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Writing is
what cures all. It cures all sadness,
anger, confusion, you name it. Not
really, but sometimes I wish it would. For instance:
I have a
personal online journal. It is not
really online. I type in Ms. Word, and it
is a document. I type out what I am
feeling for that day. Yesterday was
about how disgusted I was at my finances, and how my bank treats me and my
money. Don’t worry, all banks do that to
a degree. Another post for another
day. Another time it was about how happy
I was to find my business coach, Renae.
That too I will tell for another day, but the point is I feel better
when I write. It calms me down to a
level where I can type out my thoughts, and read then back at any time.
Sometimes, I
feel like sharing. This is where My
Ambiance Life (comes into play, and even then sometimes I feel like I am
oversharing. I try not to let all of my
feeling out, and make sure that I keep you in mind when I write my posts,
especially when I write about human injustice, i.e. recent events with
#blacklivesmatter (such as Alton Sterling) or Pulse Club killings. Some people want to read what I have to say,
while others want either ignore, or want me to shut my mouth and let go. However, your feelings are my concern, but
not to the point where I stop and think every time I place my fingers on the
keyboard. The way I work is I think
about the subject, then title, the rest flows as I type. If it is not right, as I have said in a
previous post, I do not post it, and it goes into my “work on it” folder for
each month. So far, December 2016 looks
like a busy month for MAL
So, what am
I trying to say in this post about your writing? If you write a blog, think about who your audience
is, how they feel, and write based on that.
In other words, research. Read
other blogs with your same topics, but do not copy their style, for your style
is of your own making. If you want to
put your own spin on the subject matter, fine. Consider the time of year you
are writing about, especially if you are writing a lifestyle blog (such as my
now deleted Simply Organized Crafts blog).
For example, you would not write about all things Christmas in the
middle of May, but it would be appropriate to say something about the after
Christmas sale in January, or do a Christmas in July type post on July 20. (Not July 4th, if you are in the U.S.). Be mindful of these things.
Next time, I
will explore this a little further to talk about writing for content-mill sites
(BlogMutt, BlogHer, Et. Al). There are
some things that I have learned about these types of websites, which are not
bad, but if you are not careful, you can be removed from them permanently.
