enjoy and readers will follow. :)

brandy said...

I get this. When I had no readers, I wrote without thinking. Then I got a ton of readers and felt nervous. Now things have evened out a bit, I don't really think about it. I know what type of post gets a lot of comments, but those aren't always the posts I write unless I really want to. And the posts I DO want to write, sometimes I get few comments and I know they will but some things have to be said. (And for the record, anything involving long winded rants about politics usually drives the readership down. At least that's been my experience. :) )