Blogging

Why do I blog? It's like asking why I run.
Many reasons are there!
I started off blogging being inspired by some bloggers like Kiruba. I was enthralled by the idea of self-publishing wherein I could express my views on varied topics freely in whatever way I chose. In my initial posts, I was more interested in putting the message across and didn't lay much emphasis on either the structure of the blog or the usage of words.

But slowly, I realised that I could fine-tune and sharpen my writing skills through the medium of a blog. Blogging is like writng a sop. The same article prepared as a first draft can be made more concise and coherent in successive drafts till there is a negligible improvement felt. Ofcourse, regular blogging may necessiate a compromise in the quality of posts but then the quality itself might depend on the nature of the topic and the knowledge the blogger possesses on the topic.

Now, it seems to me that blogging just happens, like running. Instincts and inspiration(arising from discussions and daily events and circumstances) decide when and on what I blog. I could ofcourse take a break from blogging( as with running) whenever I feel like; there's no sense of committment; it's like a call, which is part instinct and part addiction. There's a call and I attend to it, provided I ain't lazy or busy.....