I'm Not A Writer, I'm A Blogger

And you’d think; they are the same. Well, I think they are different. Unlike how Malaysians still believe graphic designers are website designers. Writers can write (obviously) but bloggers can’t write…like writers. Bloggers are the ‘freedom’ writers.

We have no limits or principles to follow when writing. In other words, bloggers can ignore the vocabulary and grammar if they so wish. Writers can’t help but require the perfection to their sentences or paragraphs. If the spelling is wrong, they have to edit it. If the grammar sounds horrible, they have to amend it.

Like a designer’s profession, writers are trained to be perfectionist. If I designed something I’m not happy with, I feel my conscience is always telling me to correct it. If I find someone’s work not done well, I feel irritated and frustrated viewing it. Don’t you feel burdened reading a blog which is hard to make heads or tails of it?

So bloggers write because they write what they feel like writing. For example; if I wanted to sound like a total *ss I could. Or if I wanted to express anger, I’ll write with no holds barred swearing my head off. My personal expressions have no space for writers ethics. All I’d care about is writing what I feel and get it off my chest.

But can the blogosphere live without writers? Nope.

It’s the writers who help maintain balance of well-written blogs. In addition, writers are the people who can help proof read articles. Without the writers, I don’t think I’ll be able to maintain my sanity reading the plentiful blogs around.

Then again, it’s all about balance. I’m not a writer…I’m a blogger.

I’m a ‘freedom’ writer and I express my writing through my personal feelings.

[tags]Blogging, Writing, Writer ethics, Blogging ethics[/tags]

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