BLOGGITY BLOG

If only I had more time to blog I would understand why. I know we live in an age of modern technology outstripping it`s latest achievements in minutes rather than hours . I get all that. I understand that writers must blog especially if they self publish like yours truly. I understand that social networking is essential for writers to reach readers. What I don`t quite get is that a fair number of people read my blogs. Given that I`m a writer and blog mostly about my books the the feedback on the blog effort is minimal to non-existent. I promise I do not bite. Nor do I quiz people to try to find out if they read my books, will read my books, would ever consider reading my books or buying a book simply for the pleasure of getting a bit of peace from authors who are also blog writers. What I always seem to be left with is this question. Why is blogging so important? Is it an entity on it`s own? Do people search for blogs to read and then forget them immediately? Do they have blog libraries and if so am I in one of them somewhere? Is it filed away under Liam Leddy or simply the title of that particular blog? Where did the word blog come from? Do blog readers read them simply because they are blogs and they are there, And although I don`t quite why I still know blogs are very important for any self published author. If you think I`m simply nuts please tell me. It`s important