Who do blog for? Yourself or your readers?

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Permalink Reply by Lisabeth Conger on August 15, 2008 at 9:55pm

I have published two of my former blogs through blurb.com. I wrote them for me--it started out like a journal. I find it flattering that anyone else would find my life interesting enough to keep up on. Eventually, I'll have all of my blogs in volumes so that when I'm old and gray, I can sit back and remember....

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on August 15, 2008 at 10:38pm

Since my blog is no secret - my friends and family are aware - I find myself blogging more for the readers then for myself. There have been days that I think, ugh, I want to talk about how my mom's bugging me - but I can't do that. My mom's probably reading it!

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Permalink Reply by A Cowboy's Wife (Lori) on August 15, 2008 at 11:14pm

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Permalink Reply by Andrea Chamberlain on August 15, 2008 at 11:37pm

I found my voice right away, with my first post. It just came naturally to me, for which I am very thankful!

I write what I want to write about, but I write it in a way that I hope will be enjoyable for those who read it - KWIM?

I'm so exhausted from staying up and watching the Olympics every night that I honestly can't tell if that last sentence makes sense.

Andrea
The Creative Junkie
http://www.thecreativejunkie.com

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Permalink Reply by Ali on August 16, 2008 at 4:24pm

I blog for both--me and my readers. I started blogging about everything that interests me and fortunately I've found readers that share my interests. But not many mommy blogger nascar fans though!!

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Permalink Reply by Rachel_L on August 18, 2008 at 10:28am

I blog for myself. I enjoy writing and have been doing it since way back in the day of big chief tablets and extra big pencils. I never worry about "what would people want to read" -- I just write about my daily life as it provides enough material.

As far as the voice of a blog goes, that is something that comes with practice and, as the writer, being willing to put your personality out there (through word choice, sentence structure, verbs, etc.). The same principles taught in high school writing classes apply in the blogging world.

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