Writing Improvement
Posted in Dusting the Historian's Library and tagged with Blogness, Writing on June 22, 2009I’ve been going through my archives recently, trying to clean them up, and realized that I have grown as a writer. Some of the earlier posts make me cringe…but I think that’s a good thing. I’ve been writing almost daily for a year and a half, I’d hate not to have made any improvement in that time.
All the same, I’m still working on improving my writing. Some posts I’m all, “right on!” and others I can’t seem to get all my thoughts in a row.
That said, bloggers, what would you say is your best post?
June 22nd, 2009 at 2:13 pm
I’m not sure. But I also cringe when I read my early posts. When I first started blogging, it was all about quantity. I had a goal to post daily. I would post about the most stupid, inane stuff. And now, I don’t post often, but I think my quality is much better.
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I’m still quite new to the writing a blog for others to read blog. However in the past I kept a livejournal and a written journal. It’s wonderful to look at what I found earth shattering when I was 14 to what bothers me now that I’m a “wise” 27.
In terms of my latest blog my favorite posts would probably have to do more with the associated images than the words I have written.
I’m still learning.
June 22nd, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I did this the other day and realized that there are definitely days that I have great ideas. And then others that the ideas are not so good.
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 am
It’s hard for me to say. I wish I could have a neutral third party evaluate my posts, and tell me the answer. This post could be my most heartfelt. And this one could be my most thought-provoking. But I’m not sure if either are my best written.
Twitter: TurtleMom23
Says:
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
I can’t see a definite improvement in my blog posts. Instead, I have really good ones and not so good ones…
June 23rd, 2009 at 4:18 pm
@Kristina: Yes, my first ones definitely make me cringe. I guess it was a transition from journaling to blog-writing!
@Miriam: I’ve always looked back and thought about how immature I was “back when.” And then I always think about how there will be a time that I think I’m being immature right now!
@Britni and Iva: It’s definitely an up and down thing for me as well.
@Barry: I wish there was some sort of computer software or rubrik (sp?) that we could stick our posts in and it would give us a grade on a 100-point scale. I’m black and white like that!
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
I don’t know about “best” post, but even in the 1+ year I’ve been blogging, I’ve seen my focus narrow and my writing improve. That’s a great thing to notice! And it means you must be doing something right…right?