Spin a yarn, you’ll hook me…
I get asked all the time - what makes a good blogger? I take the ability to sit down and write a blog - without exactly agonizing over every word - for granted now.
(Maybe my readers would prefer that I would think more about my posts, or at least try to be more scintillating in my observations and topics… but blogging is still a treasured act for me.)
So: what makes a good blogger?
- Tell me a story… entertain me somehow with something memorable about yourself, your experiences, your life. It doesn’t have to be a tome, just a little tale.
- Write as if you’re emailing a friend. Be familiar, because your words will flow more easily. You’re likely to be more relaxed when you email than when you blog, so write an email instead of a blog post - it’s just a matter of application at that point.
- Push yourself to be authentic and (gulp) a little transparent about your life. You don’t have to tell your readers things you don’t want them to know; but take some risks. Share a little something about your feelings. People want to read about people that they might not be able to find out about in their everyday lives.
For example, few who know me professionally would have a clue that I adore toast above all foods, with tapioca pudding a very close second. And only my love knows how much jam I put on toast when I have it, or that I could eat an entire tub of tapioca without an off-switch.
And few of my friends would know that I never spend more than $5 on lunch as a matter of principle during the week.
Tell us your story. Help us care about you - it’s much more likely we’ll care more about what you write.
