An Old Comment About Blogging

Just an old comment I just ran into in response to blogging with descriptive, quality writing:

I'm a newbie to this blogging thing, but I've been a writer for many years. Frankly, I dunno what the hell is going on in this 'blogosphere' world you guys are in, but it caught my eye and I'm hooked; I want to know. I'm gobbling it up as if I'm trying to make up for lost time or something.



The advice I'm reading is disparaging for those like me (writers from other formats)(I feel archaic stating that; like I use an old-fashioned typewriter, or something... (written with iPhone)).
I continue to read that I should 'dumb down' my content for the reader's sake, shorten my pieces, and, in short, go against everything I've been groomed to understand as a writer with two decades of work behind me. I can relate to your post and love the blend of 'blog' writing advice with 'old-world' writing techniques.

I'm still trying to decide where my online voice will ultimately fall: staunch marketing maniac; miser of words (I must increase my R.O.W.!!! (Return On Words)) or occasionally long-winded poet; who writes from the heart and who's site has no traffic.