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By: Barbra Sundquist, Bio Writer

Barbra Sundquist, Bio Writer — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:57:13 +0000

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By: Carol Ferndale

Carol Ferndale — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:45:42 +0000

The advent of the internet and blogging has given everyone a chance to have their say, whether they be a good writer or not. I guess that’s it.

I think it is a change for the better too, as often people have something important to say, even if they don’t express it perfectly.

By: Michelle Kafka

Michelle Kafka — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:12:26 +0000

I agree with Valencia’s last sentence and both of Carol’s sentences. Also I believe that bloggers are writers but just maybe not all are pro writers.

By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens

James Chartrand - Men with Pens — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:20:33 +0000

Just a thought here.

Just because you are a writer does not make you a GOOD writer. Just because you are a blogger does not make you a GOOD blogger.

And trust me, there are no more good writers than there are good bloggers.

By: Carol Ferndale

Carol Ferndale — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:29:06 +0000

Good points.

I blog, and I write. I think blogging is a genre of writing, but I don’t think that all bloggers are good writers, as some blogs are pretty boring.

By: Jett Farrell

Jett Farrell — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:06:20 +0000

Another swing on it is this: being a blogger doesn’t make you a writer… but a writer can absolutely be an excellent blogger and a true writer at the same time if they treat their work with dignity and professionalism.

By: Jett Farrell

Jett Farrell — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:03:36 +0000

I think alot of the controversy comes from generalizations. A blog is just a medium for writing… It’s a means of self-publishing that definitely allows for poorly done, uninspired rambling, or as a venue for many individuals to vent to the information superhighway. I would say the vast majority of ‘bloggers’ on the net are not ‘writers’ as a professional writer or someone speaking of one would use the term. Now, on the contrary, a blogger who treats their blog professionally, edits their entries as if they were print work, and treats it as part of the spectrum of their professional work is definitely a writer. A blog is just another means for them to exercise their craft. : )

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:55:34 +0000

Wow, thanks for this post! I am a writer, but I am NOT a blogger! Sure, I can write blog posts, but the creating of a community, writing day after day on the same topic, keeping up-to-date on whatever it is I am writing about, I can’t do it! I love variety, and that’s not what I get when I try to blog. Now I don’t feel like less of a writer!

By: lornadoone

lornadoone — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:42:15 +0000

@James – I know you love me, darling. And you’re right. In the case of Freelance Parent, I am definitely a writer who also happens to blog. That’s the flavor of that project, which is nice because it showcases my writing skills to potential clients and is also mainly read by other writers who appreciate that style.

Happily, when hired to be a “blogger,” I am able to shift styles, just as I have to be in a different mindset to create SEO articles than I do to write a professional bio. I guess I think that’s part of what makes me a writer.

I still think that “writer” and “blogger” are not always the same thing.