Comments on: 5 Ways Blogging Can Make You a Better Writer

By: Inchirieri Masini

Inchirieri Masini — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:05:47 +0000

Hi this is a good article and very usefull.Keep doing the good job.
Thanks again.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:50:51 +0000

This is informative. I will certainly make the time to read more blogs and start to contribute to one myself.

By: howtomac

howtomac — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:57:12 +0000

Thanks for these tips, they are really helpfull. I think its good, to have kind of a formula one can follow.
I am right at the beginning of blogging so your tips just came to the right time :)

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:43:55 +0000

Excellent post. I can add two more items to your list. One is that writing, especialy on a daily basis, can be a form of therapy. Second, from the realm of goal setting, it is helpful once you set a goal, to let the world know. That lends an aspect of acountability. Keeping your goals secret makes it very easy to give up on them.

You’re right when you say the more you do the better you become. I used to write a lot of poetry. One halloween I went to a party as the world’s greatest poet, with pen and clipboard in hand. When people questioned this, I asked them to choose a topic, then worte a poem about it on the spot. The more poems I wrote, the better they became.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:03:36 +0000

I know many professional writers and yes some of them did look down on bloggers when they first came onto the scene. But I see the internet as a “wild wild west” for creative minds whether they are “professional” or not. I feel so fortunate that I have a place to express myself even though my background isn’t in writing, and it’s definitely improved my life and my career.

By: CAPavlinac

CAPavlinac — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:45:19 +0000

Yes, my dog Merlin has a blog, although I help with the typing. It’s about our road trip adventures across America. He’s always encouraging me to write more. And faster.

Write on!

http://merlinsroadtrip.blogspot.com

By: Mel Menzies

Mel Menzies — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:29:47 +0000

Hi Jenny – I’m afraid I, too, felt like you. I was definitely not going to be one of the saddos who spent their lives ‘relating’ to a keyboard, and neglecting the real people around them. Why would they want to, I asked myself. So on your behalf (if you don’t mind?) and mine, I’ll apologise for the two of us.
I’ve been blogging for seven or eight months. As the author of self-help books, biographies and novels over a number of years, I’ve never shied away from sharing myself or anecdotal material if it helped me to help my readers.
I’ve totally changed my tune and love the immediacy of blogging, as well as the instant response from readers. I now Twitter as well – you can catch me on http://twitter.com/MelMenzies. Thanks for your honesty.

By: Suprieta

Suprieta — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:36:53 +0000

I’ve only just begun to blog. Well, not exactly true… I had a blog on Xanga for about a year and posted personal thoughts and feelings about my family and life. Now, I am interested in pursuing a venture in internet writing, including blogging and other types of writing. To this I am new. Anyway, I am writing this comment to say that discipline is the most challenging thing for me. I am sometimes slightly intimidated to sit down and write and create something worthy of reading. But, it helps to hear that you sometimes have the same sluggishness in an effort to “move the cursor.” It helps me to hear this. I will try harder to write past the perfectionist in me also and just get it onto the page. I can edit later.

Thanks for sharing!

http://www.aspiretograce.wordpress.com

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:39:28 +0000

I appreciate all the hard work that goes into the info here on these blog post , trying to keep my own blog fresh is hard , but the tips and pointers here really help.

By: Suzette Wickham

Suzette Wickham — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:11:28 +0000

Sorry about that.
Hello everyone. I am a teacher who has been striving for excellence in my profession in everyway possible. Hence, I have decided to improve on my academic building.
My blog is that there are students in our classroom today who are not achieving at a high level. This can be as a result of many reasons to which domestic problems is one. What are your views and additional information?

By: Suzette Wickham

Suzette Wickham — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:55:55 +0000

Hello everyone, I am

By: Jenny Cromie

Jenny Cromie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:40:46 +0000

Hello everyone,

Thank you so much for all your thoughtful feedback and for sharing your experiences with blogging. I’m glad that so many people enjoy it like I do, and that a few of you found this post helpful.

And Jen Singer, your thoughts about how blogging has helped your writing and how it ultimately led you to a book deal is very encouraging and inspiring.

Happy blogging everyone!

-Jenny

By: Danelle Ice (Homemaker Barbi)

Danelle Ice (Homemaker Barbi) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:00:40 +0000

I definitely agree with blogging making you let go of perfectionism in order to write faster. This is still something I work on, as I write longer articles just like you. Great points!

Danelle Ice / Homemaker Barbi

By: Alcides Fialho

Alcides Fialho — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:59:27 +0000

Hi again Darren,

Here’s one thing I mus improve this year. Being a non English writer makes things much more complicated….well, I’ve never been a good writer as I am a good speaker… so I need to follow this leads in order to improve myself.

Told this, you can imagine how helpful is for me this kind of posts.

Thanks,

Alcides Fialho

By: Kerry Dexter

Kerry Dexter — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:58:57 +0000

another thing blogging has helped me learn is how to write for both specialist and non specialist audiences at the same time, and still keep it engaging and useful. usually I’m writing for one or another in my other work (I write about folk and Celtic music), and it’s been fun to find new ways to think about this.

By: clickktdotcom

clickktdotcom — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:44:06 +0000

Great post! Thanks so much for this article, it’s really helpful.

By: Jen Singer

Jen Singer — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:42:16 +0000

I’ve always said that blogging is like breastfeeding: The more you do it, the more you can produce. It’s helped me find the discipline and speed to produce 5 books.

It also gave me the volume to prove to a paying gig with a magazine that I could keep up the work for long periods of time. Finally, it got me a book deal; three of those books are part of a series branded to my blog.

Finally, it made writing a cool thing to do for everyone. And that’s a good thing.

By: Cristhian Bedon

Cristhian Bedon — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:50:58 +0000

This is an great post, these facts are as accurate as they can get. The more you write the faster you get, and the more fluent you can type out a new post, from weekly than to daily.

By: writeasrain

writeasrain — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:24:25 +0000

The thing about blogging is that it encourages you to explore your creativity; and, it expands your ability and your opportunity to connect with the world around you. I find that I learn something new everyday.

What is amazing is how addictive it can become and how I find ways to nurture my blog. I really feel that it helps me to grow as a writer; it allows me as well, to have the freedom to do a little freestyle thinking. That truly opens the doorway to new avenues as a writer…while building confidence in yourself, at the same time.

Like anything that you strive to do, and do well, blogging is something that can be improved upon in a variety of ways. It all comes down to what your goals are…and, discovering the information that you need to bring those goals to fruition.

Thanks for sharing your personal and professional growth with your readers. http://www.writeasrain.wordpress.com

By: seosoeasy

seosoeasy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:52:50 +0000

Amazing article and i was impressed a lot.I learned that blogging is a great experience not only in gaining profit but also to gain knowledge and writing power.Thanks for your effort.