Big life decisions, I research like there's no tomorrow. Where to eat dinner? Tell me where to go and I'm there.
But for people reading my blog, people who want information from someone who's experienced it, I found a blog I want to emulate: carpedurham.com (Cute name, huh?)
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| Carpe Durham's Logo in Valentines Day form |
Since I am doing a lot of reporting on Durham for my other class, I was excited to see they had reviewed a coffee and frozen yogurt place that I went to just after its opening day called Blend.
I'm not saying it's worth the trip over to Durham for us Tar Heels, but Carpe Durham's positive reviewer, DID, really hit the nail on the head.
In the first sentence, DID boldly asserts that the shop will find a permanent home because it's just what the Golden Belt complex needs. He appeals directly to his audience, Durham residents, uses plain language and describes the place using imagery backed up by a lot of photos.
He nicely rounds out his review by reminding them why he is writing the story: "It's a nice addition to the Golden Belt complex."
Simple. Sweet. To the point. Tells the readers what they need to know and paints a picture for them without rambling. That's how I want to write.
You already write like that!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, all I can encourage you do to is keep going. You have no idea how much your blog last semester helped you and taught you, so I'll tell you. The key to figuring out how to write is to write a little bit every day. I didn't assign that or tell you to do that, but you did it anyway. That is more valuable than you can know.
I'm glad you started a new blog, with a new theme, this semester. That also will be good for you. Maybe a new strategy this semester might be to post one medium-length post a week instead of a short post every day(?). I don't know. That's up to you.
But you are proving what my instinct told me: The blog format can be a very handy and helpful way for us to get writing experience. More important, over time, our natural and relaxed voice will come out as we write more and more.
Keep letting that natural, chatty, conversational voice come out.
Keep going!
DCS