how do i write my blog?

Here’s another one of those blog analyzers I found over the net. Try yours. It’s fun to learn some insights into how your blog is created.

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ENTP – The Visionaries

“The charming and trend savvy type. They are especially attuned to the big picture and anticipate trends. They often have sophisticated language skills and come across as witty and social. At the end of the day, however, they are pragmatic decision makers and have a good analytical abilitity.

They enjoy work that lets them use their cleverness, great communication skills and knack for new exciting ventures. They have to look out not to become quitters, since they easily get bored when the creative exciting start-up phase is over.”

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By the way, here’s a picture to indicate which muscles or sides of my brain were functioning when I wrote my blog, probably including this one.

Have time to spare? Try the Typealyzer here.

(ghost)writer’s lament

I’ve been having this issue for a while. It never totally vanished because I never had the chance to confront it.

My job as a content writer is a pleasant idea for someone like me who is naturally inclined to writing. Indeed, it is totally different from creative writing wherein I had to create my own characters, scenarios, and even create my own world. On the other hand, the writing that I do now for my job is an entirely new venture. I got to write about topics that I previously had no idea about. I have to say, despite the fact that they are mostly profit driven, they are fun to write at least.

However, seeing my own writings published on the Internet without my name on it is probably the toughest issue I HAD to deal with. So much for taking credit for other’s work, huh? I guess it’s really true what they say about people controlling the means having more power.

The fact that I had been doing this for almost a year, it still has not sink in. If I had to choose between both cases, plagiarism (I think) is much better. Because with the latter, I still have contention over my written work. But with this? What do I hold up against people who hold more power than I do? Dilemmas, dilemmas.

Looking at the bright side, this has fueled my desire to go back to creative writing. I have been inactive in that department for over a year now. So much for promises broken regarding the supposed revision of my thesis entries, I better get started on that. In fact, just recently I had the impulse to travel and hence if I did push through with that, I can probably write a travel essay.

I am already thinking about the long bus ride and the people I will meet there. Can’t wait!

walking contradiction

This thought just hit me. After posting my blog entry entitled “On Blog Hits” (which by the way, sounds really lazy like it was just a spur of the moment thing that I could not find a more decent title to name the post by), I started questioning myself about the basic idea that surrounds writing. Am I writing for the mere intent of being read? If that is the case, then I have defeated the initial and most important purpose of writing and that is the exploration of thoughts and ideas.

Pardon me for over-romanticizing this act but according to my studies in popular culture, that makes me more lenient towards writing for what is considered “popular” knowing that it is what will drive more traffic into my site. Now I am beginning to hamper myself with all cuss words I could think of, haha.

Was I becoming more comfortable sharing my thoughts just because it is the worldwide web, after all. The scenario here is very much different as compared to when I was writing back in college (blame my penchant for grammar, I think I am obsessive-compulsive when it comes to that). I usually would not share my writings, even to friends, in fear of being ridiculed for the way I write, or if I had misinterpreted any theories. I’d like to say I was my own worst critic, and even now that still holds true.

However, the atmosphere in the blogging world is a lot looser and so I had let loose too. Nobody cares about grammar, ideas, or theories, you can basically talk about day to day events. Maybe that is where my confidence about my writing built up. I’d like to believe that was a positive impact on my writing.

As for my targeted 1,000 blog hits, I have just realized it is very much achievable at this point. After that, maybe I can let go of the idea that nobody is reading me or that my writings aren’t that good enough (even for my own standards). I would gladly quit bothering about the view counts on my blog, I’d leave all that work to the computer. After all, I hate numbers.

writer’s revenge

“Please do not annoy the writer. She may put you in a book and kill you.”

..got this one from Ate Myan at her multiply blog.. So, better not stir a writer’s wrath. Or else..