Entry #11: Final Blog Reflection

Writing a blog was fun and challenging at the same time. The blog has the capacity to reach a large audience. Even though it was a class project, once I have a piece of writing with my face and name on it, and it is a reflection of me. It was very important for me to portray sincerity and credibility in my work. It began as a project and quickly changed into a fun pastime for me. I discovered some useful and fun blogs and some that actually helped with my homework. I love cooking and I stumbled upon vahrehvah. It is a great blog for Indian and vegetarian cooking. Another blog that I fell in love with was gardentherapy. It is great blog for gardening and small things to do around the house. It was also nice to get to know the other students through their writing. I was particularly impressed with the amount of work put in School and Blueberries blog.

I lose patience and interest with long pieces of writing. But blogs are colorful with pictures and videos and most importantly they are not long.  Blogs taught me to condense my thoughts and incorporate more mediums than just writing and expressing my opinion.  I have been aware of people making money through blogging. I have never considered it seriously but it looks like fun. Several people started blogging as a hobby and ended up with a full time profession. I have been considering being a part time blogger to make some money if I do not end up with a job this summer.

As an assignment, blogs were a welcome relief from research papers. As a writer, it gave us freedom to speak our minds. I like the informal approach to writing. I like how some blogs were given a direction with the topics and others were let open for us to explore our thoughts. They were also helpful in making up for lost grades in the research projects. They were nicely spaced throughout the semester.

In my opinion, blogs were fun because they were a platform to express true feeling. As a writer, there were fewer restrictions on the use of formal English, grammar, and punctuation. Incorporation of various mediums like photos, animations, videos added more interest to the writing. I would not change anything about blogging. However, I would wish that the last blog entry which is basically our view on blogging should not be graded for points. This makes it hard for students to criticize blogging or provide valuable feedback. Criticism is a powerful tool and is best used when it is unbiased and anonymous.

To sum up, I enjoyed blogging and reading other people’s blog. The best thing about blogs is that they are short. With time being indispensable, it is absolutely imperative that we learn to condense our thoughts and be able to express them using various other mediums besides just writing. Blogging provided us a broader audience and a way to express ourselves through writing.