For the second quarter of Writing for the Internet, I embarked on a fantastical journey of creation for my "remix" project. For this, I learned how to bring others into my creativity, and also how to slyly get a broader audience to my blog, even if for only a temporary occasion. I learned about copyright. In fact, I had to do my remix project twice because learning about copyright was a frustrating experience. I learned about Creative Commons, and how not to think of copyright as a limitation but as a creative gateway of new opportunity.
Other areas of my blogging stayed the same. I write, I post, and I exchange a few comments here and there when I feel inclined. Plans are currently in process to add more of a “visual appeal” on a regular basis and to avoid that dreaded block of text upon entering the page. I started this off with a bang with my coverage of Pittsburgh's Zombie Fest.
The following meet the criteria for Writing for the Internet
Interaction - I ventured into satirical interaction for general amusement. On Pat’s blog, we managed to bring Mozart and Kelis into the same sentence.
Sex on the Beach...
Depth - Depth always reminds me of when my brother almost drowned me in the deep end of a hotel swimming pool on a family vacation. I've come to learn about depth in writing, too. My entry, (Life With Parenthesis) is more depth than you ever need. I even go as far as to explain why a pathologist's skull vibrates instead of rotates when it cuts a person's skull open. My goal for next time is to not associate "depth" with trauma.
Discussion - I had a discussion with Guy on my blog. What about? Pens and LoLcats, of course.
Outside Material - I included a video from the TED Conference of Elif Shafek, a fiction writer.
Also, for my zombie coverage, I resurrected a Google image account I forgot I had and learned how to resize and embed images onto to my blog from Picassa. I received a couple comments and responded promptly.
Ethos - These short narratives most accurately portray the direction I want to go as a "creative writer".
(Life With Parenthesis)
Around the Corner
Convention - Give the people a reason to come to your blog...
The Funniest Man in the Universe
Give them visual appeal and don't scare them away with a 25,000 word essay.
The Undead World Record
Other areas of my blogging stayed the same. I write, I post, and I exchange a few comments here and there when I feel inclined. Plans are currently in process to add more of a “visual appeal” on a regular basis and to avoid that dreaded block of text upon entering the page. I started this off with a bang with my coverage of Pittsburgh's Zombie Fest.
The following meet the criteria for Writing for the Internet
Interaction - I ventured into satirical interaction for general amusement. On Pat’s blog, we managed to bring Mozart and Kelis into the same sentence.
Sex on the Beach...
Depth - Depth always reminds me of when my brother almost drowned me in the deep end of a hotel swimming pool on a family vacation. I've come to learn about depth in writing, too. My entry, (Life With Parenthesis) is more depth than you ever need. I even go as far as to explain why a pathologist's skull vibrates instead of rotates when it cuts a person's skull open. My goal for next time is to not associate "depth" with trauma.
Discussion - I had a discussion with Guy on my blog. What about? Pens and LoLcats, of course.
Outside Material - I included a video from the TED Conference of Elif Shafek, a fiction writer.
Also, for my zombie coverage, I resurrected a Google image account I forgot I had and learned how to resize and embed images onto to my blog from Picassa. I received a couple comments and responded promptly.
Ethos - These short narratives most accurately portray the direction I want to go as a "creative writer".
(Life With Parenthesis)
Around the Corner
Convention - Give the people a reason to come to your blog...
The Funniest Man in the Universe
Give them visual appeal and don't scare them away with a 25,000 word essay.
The Undead World Record
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