Blogging Tips

Jess asked me for tips about blogging. Jess, I am NOT the best person to ask since I just started blogging this month myself! People seem to have all different ways of blogging. Just have fun!

I enjoy reading other people's blogs because I usually find new ideas. It isn't easy finding blogs that are rated G or PG as you probably know. I first saw a tickertape countdown icon on another blog. The blogger was counting down the days to her birthday, but I was able to click on the link to find my own counter. I chose a Christmas theme for the holiday season. There are many others ticker icons available. Click on my tickertape, if you want one of your own.

I started a blog because I don't like to write. I wanted to improve my writing, connect with other horse lovers, and keep a log of my life with my new horse. I never know what to say when someone gives me a topic that I am not interested in. Have you ever had to write "How I Spent My Summer Vacation?" Yuck. I have so much fun in the summer. I can't summarize it all in three paragraphs! One time I had to describe an object. I spent a couple of days (maybe more) just deciding on the object!

I am homeschooled, so my Mom is my writing teacher. She teaches my brother and me to write about our passions. I know you have figured out by now that horses are my passion! Since I read many horse books and spend a lot of time around horses I always seem to have something to say. My Mom tells us to write just like we talk. That is basically what I try to do in my blog. It is much, much, much easier for me to type than to write with a pen, too.

Some blogs are informal. The writers don't worry about punctuation, capitalization, and organization. Mine is more formal because my Mom allows me to count my blog entries for daily writing. She isn't going to let me get by with messy draft copies. She still makes me write other papers, too.

I spend more time on some entries than on others in order to get a blog entry written well enough to post. That is why sometimes I don't post for a few days, or why I post more than one entry in a day. It all depends on when the draft is good enough. You wouldn't have to fuss as much as I do since it isn't part of your school work.

More thoughts on blogging later on in the week!