Inaugural Post

The proverbial blank piece of paper! Where do I start?

Having followed a few blogs for a while now (all about beer of course) they all seem to be written from the heart, getting right down to the 'nitty gritty' of any particular topic in a very personal way. As a reader I feel as though I have known the blogger for ages when in fact we may never have even met. There is usually some structure to the post and the writing style can vary from rant to rational. Often they are broad in scope, sometimes narrower, rarely egotistical.

I have never kept a diary. As a person I tend to keep things bottled up rather than sharing a problem to halve it. I do have strong views, particularly relating to beer, but other than in conversation have kept them to myself. If I write anything it is usually short and to the point, with bullet points. I like bullet points.

I don't know how my own blog will turn out but I am interested to find out. If you are reading this please let me know what you think.

• I'll try to post frequently and will keep a sheet of paper next to my desk to jot down any topics that I feel I should be posting on.
• I'll try not to 'preview' my posts too often so that the reader gets raw feeling rather than refined script.
• I'll try to play my part in the blogging community by commenting on others posts in the hope that they may reciprocate.
• I may use my blog to get something off my chest.
• I may use my blog to unashamedly promote my business (http://www.mkbrewing.co.uk/) but as my business is set up to unashamedly promote quality, crafted beer and this is what I'll be blogging about there seems to be a nice fit.
• I will probably mis-spell some words and include the odd extra apostrophe. Sorry Dad.
• In any bullet point list I will probably forget something.

I think I'll leave it at that. After all, I don't want to burn myself out in my first post.