Lorelle VanFossen asks a good question: Who are you when you blog? Lorelle is author of Lorelle on WordPress and examines your writing persona. This is a long post, but good because it will make you think.

Who is Your Blogging Persona?
by Lorelle VanFossen, Lorelle on WordPress, guest author

Blogs began as online journals, ways to connect and share our lives with others. While they have come to be so much more than that, they are still "personal".

Readers want to feel a personal connection with their favorite bloggers. They form a relationship with the writer, like they "know them". Writers have been building such relationships with their readers for centuries.

Remember those favorite columnists in newspapers or magazines, the ones readers eagerly anticipated in each issue to see what they have to say today? The writing voice may not be truly representative of who the writer was, but it was indicative of the strong writing character they developed. A character readers came to trust.

Do you know who you are when you are blogging? Who is the character you present to the world through your blog? Does your writing clearly speak for that character?

Many bloggers have more than one blog. On one blog, they may be the expert, sharing their learned wisdom to guide people through the mire of an industry. On another blog, they may take things less seriously, casually expressing their fondest wishes for a gentler world and showing off pictures of their child playing at the beach.

Would they write the same way on both blogs?

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