The Conversation Goes On

Last week I hit up my second DC Bloggers Meetup.

While it wasn't quite as crowded as last month's, it was just as enjoyable.

Writing can be a solitary thing. The Internet started to change that with the advent of BBSs. The Web kicked the public side of writing into overdrive.

No more was a writer limited by geography or access to a print shop (and time/money to distribute that printed material). Once the mid-90s hit, anyone could set up a website. I've been online since 1994.

I've been blogging since before there was an "official" term for it. (Nowhere near as well as my friend Kelowna... my life was never all that interesting.)

Today, there are millions of bloggers churning out billions of words and posts a day. Some are more interesting and worth the time to read than others. Many are still solitary creatures.

Well, meetups like this one are helping to change that.

Here's a quick list of who was there last week. Check them out. They're all saying something worth listening to.

Tracy T. --- http://thispersonstinks.wordpress.com
A Glenn – http://jenesaisrein.blogspot.com
S. Polastre – http://www.freeagentwriter.com
Phil – http://www.feedbacksecrets.com
Mike – http://NotionsCapital.com
Nusrat – http://knightleyemma.wordpress.com
AmyinDC – http://www.freeindc.blogspot.com
DaveW – http://www.autumnrain2110.com
Joelogon -- www.joelogon.com/blog
Frank -- http://swordandthescript.blogspot.com/
Jadxia -- http://jadxia.livejournal.com

There will, of course, be more to be said on this subject.