I’m always encouraging/haranguing my Blog Writing students to start regularly reading blogs if they’re not already. A lot of them aren’t, even though they want to write their own blogs, and they don’t know where to start. There are so many blogs, and I think you should find the good ones within the niche that interests you as a blogger. But here are some ideas to get you started:
Brain Pickings: inspirational thoughts from greats throughout history
ClickHole: a humor site satirizing viral content and click bait
Dani Shapiro: posts from the inspirational author
FiveThirtyEight: statistics-based analysis of politics, sports, and culture
Goins, Writer: writer Jeff Goins writes about writing
Gothamist: New York-centric news and commentary
Jane Friedman: expert publishing advice
Jezebel: youthful feminist commentary
LAist: LA-centric news and commentary
Make a Living Writing: just what it sounds like, and great
Re/code: news and commentary from the tech world
Refinery29: for Millennial women (I write for this one sometimes, too)
The Renegade Writer: fantastic advice for freelancers
Vox: a news site big on “explainers,” which walk you through everything you need to know about a current topic
The Write Practice: writing and marketing
Write to Done: more writing advice and inspiration
If you have other favorites, let me know in the comments!