Awesome – part 2. I’m too tired right now to follow and read all the links on the page but I plan to make a point to do it tomorrow.

Conversations with Dina
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“Every reader is a writer, every writer is a reader.” – Jay Rosen

Writing my last post made me reflect on how i write a blog post.

Sometimes my experiences just trigger off thoughts and i use my blog as an outlet to share thoughts, sometimes feelings, test ideas, and even rant. At other times, i voice my point of view on a subject and try to add value by linking to relevant posts or articles. And some posts are more ‘constructed’ – i read something and pull together pieces that somehow come together in my mind.

Awesome – part 1

Conversations with Dina
[excerpt]
Lilia talks about ‘Weblog as a pen’ :

A piece I guess I have to cut out from a paper I’m trying to finish:

Weblogs serve many purposes. Like a pen could be used to write a diary, a novel, a letter to a friend, or just a shopping list pinned to a fridge door, weblogging tools can be used in a variety of ways. For instance, they can provide a venue for self-expression, serve as a community space or be used to publish formal corporate news.

That was my reaction on the whole “weblog as a genre” discussion. Do you study “pen as a genre”?