We attended a conference this weekend where one of the big subjects was blogs. They are the rage, as you probably know.

In a debate one side said blogs are necessary for in-depth insight into issues. Newspapers and other traditional media have a 24-hour news cycle. The rule is -- if it didn't happen yesterday and it did happen today to someone prominent or interesting, it's news. No wonder news stories are typically superficial. Give us the headlines, ma'm, only the soundbites.

The other side of the debate was that blogs are composed of likeminded people preaching to the choir. They don't even pretend to be fair and unbiased. It's not in their nature to present balanced coverage of more than one side of the issue. If you only read blogs, you'll only get one sort of opinion and not be well informed.

So naturally, we've decided to start a blog that accompanies our other website, angelanimals.net. If you're interested in making comments, go to it and let us know what you think about some of the entries we have posted there initially.

What do you think about blogs? Would they help your Writing on the Run? Some people have collected their blog material into e-books, articles, and even used them to get contracts for published books.

Remember, life is your page.