The Blogger's Life
In some way or the other, one have not foreseen the implications of blogging.
It is easy from the start: making an account, signing-up and designing templates, banners and logos.
It doesn't even require a brain of a rocket scientist to open one up. Yet there seems to be something interesting in this world far but inter-connected with the real world.
When you open up a blog, what do you have in mind? It can conjure a cornucopia of ideas - secrets, experiences, passion, fictional stories - the works.
True, similarities aside, even from the way we narrate or tell even if it's just one line, one blogger is different from the other. Tastes vary as do favorite readings.
What makes you be drawn into this realm?
Is it your stories to share or the people who share their stories?
Ah, but that is where depth of involvement arrives. The more entries people read from your blog, the more people get interested in your blog, the more they want something from you. Expectations.
From the first person who reads and comments an entry to successive ones who leap back and forth to your URL hoping to read another one of your life anecdotes, isn't that great?
But the pressure rises up. You know that, I know that, most of us know that. There's no denying that once you've put up one and people starts reading and inputs a comment, you know you're in for a ride.
And most of the time you pressure yourself into making an entry just so you could post something, to let your readers know that you have something in store for them, that you're blog is still existing and so do you. But we all know half-baked entries are like medium rare grilled beef. It's a half-love, half-hate scenario.
Beginning the blog is the best feeling one can experience because you have so many stories to share. But sooner or later, you realize that your life can't keep up with your blog, or in some cases, a matter of vice-versa. After all, everyday maybe a different day from the last but it doesn't mean you have to blog about it.
Remember: you have yourself to expect something from an entry and your readers expect something that might pique their interest to read from your entry too.
While most of us get our heads out of the water by posting superficial ones and letting it stay on others' blog roll for some time...others just plainly offer a temporary truce of the word we have come to love - even in our personal world - a hiatus.
From blogging experiences, we have disembarked and departed over and over and over again.
And you know some blog posts worth reading are those that border taboo. Posts as such have been ridiculed, mocked, scorned and lamented. People saying that there's too much to tell, too much information and too much to take.
But who are we anyway, the readers of the blogger?
Isn't it that we got interested in the blogger because of what one posts?
Isn't it that we got interested in the blogger because of what one has to say?
Isn't it that we got interested in the blogger because of what one has to tell us?
Yet we throw rocks of furious words.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
How queer and baffling, isn't it?
Freedom and discretion. One has to learn to have both in order for the blog to survive. One without the other would mean an exile, a banishment, or worse, an un-following.
So in the end, a blogger's life isn't so simple, easy and breezy after all.
The courage to post and the intimidation of what not to post are of essence.
But let me tell you a secret - the moment you evoke an emotion from your post - you're worthy to go on as a blogger.
It is easy from the start: making an account, signing-up and designing templates, banners and logos.
It doesn't even require a brain of a rocket scientist to open one up. Yet there seems to be something interesting in this world far but inter-connected with the real world.
When you open up a blog, what do you have in mind? It can conjure a cornucopia of ideas - secrets, experiences, passion, fictional stories - the works.
True, similarities aside, even from the way we narrate or tell even if it's just one line, one blogger is different from the other. Tastes vary as do favorite readings.
What makes you be drawn into this realm?
Is it your stories to share or the people who share their stories?
Ah, but that is where depth of involvement arrives. The more entries people read from your blog, the more people get interested in your blog, the more they want something from you. Expectations.
From the first person who reads and comments an entry to successive ones who leap back and forth to your URL hoping to read another one of your life anecdotes, isn't that great?
But the pressure rises up. You know that, I know that, most of us know that. There's no denying that once you've put up one and people starts reading and inputs a comment, you know you're in for a ride.
And most of the time you pressure yourself into making an entry just so you could post something, to let your readers know that you have something in store for them, that you're blog is still existing and so do you. But we all know half-baked entries are like medium rare grilled beef. It's a half-love, half-hate scenario.
Beginning the blog is the best feeling one can experience because you have so many stories to share. But sooner or later, you realize that your life can't keep up with your blog, or in some cases, a matter of vice-versa. After all, everyday maybe a different day from the last but it doesn't mean you have to blog about it.
Remember: you have yourself to expect something from an entry and your readers expect something that might pique their interest to read from your entry too.
While most of us get our heads out of the water by posting superficial ones and letting it stay on others' blog roll for some time...others just plainly offer a temporary truce of the word we have come to love - even in our personal world - a hiatus.
From blogging experiences, we have disembarked and departed over and over and over again.
And you know some blog posts worth reading are those that border taboo. Posts as such have been ridiculed, mocked, scorned and lamented. People saying that there's too much to tell, too much information and too much to take.
But who are we anyway, the readers of the blogger?
Isn't it that we got interested in the blogger because of what one posts?
Isn't it that we got interested in the blogger because of what one has to say?
Isn't it that we got interested in the blogger because of what one has to tell us?
Yet we throw rocks of furious words.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
How queer and baffling, isn't it?
Freedom and discretion. One has to learn to have both in order for the blog to survive. One without the other would mean an exile, a banishment, or worse, an un-following.
So in the end, a blogger's life isn't so simple, easy and breezy after all.
The courage to post and the intimidation of what not to post are of essence.
But let me tell you a secret - the moment you evoke an emotion from your post - you're worthy to go on as a blogger.
i agree on the half-baked entry thing. readers see through your motives. if your entry lacks sincerity, they'll turn readers off. kaya mas ok pang wag magpost kesa magpost para lang magpapansin.
ReplyDeletesabi nga nung isang blogger (i think it was kane), you can post one amazing entry and it will make you interesting. the challenge is how to stay interesting. i noticed that a blogger is most interesting when he doesn't try to be and instead just tells his story.
well, at least on this side of the blogosphere.
Wow G. I wonder what triggered this entry? =)
ReplyDeleteAre you feeling the pressure? =)
Kane
*Nishiboy - that is definitely the case.
ReplyDelete*Kane - oooh, you know me and idle time are like best friends...
The very reason I hardly post these days. I think I've run out of steam, or so I think.
ReplyDeleteHow can we get your steam back on? ;)
ReplyDeleteKidding aside, everyone goes through this...it's just a matter of getting the mojo back, or more so, finding why they blogged in the first place.