Why I Began Running a blog – Kevin’s Meandering Thoughts


That is certainly one of a collection of posts answering some questions on a lifetime of running a blog that began (I imagine) through Tom Woodward, however that I first noticed through Alan L, Sarah H and Martin W by way of a renewed push to return again to running a blog areas and away from company social media platforms. I’m breaking down the collection of questions into totally different weblog posts.

Q: Why did you begin running a blog within the first place?

Method again when, on the finish of my first 12 months of instructing (summer season 2003), in my Summer time Management Institute with the Western Massachusetts Writing Mission, we piloted what we have been advised was “running a blog” for the Nationwide Writing Mission. (This was simply after presidential Howard Dean used a weblog to lift donations). I don’t bear in mind the platform anymore and it’s lengthy since gone. Oh wait. Manila. That was it. Anyway, we used it to share tales, skilled desirous about instructing, for feedback and extra. Despite the fact that we have been in the identical location, we instantly may see the potential for suggestions and sharing and publishing. I certain did, and I even received NWP of us to offer me a Manila weblog house for my college students.

I attempted to make use of the Manila house for various actions over the subsequent 12 months or two. It by no means fairly caught on. The idea was too new, I feel, and the executive parts of Manila have been clunky and generally unstable. However then, just a few summers later, at a expertise retreat for NWP out in Chico, California, referred to as Tech Issues, some new instructing mates I met there inspired me to begin my very own weblog after displaying me their new blogs (this teacher-as-blogger was now beginning to be a factor).

However I puzzled: What would I say? What did I’ve to say?

I made a decision to dip my toes in, and created the Kevin’s Meandering Thoughts identify and idea to maintain many doorways open to wherever my curiosity took me — instructing, music, writing, poetry, comics, video manufacturing, images, household. Whereas my posts are certainly everywhere in the conceptual map, I do know I discovered my writing voice in these common posts (throughout one stretch of time, I used to be posting twice a day — which is insane. I apologize to anybody who had me of their RSS reader.) Right here is my first submit, ever. Discover the expertise references, together with Writerly earlier than Google snatched it up and made it Google Docs.

Again to the query at hand, as to why I began running a blog, I feel it was to have a spot to write down, pure and easy. Or possibly a spot to compose is the higher technique to put it.

(see my submit from 2009 about Why I Weblog)

Peace (wherever your letters land),
Kevin

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