by M. J. Joachim
I’m so not a
techie when it comes to blogging. I’m also having so much fun that I’m not
overly worried about my lack of skills. If I need something bad enough, all I
have to do is search or ask. There are plenty of people around who can help me
with the click of a mouse.
The other
day, I had an absolute blast writing a story, connecting all my blogs together. Figuring out the links was
challenging, I’ll admit. I know how to copy and paste, open in a new window,
basic stuff anyone can figure out. It took time to organize and prepare this
activity for publishing.
Reflecting
on my little adventure, however, gives me an entirely new appreciation for it.
This particular activity wasn’t about connecting my blogs, promoting the A – Z Challenge and playing a game
with my blogging friends. (I did all
those things too, but these weren’t the things it taught me.)
This
activity was about writing a consistent story, from blog post to blog post –
beginning to end, with mini-chapters that flowed from one blog post to another.
It was also about making each blog post stand alone, for those who didn’t want
to play the game.
Come to
think of it, I loved dot-to-dot puzzles when I was a kid, especially extremely hard
ones. You simply couldn’t make the right picture, if things didn’t connect a
certain way, so you always had to pay attention to every detail, then step back
a bit to get a good look at what you were making. And you never wanted to use
pen, the first time around.
My writing
tip for you today is to take a few random things that seemingly have no
connection to each other, and connect the dots. See what sort of picture you
come up with in your writing. Develop mini-chapters that flow together and
share a story with a common thread. This is a challenge of sorts – one that
will improve your writing skills.
Thank you
for visiting Writing Tips.
Until next
time, I wish you every good thing,
M. J.
Photo credit: Christopher Columbus's Egg Puzzle, Sam Loyd, PD-US
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That tip will come in handy for the new idea that's brewing in my head.
ReplyDeleteCare to expand on that thought, Alex? I'd love to know what you're up to... :)
Delete*That* is an excellent tip MJ and one that I needed at exactly this moment.. Sooo weird.. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Mimi:)
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