Emphasis On Blogging
I know this a boring topic for most non-bloggers, so I’ll be brief. There’s a great discussion going on over at Rayne Today (continued at the Raven) around the subject of inner-driven vs. audience-driven blogging. Rayne likes her blogging raw and tasty. Raven and I figure if it’s being served up for consumption, it ought to look nice on the plate.
Here’s how I see it. I’m an exhibitionist. Can’t help it, wouldn’t if I could. What’s under my dirty raincoat is right up here on the site, and every one of you reading these words is doing me a big, wonderful favor. Your attention is a rare and precious thing. I want it, but I’m not entitled to it, so I try to make it worth your while.
At the same time, during the day, I’m paid to write about all kinds of terrible subjects that don’t interest me much, so when I’m writing for free, I’m gonna write about what I want. Lately that’s been politics, but in general, it’s a fairly eclectic mix of weird topics. Because you don’t know what you’re going to get when you click Emphasis Added, I generally feel obliged to contribute something thoughtful, witty, informative or satisfying. I don’t always get there, but know that I’m always trying.
The other thing about blogging is that we’re working without a net here: no editors, no proofreaders, no lady at the desk handing out the assignments. I’m a professional writer, but I’m not a professional journalist. Nevertheless, the time you spend reading my stuff is the same time you could be spending reading Krugman or Ivins or Chait (who, by the way, says he likes EA!). That’s a big honor and a big responsibility, and if I can’t be as authoritative and informative as they are, I do my best to at least frame my point of view in a readable and entertaining manner. I also do my best to fact-check, spell-check and grammar-check so that your patience for my nonsense is not further tested by gratuitous illiteracy. Don’t always get there – always trying.
So, thanks for indulging my self-indulgence. Now, back to the regularly-scheduled ranting…
10:54:00 AM 
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