Tuesday tidbits

Hey there, everyone. I read through everyone's blogs once: some of you had already posted your first Free Blog, and some of you hadn't yet gotten around to it. Either way, I commented on what I saw & will be back again throughout the week to see what's cooking on your blog-fire.

Speaking of blog-fires, check out my bud Gary's blog-post on the topic of fire, inspired by my telling him about our first-day writing prompt:

http://www.inkmuse.com/imblogarchives/etc/fire.php

As you'll find out, blog-ideas are contagious: one person writes about an idea, then another picks it up, then another. This is one of the things that makes blogging semi-addictive. Instead of writing in isolation, you've entered a huge community of writers (one of Peter Elbow's favorite phrases) who feeds off & encourages one another. In this sense, blogging is more akin to professional writing than is "private" journaling: already several of you have blogged about how strange it is to write before a "live" audience, something that professional writers have to think about as a matter of course!

I look forward to seeing how your blog (and blog personas!) evolve over the term. In the meantime, good early morning! ;-)