Thursday, May 27, 2004

As he does with alarming frequency, today John Scalzi makes an excellent point about the writing life and blogging in particular:

...blogs and Journals to a very great extent are descended from the epistolary impulse. This is a consistent flaw in reporting about blogs and Journals: Reporters tend to think about them as mini-newspapers or magazines, but they are equally open letters to friends and strangers (who often then become friends).

Sad to say, I think I'd begun to lose sight of this truth. It's part of the reason posts here of late have been sporadic. My hit numbers are down slightly, which has caused me to wonder if it's worth it to blog.

I've also been second-guessing myself quite a bit recently, deleting posts before publishing them because they didn't seem important enough. That's a legitimate reason if I subscribe to the "mini-newspapers" view of blogging. But if I go with the more valid "open letter" idea, I have to ask myself what isn't worthy of blogging?

Bottom line: I'm inspired again to blog. If the inspiration sticks, this could be a very bloggy summer, folks. I hope you, my family, friends and friends-to-be, enjoy the ride.

Posted @ 7:45 AM

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