Blogger or Writer?

I have a confession to make. Okay, well it’s not actually a NEW confession because I’ve stated it here at Portrait of a Writer many times.

There’s a HUGE little part of me that needs daily comments validation from you people, and I could probably delve into my dysfunctional past to tell you all the reasons why, but I won’t.

But whenever I visit the popular blogs and see their loads of comments every so often the little voice in my head whispers, “only three comments on your post, you can do better then that. Go leave a bunch of comments and maybe they’ll come over to your side.”

Then there’s the urge to keep up my blogging relationships. To stop in and comment because it’s been a while, and if I don’t they might not be my blogging friend any more. I know that no one else has felt that way, right?

Well, while driving the other day I think I’ve finally been freed of my competitive bloggingness, or at least the chains have been loosened a little.

I had a revelation amidst the backseat chatter and bickering.

I’m not really a blogger.

I’m a writer who blogs.

Taking the mundane and spinning it into a funny tale is not my forte. I usually tell it like it is without all the bells and whistles, straight up without the sugar coating found on many of the entertaining blogs.

Most of my creative energy is spewed on the pages of my novel, so when it comes time to my blog, I relax a little and let down my hair. (Yeah, I know this post is full of cliches, but that’s what I love about blogging, I can write without having to follow a bunch of rules.)

If you want plot twists and interesting characters (at least I think so) then I can do that. My blog stories may never make you laugh, but you can be sure they’ll be full of truth and honesty.

I also realized that I really don’t fit into any blogging niche. That’s why I started Writer…Interrupted. A blog/webring for writers who are interrupted in their craft by daily living. I guess I’m slowly realizing that God didn’t call me to fit in, and I may never get the comments I crave, but that’s okay. I’m where God wants me to be.

I’m a writer who blogs, not a blogger who writes and that suits me just fine!

But please leave me a comment, just in case! 🙂 !

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