Jan 6, 2009

Becoming a blogger

Blog was the Merriam Webster word of the year in 2004. It was the word that no one knew at the beginning of the year, and everyone knew by the end of the year. Blogging has been mainstream - sort of - for four years now. Those of us that have been in it for awhile can forget how frightening and intimidating it is to be vulnerable enough to put your writing out there for the world to see.

L.L. Barkat has some thoughts and suggestions for new bloggers.

I remember what it was like to be a new blogger. The wide world before me. So much to say and so little ability to say it. Millions of blogs to make my way amongst. Zero comments, zero comments. Then, oh! A surprise comment from some really big blogger who kindly deigned to be the Welcome Wagon of the blogosphere. It was... intimidating.