Everyone critiques their own writing and has their writing critiqued for them in order to improve upon not only the individual writing piece itself, but also their skills as a whole. I've personally never blogged about my own writing but, hey, there's a first time for everything I guess.
The primary question asked is whether or not the writer belongs in the writing. Of course the writer belongs in the writer, this is what makes a the piece a production of the human mind. Whether the writer intends to or not, his or her personality is somewhat reflected in their writing. Imagine reading a piece of work with absolutely no voice in it - boring, monotonous. I enjoy finding wit in writing because reading can sometimes be a grueling experience, thanks to those with no personalities, and it makes the experience a lot more enjoyable, almost like a conversation.
In my writing, I seem to naturally input voice just because of my nature. I have always written as I speak just out of normality, and I think it has worked out for me most of the time. Pieces with a bit more wit, sarcasm, and voice tend to get a little more attention due to the reactions people get from reading it - no necessarily from the content itself, but how the piece was written. The reader is essentially fulfilling the role of conversing with the writer, or at least listening to the writer's monologue, and who wants to hear something in a monotone. Let their be some emotion in your voice, like you actually care about what you are writing about, whether you actually do or not.
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