For the past 13 weeks, I've maintained this blog for my digital newsroom class. It was almost poetic justice. I've spent a great deal of time personally criticizing a number of personal blogs that are more like online diaries.
My favorite site to make fun of and post snarky comments to is Lifebycandlelight.
This semester, it became my turn. And it's harder than it looks.
Given that this was a class assignment, I didn't have the burden of coming up with a theme. My instructor gave us the broad topic of "anything journalism." Okay, that's enough to stump me.
But I got over it and started getting in the swing of blogging. Part of the difficulty for me was writing about topics that hardly anyone will read. Okay, maybe some friends, classmates and, of course, Doug, my instructor. It really made me realize how important writing to your audience is.
Then Blogger shut me down. Called me names like spammer. Sheesh, that was hard. I had to prove my innocence. Please, blogger, let me post again.
Then I was granted a stay of execution. Blogger let me back online.
So the posts continued and, eventually, I developed my own rhythm and found my voice.
I'm not sure if I'll continue this blog as it exists today or if it will take the form of the dreaded online diary. Stay tuned.
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