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I struggle with writing. I like writing (especially this blog) but it doesn’t come easy for me and I’m not as fast as I’d like to be. I want to be better at conveying feeling. Technical writing I feel comfortable with though (dang… I better, with 8+ years of writing test plans, cases, defects, steps to reproduce). I really admire bloggers like Greg Hughes and Rory Blyth who convey emotion in their entries. They always have a way of putting a smile on my face. Greg, with being just plain personal and Rory by documenting his insaneness. I’d like to be funny and personal (like them) while remaining technical. Possible? I think so, it’ll just take time.
Recently from some blog’s link to a link to a link to a site I found some advice for aspiring writers that touched on the fundamentals of writing. The site is John Scalzi’s blog and John is a professional writer (who recently just published The Ghost Brigades). Anyway, his advice is fundamental, funny, and important. If you write, this is worth reading.
Starting with John’s overall advice, and then reading people who I think write well, I think I may just have a chance at this blogging thing! |
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