Comments on: On blogging styles

By: goodnaijagirl

goodnaijagirl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:53:48 +0000

►Harry
Not weird at all! I think it’s great that you have a goal of teaching others through your blog.

►Nefertiti
It sounds like you’re one of the beautifully complex members of blogville. The thought of meeting bloggers in person makes me want to ensure that the parts of me that I reveal on my blog are consistent with who I am. It’s less complicated that way.

►dabizniz
Oh, you’re taking a route that not many take, but I think your reason for doing so are great. What’s this new blog address?

►Onada
Thanks girl! Congratulations again on your engagement, btw.

lol I know what you mean about some parts not being as um, lovely in person as they are on the blog. Like I’m not always a thankful person, despite writing on it weekly. I try to be thankful and appreciative but hey, I’m not perfect at all!

►Sugabelly
Lovely to read from you! And I can totally see how some might think that. That’s why I think it’s so important for readers to realize that they can’t get a perfect picture of all bloggers from their blogs. We are far more faceted than our blogs reveal.

►Vera Ezimora
I’d love to know why you decided to blog with your given name, yet you do maintain relative anonymity regarding what you look like. Maybe you’re going to be the Nigerian dooce: her family wasn’t happy to read about some of the things she wrote about, but mostly it was things written about them directly.

►Rene
I don’t think I do as good a job of concealing my identity as you do.

►Enkay
Well I like your blog the way it is so you’re doing something very right (in my eyes anyway).

►schic
When people we know in person read our blogs, it’s hard to be as open as we want to. No doubt about it.

►whatsgwan
How could you not leave a link to your blog? I guess I’ll have to email you to discover it! Perhaps you could have a blog for your business, and then still remain more private with your other blog.

►aloted
You’re an inspiration for sure, and I think the best inspirational writings are able to draw on personal experience like you do sometimes.

►ogonna
Aww, it’s nice that one of your goals is to reach people like you’ve been reached.

By: goodnaijagirl

goodnaijagirl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:19:13 +0000

►leggy
When you say you “change” things…do you sort of fictionalize it? :)

►Shannon
Blogging is so widespread that it’s really hard to find your own way of standing out. I’d like to think that being you is enough and it will be to the people who care to read about you. It’s if you want to be widely read that one has to be more deliberate about their approach to blogging I think.

►pink satin
I’m very surprised that anyone has discovered your blog because you are very private with regard to sharing information about yourself.

►Culturesoup
I’m a draft reviser too! In fact I spend too much time editing my posts. I agree that it’s hard to make a big change to your style if you have been blogging for a while but subtle tweaks of your style happen naturally as you get more comfortable blogging.

Ah, so you avoid discussing some things on your blog because you think they’d make it easier to identify you?

►Rosie
“Wherever life takes you is where you are meant to be” sounds great, but what about those of us who are slackers? ;)

►Adaeze
Oh it’s great to see you! I know you’re so busy so I’ll definitely email you to check up on you. Looking forward to reading more blog entries from you as you get back your old routine.

►tiana
Hi! Thanks for your comment. I know what you mean about not changing my voice, but I am sure there’s a good balance out there.

lol at you being a lazy blogger. Maybe as you share your gorgeous pictures you can give the reader a tidbit about you.

►YNC
You are very dedicated to blogging, arguably one of the most prolific bloggers that I read. I don’t even know how you have time to write so often. And you definitely have your own unique voice.

►Myne White
Those of you who can weave fiction like that amaze me with your imaginations. I have to confess though that I have a hard time committing to fictional blogs because I feel like if I miss an entry or two, I won’t be able to catch up. I do agree that we can benefit from different types of writing.

By: ogonna

ogonna — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:24:22 +0000

I tend to blog as the spirit moves me, so whatever I feel or want to talk about I do, just like I would if it was a journal. I try to have a no holds barred approach, because my fav bloggers are people who are open about their lives. It is through them, that I have been inspired, encouraged or at least know tha I am not alone in a situation. So my goal is to give someone esle that with my honesty, as well as just express my random thoughts.

By: aloted

aloted — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:41:27 +0000

i dont even knwo where i fall in anymore..i have become so lazy with blogging.

my purpose of blogging was/is to share inspirational stuff..i have sometimes shared some personal stuff to pass across my message…

By: whatsgwan?

whatsgwan? — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:40:55 +0000

Thot provoking…so true…hmmm..why do I blog? I started blogging mainly becoz I wanted an outlet to vent! which meant I fall in the once-in a year-blog” category. I definately favour anonymity but Im in the entertainment bizness where its all about being seen and being heard so what to do?…. Im coming out of my shell little by little…and its really not so bad!

By: schic

schic — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:28:03 +0000

I’m naturally a private person so there is an extent to which i can open up even on the blog….make things worse i have people that i know in my real world that read my blog…

By: Enkay

Enkay — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:39:47 +0000

When I first started blogging, I thought I was going to be talking about present happenings in my life but it just evolved into story-telling.

I write about true stuff. Stuff that has happened to me in the past and how they affected me or lessons learned.
I’m not anonymous and I don’t really share a lot of personal stuff about my present life. I feel like doing so sometimes but I never really get around to it.

I doubt that anyone could say they know me just by reading my blog.

I have opened several other blogs where I wanted to focus on personal stuff or strictly fiction but they just never got off the ground. So I’m sticking to Enkay’s in the meantime!

By: Rene

Rene — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:32:55 +0000

I worry bout pple using my blog against me but i don’t care and some who reads my blog would still not be able to know me.
I blog about things on my mind at that very moment.

By: Vera Ezimora

Vera Ezimora — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:21:12 +0000

See, it all depends on where you want to go with your blog. It comes down to that online presence thing. When I started blogging, I had no readers and knew of no other bloggers – except one. My writing style [unconsciously] has changed. The things I write about and how I write about them has also changed. It’s all part of growing up. As you know, I want to write main stream, so for me, I have to be ready to write things that a few people (parents included) would be uncomfortable with.

That said, I received your e-mail. Thanks girl!!!!!! Will get to it by weekend. Don’t wanna give you a one line reply.

By: Sugabelly

Sugabelly — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:33:23 +0000

So true.

There are lots of people that think I’m a depressing evil bitchass because I’m so lazy that I tend to blog only when I get really worked up about something.