Lost Your Creativity? Try Blogging
Are you feeling like you are lacking creativity in your life, or just need to brush up on your writing skills? One high school teacher in New Jersey has found the perfect cure for this lack of a writing muse by requiring her students to blog regularly.
The teacher, Michelle Lampinem, reports that the overall response from her junior high school students has been overwhelming positive. Blogging gives them a creative way to write regularly, versus regular classroom writing exercises that Lampinem said she used in the past. In fact, the teacher says that her students make more insightful observations about various literary works when they do need to write formal papers.
Another benefit of regularly blogging, according to Lampinem, is that her students make fewer grammatical errors in their writing. The practice of regularly writing in a blog, where the format is relaxed and students feel more confident, helps them polish their writing skills further.
Blogging also lets students who are shy express themselves in ways they did not before. This can translate to adults who might feel that they do not have much of a voice in the world from day to day, since blogging gives them a forum to discuss their ideas without anyone else interrupting. In fact, in such a writing environment, you are free to explore a number of ideas fully. When you are ready to publish a post you can then share those ideas with the world and receive feedback on them, helping you further develop your ideas and creativity.
One way to help you stay on top of your blog is to take the Internet wherever you go. With mobile Internet through a service like clearwirelessinternetservice.net you can take your computer on journeys far and wide, sharing your experiences and thoughts about them as you travel. You can also take your computer to spots you find inspirational and that get your creative juices flowing, such as museums, a favorite coffee shop or a local park.
Before you begin blogging, you should follow the guidance Lampinem gave her students. First, sit down and create an engaging and informative profile. As you blog and meet new people online, they will likely click on your profile to find out more about you. Sharing useful or interesting information about yourself will enrich the blogging experience. Remember that you should only share as much information about who you are as you feel comfortable letting random strangers know. It’s a good idea to leave out details like your home address, phone number and birthdate. You should also take the time to come up with a creative theme for your blog. If you think you have a good idea, conduct an online search to see if anyone else has already covered it. While it might not be easy to be completely original, you will capture more readership and have a more creatively stimulating blogging experience if you create an original theme or angle for your blog. Finally, remember that the whole point of blogging is to let your creativity flow, so have fun with your blog.
Larry Stevenson is a stay at home father of four. When he gets a free moment, he enjoys blogging on various
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