Bloggers are people who write about their own lives and depend on followers to support them.

A writer does not write about their own life - they report as in journalism, inform as in magazines, entertain as in faction and movies.

Blogging stands for WebLog, and it was initially presented as a public journal/diary. People were fascinated to read the inside meanderings of other people's lives, and those who started up early received a lot of followers.