I think that my blog posts are slowly improving. I’ve begun to think a lot more about what I write, especially about how a reader would feel when reading it. This has helped me to develop more of a voice in my writing and write in a more personal and creative manner. My blog posts about a change of mind and about the power of a space, reveal some of my creativity. They are able to reveal my personal identity through the text, which greatly helps the reader hold interest. I definitely tried to create a unique blog post in these instances as well as in many others. Unfortunately, some blogs, such as the letter to the educational official, do not do a great job of drawing in the reader. This was probably due to a lack of time spent on developing a creative method for answering the prompt and creating a thoughtful blog.
Although I tend to keep strong structures in each of my blogs, I think the structure helps to hold together the writing, especially if I am trying to be creative and different within the text. I’d like to use more pictures and other forms of media in my posts, but lately the prompts have not been very conducive towards those media forms for me. Once I can figure out how to more easily and powerfully connect images into my writing, I think the quality of my blogs will greatly increase.
My peers are also doing a good job in their blog posts. I am consistently impressed by Ckyrro, Danni, and Luke’s work in their blogs. They are always very creative and personal in their blogs. I think all the personal experiences that they incorporate into their writing helps to make the blog both interesting and deeply meaningful. It has caused me to work more into adding my personal experiences to my blogs. This personal addition to their blogs helps to liven up and spark creativity within their writing. They also use more free-form structure than I do which is sometimes effective in strengthening the flow of the text. I would like to also try loosening the structure of my posts as well to see where they could take me.
Overall, I think my classmates and I are beginning to understand what makes a good blog post. Everything is coming together. As we begin to incorporate more of ourselves in our writing, I think that we are also getting to know ourselves better, which is a very unique and gratifying experience.
- Damon George
Although I tend to keep strong structures in each of my blogs, I think the structure helps to hold together the writing, especially if I am trying to be creative and different within the text. I’d like to use more pictures and other forms of media in my posts, but lately the prompts have not been very conducive towards those media forms for me. Once I can figure out how to more easily and powerfully connect images into my writing, I think the quality of my blogs will greatly increase.
My peers are also doing a good job in their blog posts. I am consistently impressed by Ckyrro, Danni, and Luke’s work in their blogs. They are always very creative and personal in their blogs. I think all the personal experiences that they incorporate into their writing helps to make the blog both interesting and deeply meaningful. It has caused me to work more into adding my personal experiences to my blogs. This personal addition to their blogs helps to liven up and spark creativity within their writing. They also use more free-form structure than I do which is sometimes effective in strengthening the flow of the text. I would like to also try loosening the structure of my posts as well to see where they could take me.
Overall, I think my classmates and I are beginning to understand what makes a good blog post. Everything is coming together. As we begin to incorporate more of ourselves in our writing, I think that we are also getting to know ourselves better, which is a very unique and gratifying experience.
- Damon George