Similarities Between Blog and Print Writing

Well, I still haven’t learned all there is to know about writing for the Internet. Big surprise, huh? Last week I wrote about the aspects of blog writing that struck me as quite different from its print cousin. But, writing is writing- be it a pithy greeting card or the next Batman [...]

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Some Differences Between Blog and Print Writing

Truthfully, when I thought of starting a blog, it was only because many writing resources preach that every writers should have one. My heart wasn’t really in it at first. I do read and enjoy a lot of on-line writing- from travel to fixing bikes- but when I thought of nonfiction writing as [...]

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Writing With Substance

This morning, I was reading the 2002 edition of The Best American Travel Writing. One of my favorite pieces is “Visiting Norah” by Edward Hoagland, about traveling to Uganda to see a friend. Mr. Hoagland hears stories from survivors of the atrocities for which unfortunately Africa is always stylized in the media. [...]

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