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I believe there is a transition happening in blogging. Transitions come around very quickly on the innertubes. An example would be how Nashville is Talking with BG brought a lot of people together. That’s been gone awhile and so everyone adjusted.

There will always be adjustments in immediate communication. And there still, thank goodness, aren’t any rules for bloggers.

I’ve been asked by some local bloggers in the Hoots area of what they should write about on their blogs. I’m no authority on this. I write about politics, zombies, Bigfoot, my dogs, music I like, things I think are funny and an occasional annoying autobiographical pause. I write about my life and my transition into my mid-forties, my concern over rural America and Hoots.

I write about what I know.

Here is my answer: Write what you want to write about. There really isn’t a manual that you have to follow. If you want to write about your daily adventures, do it. If you want to talk about your community, do it. If you want to post pictures of bicycles, more power to you.

Everyone these days is in the advice business. I think that if you talk about what you know then that gives you credibility. If you have an opinion, it’s more than all right to discuss what’s on your mind. Yes, there will be typos, some people will disagree (which is OK) and other folks will tell you HOW to do your blog. Constructive criticism is fine but don’t change what you do for others, do what pleases you. Very few people get paid to blog so embrace your hobby with what makes you feel good.

Do what you want to with your blog. It’s yours and no one else’s. If you engage your readers and they feel like coming back to visit, then you know that you’ve done well. If you create a dialog, that’s a good thing.

I am no authority, but I will say, treat your blog with your own personal passion and flair and you are going to find that if you treat it with a bit of love and joy, that will be returned to you two-fold.

Hope I helped. Now go look at this cat dressed up as Santa. He doesn’t look too happy about it.