The Unofficial Guidelines for (New) Bloggers

Shamelessly copying from where I read it. As I think it will be relevant for every blogger.

1. Somedays, you will write crap. Others will post cruel comments. Take it with a pinch of salt.

2. Somedays you will write beautiful stuff. Others will post dumb and crappy comments on it. Take it with a pinch of salt.

3. Somedays, you will write beautifully and receive praise for it. Take this with a pinch of salt, too, and don’t get used to it. It will happen very rarely, but keep lot of salt handy.

4. Learn to write what you actually want to say. It doesn’t matter what anyone else says - if you need to say something, then you have to say it. When you gotta go, you gotta go.

5. If someone posts dumbass stuff, you can tell them where to shove it. But you can do it politely. Remember, writing is like making love - you make yourself vulnerable. How would you feel if you took off your pants in front of a girl and then she kicked you on the balls? Do give your opinion, but be kind.

6. When someone else kicks you on your balls for writing stuff that meant something to you, take it like a man. Say, Hah, you don’t faze me! Or, better still, take it like a woman, and act like you really love taking it in. Either way, deal with it without running to mommy. This is life, dude. Just because you ran to a PC to avoid it doesn’t mean its gonna let you go uneducated.

7. Some will write for others. Some will write for their own selves. You have to decide who is important for you.

8. You don’t have to only write only sensible stuff. You don’t have to only write only politically correct stuff. So, why not be the real you?

9. Be polite and gracious. This is an art, and you can learn it here. All of your learning and wisdom and class will reflect through every letter that you type. This is a place where your mind shows through. Not your wallet thickness, not your govinda-cuteness, not your beemer. What shows, is your actual bare-naked self.

10. Blogging is great. Blogging is lovely. But it’s not life. If possible, get a life.