I'm new to the world of blogging. Really my eyes have been just recently opened to its useful and oft times amusing ways.
I had a friend who has been blogging for a year, she's a good and decent person and I take my cues from her. She's often witty and acerbic but still offers a touch of feminity and kindness that you often don't find in this mean old world of the internets; and from her I learned a lot.
If there's one thing I've learned is that blogging can be used for anything, and boy do I mean anything! From recipes to lol cats all the way down to just random thoughts being placed down where others can read. It's like a personal journal you want to share with the world. People in Rome talking about their city life, people in Cali talking about the latest gossip of Jennifer Aniston, that person in Texas talking about how to get stains out of a leather couch. You name it.
I find the whole thing fascinating yet intimidating. There's some big names out there in the blogging community and to stare at those names and wonder if you could ever be like them is a frightening thought. I guess the better question is, would I want to be like them? Is what do I have to say equally as important as their opinions? Could I possibly have something to say someone would want to read?
Yes, I think I do. I hope I do anyways. Making waves is apparently a speciality of mine, or so my friends have said. I wouldn't really know as I consider myself a rather quiet person until you get my hackles up. Then the kid gloves come off and I come in swinging.
But I'm not here for that. I'm here to learn and explore and hopefully communicate with others like me. Others who find life fascinating and enriching. To reach out to a community with the hopes of learning something so that at the end of the day I can say "I learned something today" and share it with others who are like minded.
What advice can other bloggers offer? What little gems of wisdom could someone give to another person who's trying to put thoughts into words?
It's easy to type, it's a simple act of the brains impulses putting your ideas into words on a screen. But to get the true meaning down to where someone else can say "hey I get it!" is an entirely different thing.
I find that blogging and online writing offers others the unique opportunity to really "see" and "understand" the world from another's view from the comfort of your own home, office, etc. It helps open your mind to new avenues, ideas, etc. And, I find it helps me create better work. It also challenges me to write pieces that I truly want to write.
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.