What I appreciate about blogging is that I simply write and it flows how it flows. I type out my emotions and it’s ok if they run over the brim of the cup, since there’s no penalty for being a run on sentence, for example, but the writing lab sees it different. According to the grammar police who are normally coming after me for poor sentence structure; long sentences may cause readers to get lost but they are also more indicative of academic writing. This can be challenging to escape sometimes but being on my own accord means that I embrace it; including the inconsistent punctuation and abstract language. I am guilty of these myself but that doesn't prevent me from plugging away at my ideas, with free form writing. I'm still responsible for cultivating my own style, in all of its quirks and imperfections. After all, personal writing should read more like organic prose because of the freedom which it affords. Keeping in mind that informality shouldn’t be an excuse for a lack of coherence but the material that is produced can often be raw and authentic. It becomes the ultimate means of self-expression, in an experimental space where I am free from the nuances of things like citations (Chicago style, MLA and APA).