Banging My Gong - The Vision
Yesterday’s post and the ensuing discussion have had me thinking more and more about what it is that I am doing right here with my blog. When I pointed the finger at the Internet writing community, there were still three other fingers pointing right back at me. I knew this when I wrote it, and I knew that it would be something of a revolution for me personally, and for how I approach this site. I knew that I would have to set an example and follow my own advice.
I also knew that I intended to take you along with me on my journey of (re)discovery. After all, that’s what this blog is about, and always has been: My journey as an Internet writer, and how my journey can help others.
My vision for this blog is to help other Internet writers improve their craft and, in doing so, become more successful. I hope to do this by offering useful, practical and timely advice on areas such as grammar, style, voice, format, SEO and many other areas. From time to time, it means that I’ll dip into topics like article writing, blogging, marketing, and all sorts of side dishes. Ultimately, though, I want to share my experiences in these areas - my writing journey - with my readers. I want to talk about my successes, about my mistakes, and about my goals. I hope to inspire other writers with my successes, warn them of the dangers of my mistakes, and motivate them with my goals.
In short: This blog exists to help other Internet writers get from where they are to where they want to be. It is about the Writing Journey.
That is my vision. While the vision it isn’t unique in itself, the experiences that I bring to that vision make the final product plenty unique.
Tomorrow, I’m going to explore voice, and how I use voice on this blog in order to reinforce, promote, and accentuate my vision.
Read the next post about finding my writing voice here.
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What I think I like about this blog (and this is only the third post I’ve read) is that it seems more informal than some of the writing blogs I’ve visited before. I appreciate personal anecdotes rather than a bunch of how-to’s, and it’s exactly the approach I take with my own site. I like to learn about the process of how one writes, how they “get there” on a personal level, rather than just following a recipe and hoping for success.
I’m so happy you commented on my site, because otherwise I wouldn’t be here!
Thank you so much for yoru kind words, Lis. Keep up the good work over at your blog, as well!
I agree with Lis. There are plenty of writing websites that give step by step instructions, but I have found few that really discuss how the process affects them personally.
Lindsey