To blog or not to blog

Blogging is a “more alive” form of writing that attracts a lot of writers. In Andrew Sullivan’s case, he enjoys blogging over being a reporter, novelist or journalist because blogging is faster paced, exciting, and personal. He is able to express everything he has to say in a shorter amount of words unlike a journalist or novelist. He doesn’t have to answer to anyone or wait for permission to publish any of his writings. Sullivan is free to publish any one of his writings with the only consequence of whether or not his readers will like it. Sullivan says, “Being able to directly broadcast my own words to readers was an exhilarating literary liberation.” The only thing in the way of him and his readers is pressing the publish button! Sullivan compares the feeling of blogging to the feeling of taking a narcotic, and from what I understand, that is an amazing feeling! Blogging is a more personal form of writing because it allows the writer to spill out raw material without anything to hold them back. The feedback that is received from the audience is the only thing they have to worry about if they are aiming to please the people. Sullivan blogs because he is able to express himself freely on the world wide web without the need of someone to confirm his every post. He is consumed by all the things that he is able to write about and never runs out of something to say. Without any deadlines, his feelings on deadlines for posts are right away whether it is perfect or completely sloppy. That’s the beauty of blogging!