I have a confession to make. I am not one of those savants that starting writing even before they learned to walk. I did not write clever stories in elementary school. I did not write poetry in grade school. And I didn’t write grandiose academic papers in high school (I’m actually a high school drop out.) I actually didn’t start writing regularly until I started college when I was much older.
So, you see, you don’t have to be an expert to be a great blogger.
This brings up tip number one: If you can talk, you can write.
Blogging is really just sharing, so you basically want to just share what you know like you were sitting at the kitchen table speaking to a friend.
Forget all that fancy writing grammar nonsense Mrs. Johnson taught you in high school... this is not that kind of writing. In fact, I have found that people who get too "fancy" actually turn off readers, because it comes across as less real.
I start sentences all the time with the word "And". And (see what I did there?) I don’t really know what a participle is, so I’m pretty sure I’ve dangled a few here or there.
If you're still concerned about the "rules", or English is not your first language, a couple of apps you could look at are Hemingway and Grammarly. They'll help with the little things like the occasional misspelled word and stuff -- I use them both all the time and they're great.
Steve.
A great introduction to how to write for beginners. People just get caught in the details of what to include, spelling and grammar. The longer a document is, the more likely it will have mistakes. Our brains work faster than we type. We are so critical of our own work and we think it is never good, but guess what some people will be impressed, others not much so. That's life.
The only difference I would make is that I wouldn't recommend that the first draft is made in front of a computer. The computer will mock you. Instead write the first draft using pen and paper. In that way, when you transcribe it to the computer you will make changes and therefore your second draft.
Thank you for this great training.
Antonio