tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196085318857030703.post3481448287396148688..comments2023-10-22T03:43:32.429-07:00Comments on Scarybooster: Are You a Better Blogger Than a 4th Grader? Scaryboosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17791243265440602798noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196085318857030703.post-80942707228430096992014-01-10T06:56:46.786-08:002014-01-10T06:56:46.786-08:00Of course you're right. When I was writing fo...Of course you're right. When I was writing for MMORPG. com I felt the same way. I didn't want to piss people off because I felt I would hurt their revenue. Silly as it was, I think K playing it safe hurt my writing. If you look at the comments And they dream sites like that are fanboys, but they have to be to gain more revenue. <br /><br />Good thing about blogging is you can speak your mind Scaryboosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791243265440602798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196085318857030703.post-91118632738864740762014-01-10T03:50:40.359-08:002014-01-10T03:50:40.359-08:00Why do most bloggers feel the need to be so dry ju...<i>Why do most bloggers feel the need to be so dry just to act like journalists?</i><br /><br />I think it has to do with the likely response you'll get for your blogging. If you say what you really think, it is likely that your real thoughts are not "politically correct", and you'll be bombarded with a shitstorm of hate comments.<br /><br />I recently got into a huge argument on a gaming blog where I was commenting on a post about gender roles in games. My argument was that we can't have a real discussion about that subject, because we aren't allowed to have an opinion that diverges from the ultra-feminist line. Just saying that I thought it was okay that the "Warlords of Draenor" poster showed only male characters was already enough for me to be considered a male chauvinist pig.<br /><br />The reason why journalist write bland stuff is because they try not to get their paper into trouble with anybody. The reason why bloggers imitate that is often pretty much the same.Toboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354082945218389596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196085318857030703.post-11434105366796371172014-01-09T08:32:10.730-08:002014-01-09T08:32:10.730-08:00You bring the logic hammer and make me want to fis...You bring the logic hammer and make me want to fist bump you! Thanks for the great comment. You're right of course. His checklist did have the structure points you mentioned but I left out due to word count. He had: punctuation, capitalization, paragraphs, tense, and other guides for the test. I agree they need to know word for word what they're building before they can design their own artistic masterpiece. <br /><br />I wish I learned half the stuff he is learning about writing, I would be dangerous. Unfortunately I was horrible at English and it's been a struggle my whole life. I hope encouraging my kids will give them the tools to succeed in anything they do before it's too late. Scaryboosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791243265440602798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196085318857030703.post-59719376989784738802014-01-09T08:13:17.829-08:002014-01-09T08:13:17.829-08:00Creativity is easy when given free reign to write ...Creativity is easy when given free reign to write about anything and everything, but there's a few things to keep in mind. <br /><br />1. There are rules for writing well. Proper spelling is one. Proper use of punctuation is another. <br />2. There are agreed-upon guidelines for writing that we as readers understand when we see them, but don't necessarily know how to enact ourselves. That "transition" element is key to making a smooth read, and if you can't pull it off, it's like riding down a bumpy road on a bike with no seat. <br />3. The true test of a person's creativity is doing what they can with what they are given. The "rules" of assignments may seem too constraining, but that's the challenge.<br />4. I once read some author (I want to say it was Stephen King) who said that it's OK to break the rules in writing, but first you need to KNOW the rules of writing. Or something like that. <br /><br />And keep in mind that in fourth grade, kids are learning these rules so that later on in life, they can break them. And if your son ends up writing as well as his father, I don't think he'll have anything to worry about. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10153600201644796914noreply@blogger.com