Sandy Supposes....

Grey Cells

PROMPT November 8th

You've made it a full week! Congratulations! Today I want to know, what do YOU think makes a good blogger? What are characteristics that make you want to read someone else's blog? If you were judging your own blogging ability, how would you rate yourself? What aspects of blogging are most important to you?

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         So, I'm being asked what makes a good blogger? Um, er, I really don't know. I mean I'm no expert. I dally.

          I contemplate a subject, or a prompt as I pursue other chores, hobbies, and amusements during my day. I suppose some would describe this as "letting it stew", or letting it "marinate". Granted, it's not always a priority. Sometimes, it becomes just one more goal on my daily to-do list. In other words, I'm not consistently eager to compose a blog.

          Of course, some topics spur me on and ignite my efforts. They fan my flames of curiosity and creativity.

         Okay, I've been attempting to stall with a few words , a temporary barricade as I ponder. Already I've employed that old stall standard of repeating the question .Hmmm…..What do I think?

         Well, I believe just showing up and making an effort constitutes a good blogger. Writing is a process. It takes effort above all else. Write something, take a stab at it. All efforts are worthwhile. There are no wrong tangents. Every contribution is valid.

          I like to read variety. I'm continually surprised and pleased by the differing viewpoints, the unique voices I find here. I'm drawn to humour and the slices-of-life vignettes. We all have our experiences, and our modes of expression..

          Rate my blogging ability? Ah, that's difficult. I participate. I string a sequence of words together. I refuse to permit a prompt to defeat me.

         Whew, only one more question to answer. I'm powering through today's prompt. The finish line looms so tantalizingly near. Should I repeat the request again?

         Well, I suppose the daily deadline appeals to me. If I choose to dally, make a commitment, engage with other writers, I must actually sit down and write. The ol' grey cells must function. I must put aside other concerns and distractions to concentrate on writing. This is the "use it or lose it" philosophy.

         Spontaneity, I like the spontaneity, too. Each blog prompt is unexpected. Never have I imagined myself wandering a labyrinth with a cookie, a paper clip, and a toy truck. Okay, maybe I'd be strolling with a cookie, in fact that is somewhat more likely than my finding myself trapped in a maze. Oh, I seem to enjoy challenges also.

         There, this blog post is finished. Perhaps, I strayed and rambled, but in the end I blogged.