So after a long while of making consistent post after post on this blog, I believe it's time for me to take some time off of all this and get back to some video games. For a long while. I really enjoyed the time I spent blogging, talking about video game consoles, nature, the feelings of weather, and so on. I felt that I was able to more clearly explain my likes and dislikes outside of a few short sentences and quotes from people, and it was nice to gauge other people's viewpoints.
The benefits that come from blogging seem endless, as it's easy to put whatever you want into a heartfelt post and explain what truly makes you happy on the inside, away from outside influence of family members, friends, or anything else physical that may be bothering you. Of course there are problems you'll encounter of choosing what to write, how to write it, and if your readers will take any interest in it. Having the time to start up a blog and write about whatever you want is tough to do at times, as well, but the best way to take these challenges on is to just keep writing. Write about what interests you, what you find interesting, data that hasn't been previously reported by anybody else, or something that happened in your day! It's easy to set down and start typing out wherever your mind wanders.
I've also found that writing a blog from my own point of view on things really helps in the long run. Just recently i've made my own story involving characters from a video game, and from this blog alone, I feel that i've learned how to better structure my words, paragraphs, and keep the tone and the character's speech consistent. Keeping a blog helps with these typing skills, and how to write things like papers or research papers for things like experiments. Also, because I was able to keep a decent schedule for posting, I feel that i've learned how to get my posts written in a timely manner, and presented in an orderly fashion.
I think by posting so often and reading others' blogs, i'm able to properly gauge what others like to & want to post about, and how much attention their blogs get, regardless of content. It puts in the perspective of others who write about what they want, and what kinds of attention the creators get based on their content. It stands to prove how useful blogging is in the modern world of technology, and how it can make our voices heard over a sea of people looking for their own identity. Blogging teached me a lot about not just how to make an image for ourselves, but how to write better in general. Getting feedback from others and keeping a consistent message, writing about our favorite things, and how to structure pages and information... it's so important to keep something similar to a blog in our lives to continue to know how to write and speak to others.
As I write this final post, always remember the benefits and knowledge that comes with being able to read and write in any shape or form. It can do so much for you and your own emotions, and contributes so much to us as people, no matter what you write about. So... to anyone reading, get out there and make a blog about what you love, or your own experiences. The world is what you shape it up to be, and i'm about ready to start shaping it in my own, unique way.
Farewell for now... and never give in to your negative side.
- Lucas Vincent
