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By: Jilly

Jilly — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:21:44 +0000

Thanks for the advice! So far I haven’t really been structuring my posts at all, just kinda flying by the seat of my pants. Maybe my writing will be a little more polished from here on out.

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By: Dan Northern

Dan Northern — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:19:47 +0000

This is a great article to read. I just started a blog about a month ago, and I can already see improvements in my writing of posts. Hopefully it will be all up hill from here.

Thanks for this post.

By: Rawhider

Rawhider — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:38:59 +0000

Great blog, I think I read it like, well, 10 times at least! ;) I agree though, it’s just putting things into motion. Once you get the ball rolling… -Raw

By: Murlu

Murlu — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:10:30 +0000

I’ve noticed that the more I write, the less I worry about making any errors.

I’m not going to say that I don’t make grammatical errors or some of the sentences seem choppy at times but if I spent all day trying to make a single paragraph perfect, I’d be missing out on writing the whole story!

Occasionally I like to write a post and without even batting an eye, delete it. In such a fast paced world, especially online, I don’t feel I should be holding onto things as I used to when I thought I wouldn’t be able to obtain them again. This mentality of trying to keep it “in the now” seems to put me on my edge, gets the creative juices flowing and makes me jump right back into the subject I had just deleted but with more fire and passion.

A great standard you could set for yourself is to write X amount of words every day. It doesn’t need to be 1,000 words, it doesn’t even need to be 500. If you set your mind to writing something wonderful while reaching your minimum, you’ll build that momentum to take it beyond anything you’d expect.

By: Megan Wantz

Megan Wantz — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:51:15 +0000

This is a great article, I have little experience keeping up a maintained blog. I keep one because a lot of my friends are out of state (we all have one) and we are able to keep tabs on each other with out having to call as frequently.

I have always struggled with grammar and syntax, but you’re right with a lot of constant practice and mistakes, you will learn to be a better writer!

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:13:09 +0000

Some excellent advice here, i started a blog a couple of years ago and was struggling to get readers, but reading your article i can see where i was going wrong.

Now i have a bit more experience, and my recent blog on my portfolio has been getting alot of hits, if very little comments, so im going in the right direction. haha.

By: Hal Brown

Hal Brown — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:07:16 +0000

I see your point about getting content posted. However, learning to write as you go, seems like putting the cart before the horse. Yes, we all make typos, the grammar doesn’t need to be perfect, but some of the bloggers you refer to are not adding to the common good. In fact, my last post was about the responsibility of star bloggers to learn something about basic English.
If I find myself constantly looking at the terrible grammar, I leave for some better material.
With spell checkers and just a little effort, post don’t have to be as bad as some I’ve seen.

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By: ChristopherR2D2

ChristopherR2D2 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:29:23 +0000

Well said, James.

I don’t think I’d have the patience for this approach, but definitely see it’s power — as they say, writing is re-writing.

I’d also recommend reading a lot of blogs — good, bad, and the ugly. Build a vocabulary of what’s out there, then let your style flow naturally. Reading others’ work will give you insight in terms of structure, titles, etiquette and more.

By: Zak Morris

Zak Morris — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:45:52 +0000

This is some really excellent advise! Insta-bookmarked.

As someone who’s had a domain and Wordpress setup ready to rock for five months, a few good posts thought out, and a draft or two jotted down I seem to have an additional hesitation beyond the personal hangups of perfectionism. I seem to be fixated on the follow up. What if these three things are the only good ideas I ever think to write about worth sharing? I really like the first few articles I have in mind, and it takes a lot for me to say that about anything I do. What if I actually attract some attention. Ack!

Hypothetical Commentor: ” Hey, great first couple articles! blah blah – keep em coming, can’t wait to see more…”

Me: ” Hey, thanks. Um, rrrrrrriiiight, more….articles….ummm…..stay tuned ? ”

Then after some time not thinking of anything decent I fall back on a classic LIST OF AWESOME……just like everyone else is doing. Oh, the failmanity…

Can someone be more fearful of success than failure ? Even if the former is unlikely?