You Can Be a Casual Blogger
I've been feeling many things watching the Dev.To community and its writing pick up steam - enjoyment, curiosity, better informed, and mild synesthesia. But between reading new articles and tasting pie whenever I see the color blue, another feeling has popped up: a twinge of jealousy. This isn't to disparage other bloggers or say they should apologize for being awesome (please don't, or I'll apologize for you apologizing and the spacetime continuum will shatter). But it's made me reconsider myself and the role writing plays in my life. What could have caused these feelings? Here are some recent examples: Reading posts about bloggers getting a professional writing rhythm and excitement to keep it going Seeing writers get so popular they're amassing big followings or getting invited to speaking events Noticing popular writers who have been here for less time, yet written up to or more than twice as many posts at a more consistent pace Listening to writers branch to dif…