Every year I promise myself I will start and keep blogging. Every year I encourage myself by launching a new platform. Usually, I start by self-reflexively blog about blogging, my frustration about my inconsistency, my anxiety about publishing publicly, and my inability to be simple and concise. Then, I commit fervently to being an active blogger THIS TIME. Here are some of my starts:
I also have a work blog. Basically the blog is about other blog article. It’s meta, and a bit lazy, but there’s already so much out there for students in professional master’s programs. Trouble is that it’s not all great, and the great stuff is not all in one place. Because I get paid, it’s the one blog I’ve managed to keep consistently (especially from help with other folks):
I am looking forward to the ETEC 540 group blog, I think. (And not only because, unlike my many false starts, this one already has plenty of material!) Those who write for themselves do so freely because they focus on their own self-expression. Those who write for others craft carefully what they say to appeal to those audiences. I think I’ve always struggled with the idea of audience. Why write if no one is listening, but what to say (that hasn’t already been said, and better) if people are listening? Perhaps one of the key benefits of community webblogs is that the activity already comes with its built in audience, so one does not get the feeling that he/she is orating into an unplugged microphone. And yet, the blog is for each other, which means that one must appeal to that self-same audience—living up to its expectations and sharing communal space. It’s like the online, text-based version of living with a bunch roommates during one’s undergrad program (but without all the dishes). Let the virtual co-habitation begin! 
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