Speaking of Writing...

Have you ever talked about your blog in public conversation? I recently did this at a social event, and I wondered immediately about how different it sounds to talk about your blog versus writing it down and publishing online. It seems somehow safer to publish thoughts in this format than it is to face the stares and confusion that come with discussing blogging in public, even when talking to fellow bloggers. Blogs aren't secret diaries, but they somehow feel more private than conversation. There's something about the written word that is more private -- it takes more interpretation, maybe, or an audience willing to sit down and concentrate on the words, rather than the facial expressions and body language. Any thoughts out there that mirror mine, disagree, or can make a connection to what I'm saying, er, writing? The blogosphere is a public space, yet it seems personal and private. I guess that's what I'm getting at.