The Concept of Blogging

Had it not been for taking a College Writing class at EVCC, I often wonder if I ever would have taken the time to learn about this new concept called blogging. I had seen it, but never took the time to find out more. So, when we were required to start our own blog, I was so lost. Not to mention, trying to decide what to focus my blog on since the concept of blogging was so new to me, made it a bit of a challenge. I wasn't even quite sure I knew what I was doing, or if there is a wrong way or right way to go about this. After lots of thought, and since I have always loved to write, I thought focusing on journeling could be a start.

For years I have written many journal entries that have been for my own personal use. I also would write letters to people, ones I never intended to send. It was almost like it was some sort of rehearsal before the big conversation. Usually I would just write letters to help get things off my chest, and clear my head of the many thoughts racing thru it. The thought never occurred to me to incorporate this into a blog.

In my opinion, blogging can be a creative outlet for writing and sharing with others, who also enjoy writing. It is my belief that feedback in the way of comments is an excellent tool to help improve my writing skills. It is my hope that through blogging and my writing class, I can learn to keep my entries reader friendly, and maybe even attempt to write a book someday.Overall, blogging has been a positive experience. I don't know if I will continue with this blog, or continue with blogging in general after I complete this class, that is yet to be decided.