Author Archives: Abigail Larson

Getting Started Writing down all of your thoughts is key. It does not matter if it does not sound good right away. When starting to write, think of ideas to write about such as memories, interests, family, friends, or your childhood. Each of the senses should be added also. Writing is often painful at first,Continue reading “Bird by Bird 2”

Introduction The introduction of Bird by Bird gives many writing suggestions and tells a story of a women who many people can relate to her writing. She explains that writing makes you pay attention, writing gives you an excuse to do things, to go places, and explore. She started writing when she was 7, sheContinue reading “Bird by Bird 1”

4 Examples of Writing Voice Example 1 is Evernote. This is all about gathering everything that matters the most. Pictures,articles, letters, etc. is very helpful. It addresses a wide audience and is very concise, or short and sweet. Example 2 is Man Crates. This is usually towards a specific reader. It uses strong connotation andContinue reading “Finding Your Writing Voice”

Painting and writing are a lot a like. Writing is made up of different sentence structures as to painting is made up of brush stroke techniques. There are five basic brush strokes: participle, absolute, appositive, adjectives shifted out of order, and action verbs. Participle In the article, Painting with Five Basic Brush Strokes, it statesContinue reading “The 5 Basic Brush Strokes for Painting”

In the article, Showing and Telling: the basics, it stresses the importance of showing and telling. These are the two things you need for a good story, although showing is better than telling. I will explain why showing is better. SHOWING Using the 5 senses while writing makes the reader feel like they are actuallyContinue reading “Showing vs. Telling”

Right now, writing a blog post seems pretty scary because I have never done it before. But through time and practice, it will get easier for all of us. In an article that I read, Five tips to write a blog post people will actually read, it gives 5 tips for a good blog. TheContinue reading “Passionate Blogging”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”