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Know the reader
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Grab attention--go for the drama
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Make it interesting
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Short sentences, paragraphs
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Organize with reader in mind
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Write to express, not impress
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Tell a story
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Have fun
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If I wrote my story without notes, what would
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Concise structure
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Goes for drama
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Specific details
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Quotes
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Paints pictures
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Varies sentence strength
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Paragraph control
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Conversational
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If the reader took a test, what do I want him
to remember?
How does your blog writing measure up?
Read Show, Don't Tell, and comment below something you learned that will improve your writing. By 5 p.m. today.
I learned that a thesaurus is a "treasure trove for finding “descriptive, entertaining adjectives.”" I love adjectives (probably more than the average person does) so I love that this is a key element she mentioned in the blog post. Adjectives are important because they make the story you're telling more interesting!
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of writing to make people DO something. Whether it be to click a link, tweet something, buy something, or to change how they view the world. I think it is so important to write to make people feel things, and I think vernacular and overall writing content is the key to make that happen.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I learned that I'm going to start doing, is writing as if it's to one person. I think that will help make my message seem more personal and keep people coming back.
ReplyDeleteI like the concept of just writing for one person not writing for everyone and writing to make people do something. I always want people to have an emotional connection with what I write, and when writing to make people do I think I can achieve that.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to start making my headlines more creative so it will grab the readers attention and write to a target audience so it will seem more personal.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I really want to improve on is writing more colorfully. I need to use more words that attract readers and are more intriguing. I also need to use more emotional words that make people feel something when they read my blog. I think that will really add more personality and emotion to my blog.
ReplyDeleteI understand the power of words. I also recognize that some words are more appealing, or eye-grabbing than others. Maybe I should try using more words that start with vowels. They seem to have the most visual appeal. I don't agree that "amazing" should be used more though. It's part of my own vernacular, but I think it's too overused.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to start making my headlines more creative so it will grab the readers attention and write to a target audience so it will seem more personal.
ReplyDeleteI learned today that I need to form my writing to just one person; to make them feel special.
ReplyDeleteI want to engage the reader and keep them. The message is important and I don't want to lose readers because I am not making it conversational.
To improve my writing I know exactly what I need to improve, it would really help if I quit writing like an English major. I love to write and research but sometimes I have a difficult time with writing very matter of factly, so I want to make my writing more conversational and relatable.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I learned about improving my writing is to learn to use more powerful and persuasive words when writing headlines. I have to use these words to create a sense of immediacy and to create curiosity so that my users feel compelled to read my posts.
ReplyDeleteThe main focus is to improve my writing. A good example that was mention was thinking as it as a good song lyrics. Make it catchy and interesting. Don't think of it too much, just go with it.
ReplyDeleteI learned that is should be more descriptive and persuasive in my writing to help keep the reader more engaged.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the section that included information on using "power words." I think the more descriptive you are the more engaging you are making the reading experience for your audience. I downloaded the PDF containing 350 power words. Its a very good reference to use and breaks the words down into categories pertaining the subject/emotion you want to convey and even gives you "bonus power words" at the bottom. I am excited to apply this and see how I can use it to improve my writing.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this I see that I should be more define when writing my blogs as well as be more creative when writing my headlines to grab attention and traffic to my blog. I will work on doing so to increase my audience =.
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