By nature, creative bloggers are improvers. We are, after all, the people who see beauty in the curbside find and function at the salvage yard. We are always seeking out ways to improve our blogs for the sake of our readers, for financial gain, and for personal satisfaction. We read the boring manuals of our fancy cameras and sift through the endless advice given to improve SEO. With all the polishing and enhancing, revamping and updating, I think we forget to work on one of the most basic elements of our blogs: the writing.
We sometimes get so caught up in the details that we don’t make use of all the tools we need to communicate with our readers:
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How to write a focused and coherent tutorial.
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How to make use of correct grammar without sacrificing our “voices.”
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How to correctly order each post’s information.
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How to connect and communicate with our readers.
I wanted a resource written specifically for creative bloggers that provided those guidelines without sounding like a dusty old textbook. Mad Writing Skills is a light-hearted look at the basics of blog writing, complete with worksheets and practical tips.
This ebook is designed for:
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New bloggers who want to discover their own writing style.
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Experienced bloggers who want to get back to good, clean writing
- Bloggers who seek to improve their blog’s professionalism.
LESSONS
How to Write an A+ TutorialREADER QUESTIONS
Finding Your VoiceAppeasing the Grammar SticklersThe Mistakes We MakeA Post's Order and StructurePlanning Makes Perfect
A Reader is a Blogger's Best Friend
Addicting vs. Addictive
Everyone's Talking About Brackets
Citing a Recipe
Comma Conundrums
Ellipsis Points
Text Speak
WORKSHEETS
Tutorial Lesson Plan Printable WorksheetTEAR SHEETS
Tutorial Lesson Plan Model
Blog Roll Analysis Worksheet
Quick Proofreading Checklist
Demographics Worksheet
Blog Calendar
Transitional Words and Phrases
Five Practical Tips for Audience Analysis
Bracket Cheatsheet
Common Mistakes List
Five Practical Tips for Finding Your Voice
Three Practical Tips for Improving Order
Four Practical Tips for Post Planning
Five Practical Proofreading Tips
Mad Writing Skills is 45 pages long and includes 6 worksheets to help you improve your blogging starting TODAY! The ebook also contains 7 tear sheets with practical tips and lists to keep in mind each time you blog.
You can purchase Mad Writing Skills for just $5, and, as a thank you, you can download my 50 Writer’s Block Busting Blog Prompts for free!
I am beyond excited for this ebook because I really think it is a valuable resource for your blog, whether you have been blogging for years or you are just thinking about starting your first blog.
