The Story So Far: A Reflection on My Blogging Experience

In this post, I will talk about my experience with creating, maintaining, and updating Wired for Writing, my very first blog.

When I first created this blog and started writing in it, I didn't have too firm of a grasp of exactly "how" a person writes in a blog ("What should the tone be?  Can I go 'off-topic' from my mission statement?"), since I hadn't read blogs on a regular basis.  My only experience with reading blogs at that time was when one would pop up in my search results for something else I was looking for.

In short, I was a little intimidated.

At the beginning, it became obvious that I was a frustrated novelist: my posts were pretty long.  In whatever I do, I try to be comprehensive, which I suppose is an admirable trait in most circumstances.

In my efforts to find material to write about, I truly learned a great deal about topics like usability, social media, and design.  When I wrote my posts, I wanted to share what I had found with you, including pictures and links to outside material whenever possible and appropriate.

As time went on, I did my best to be more careful with my word choices so that I wouldn't have to use so many words to get my points across.  I also "loosened up" a little bit and tried to make my posts sound different from everyone else's in the blogosphere.  I tried to have fun with my posts and treat them like little creative writing projects.  I hope that came across and that my posts have been fun for you, the reader, as well.

So, what's next?  Who knows.  I definitely want to keep posting here and updating the look and feel of the blog as I learn more about design and CSS.

In the meantime, do you have any suggestions for changes you'd like to see in the blog?  Anything about it that you strongly like or dislike?  Any writer needs to know her audience, so please share you thoughts.

Thank you for taking the time to read my writing.