I agree with you on this. As a staff writer for The Final Call Newspaper and a blogger for our paper as well, I have seen some of the same things you have mentioned as I read through blogs every week just to see what others are talking about of substance.

When I post something on my blog, before I press “Publish” I always think how will this raise my readers one degree higher? I give them snippets of my upcoming articles in the Final Call or just address an issue in the country or world that nobody may have chimed in on. I balance it with some creative moments as well because I’m into the visual arts.

Being I writer is an art and I never take my readers for granted which I think some people do.

I’m glad someone referenced your site this morning on Twitter. I will be checking yours out.

No disrespect to anyone, but today I read a post on Shakir Stewart and the blogger got a lot of props on the write up but all they did was post a few words from friends of Shakir and added that he was a great person. What exactly did this blogger do that made it unique and worthy of praises? To me, bloggers are people who copy already posted material and comment on it.

To each is on tho :) – CaT

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Notice I said writing. Not just novelists or bloggers write…

In blogging I searched for a ripple. That doesn’t mean comments to me. It means people who are reading, and then more people who are reading. To some this may amount to page hits, but I mean READERS, which also includes RSS. If you read me, then you are interested on some level and that matters. Regardless of the fact that the source of my writing and that of many writers is a very personal place.

At the point where I can not hold a couple handfuls of attention spans, it becomes no longer worth it. “It” being the part of me I invest when I take time to write.

I wasn’t asking for much. Loyalty, and I was woman enough to admit that the lack thereof was probably largely my fault.

Thanks for the post.

B.

I guess if someone is swayed by the whole cult of personality thing, as a writer, then maybe blogging isn’t the write venue.

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I strive to write well, and to write for myself. However, I also strive to write well, and, hopefully, inform/inspire/educate readers via my posts.

My readership may not be wide, but it is loyal.

BTW: You are a wonderful writer, Jose.:)

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Alisha, you’re right. We should get better if you’re sampling other good writers, but the problem is, some bad writers are so thoroughly convinced until they get into other venues and find themselves at a huge road block.

NYC, that’s gonna be a post I’ll have to write about soon since it’s already happened a couple of times this year.

Kevin, you’re definitely another good blogger for sure. I’ve really gotta think about what makes a good blogger, and not just contrast, because the people in my Google Reader are rather impressive, moreso than the reads Google offered me at first as examples. I’m all for networking, but it need not be so … blatant.

brran1 I’m glad I could share something worth sharing with others.

Bronx2020, now imagine how I feel since I’ve been in this for 5 years now. I’d pull out my red marker at every turn if I didn’t know it’d hurt my monitor.

talda, when we’re focused, we tend to be very good writers. And I do use we for real.

e, for her sake, I hope she does, too.

I feel you. I think at one point you shared an article about the difference between writers and bloggers. I think we all know the frustration that comes after you write a really dope piece and get no comments and then you share a funny video or picture and you get tons of comments. It’s the life of a blogger.

That said, I do think there is a different between writers and bloggers. And as your other comments have demonstrated, I’m not alone in my thinking. I hope your friend continues to write privately.

peace,
e.