Back when I started a short-lived blog on Blogger, I e-mailed you for advice.

You answered back and told me that a blog needs to include a biographical section about the blogger.

I took your advice. My new blog has a large, detailed biographical section.

By the way, La Shawn, you don’t need to give advice because you are already setting an excellent example for other bloggers to follow.

Thanks so much for this thread! What a kick to see the “whys” and “because” of bloggers and commenters.

As for me, I began blogging to get things off my chest, the reason for Dagney’s Rant…to RANT! It never occurred to me that anyone would read it, and it’s never been my motivation. It’s always fun to learn that people actually do read it, but if they didn’t, I’d still be blogging. It’s fun, it’s an outlet, and I love to write even though I’m not terribly great at it, as you are.

Also, I’ve found that some blogs lack any kind of focus, and end up becoming diaries. Nobody wants to read a diary…

The one bit of advice I would give would be bloggers is: be the same person on your own blog as you are when visiting others. Phonys and hypocritters lose my respect. Be honest, and if you mess up and get something wrong, don’t bluster or try to cover up. Admit it and move on.

La Shawn, it looks like the first week of November is loaded with good news. May Conservatives win while liberals whine.

La Shawn Barber happens to be one of my blogging heroes, so when La Shawn speaks, I listen. La Shawn is now dispensing some blogging advice, along with the wonderful Sister Toldjah (is that one of the greatest names for a blog, or what?)

A diary.

A diary without the lock and key.

Actually, my mother would break into my diary all the time.

So, I don’t see much difference between the whole world reading my blog ……and my mother reading my diary.

If anything, the whole world might be more lenient than my shocked mother, when she read some of the stuff in my diary…without permission!

Sister Toldjah, La Shawn Barber and Simon World share their tips….

Anyway, I enjoy reading other blogs as well. My interests are varied so finding a blog with material I am interested in always is a plus and with millions of blogs out there (and some good blog search engines) it’s a pretty good bet I’ll find something out there to interest me. Also if a blog (or a site) is interesting enough to me, I’ll include it in my links section on my blog page. That’s how I found out about La Shawn’s blog and why I have a link to it on my homepage.

I have thought about starting my own blog, but I have neither the time nor, especially, the talent as the people on whose sites I frequent.

LaShawn Barber posted today why she enjoys blogging so much. She cites the rush that she gets from being able to see her name in her own byline as the main stimulus that keeps her motivated. It is obviously a good motivational tool for her, because…

I haven’t been able to stop since. Thanks LaShawn.

Jeff
RightFaith.blogspot.com