“Writing online” can mean many different things.
A social media post, a forum entry, an essay, a poem – you name it.
But my favorite format remains the short blogpost.
A couple of paragraphs, talking about one experience, one idea, one epiphany, but always something to take away or something leaving the reader inspired.
As a creator, I find them the most pleasant to write. More space to expand my thoughts compared to an ephemeral post on social media that will disappear within hours. But not as daunting to write as a thousand-word essay.
As a consumer, I find them to be the most enjoyable type of post to read. They offer a glimpse into someone else’s life and the world inside their head. They feel ordinary to read, but not in a boring way at all. The “ordinary-ness” of these posts is what makes them worth reading in the first place. Not a polished piece, but words on a page someone thought were worth being jotted down.
That’s why I love reading short blogposts. And writing them for others to read.