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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 the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
Published by icebreakerjaw
Hello, my name is Jessica Williams and I am currently pursuing a bachelor's degree of the Arts in Empire State College. My passion for film came to me when I was in elementary school. Over the summer break I would rent VHS movies from the public library, but there was one in particular that simply blew me away. It was The Matrix. I was so amazed at the ingenious take on the story, dialogue, characters, and visual effects. This iconic movie wasn't just a mindless action movie with pointless fight scenes and and explosions, but so much more. It was filled so much philosophy, religious, and other thoughtful undertones. It was that film that gave me the incentive to make iconic movies of my own. Another major influence comes from the Japanese film maker, Hayao Miyosaki. Although, his animated film were created more so for the younger audience, I as an adult can still receive so much from his movies as well. I also admire the fact that he did stray away from the old fashion drawn film making technique like Disney studios has.
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