Blog Writing

I have had a few people ask me about the professionalism of the content that they will write for the Write-Athon. Many are worried that they wont have time to sit and write a paper with proper grammar. And that is great! I am not interested in how well you write, but more importantly what you write. For those of you that have not done any blog writing in the past the most important thing, contrary to what you were taught in English class, is what you are saying and not how you are saying it. When you sit down and just let your creative imagination run away with the pen thats in your hand you find intriguing stories and information that people want to read about. Learning from people that have had the same experiences and know how to conquer the war is encouraging.

Let your personality shine through your writing.

Don’t treat this Write-Athon like you would a writing assignment for English class. Find a topic that you are really interested in, something that you love or are passionate about. Take a few minutes to think about the topic and then just start writing down your thoughts. Relax there is no pressure, no commitment, and only a few hundred people reading.

Write your articles in a way that would encourage comments from others that want to express their opinions and insights. We are not looking for a how to guide or a 5 page paper we just want you to share your thoughts and feelings on some of the topics that you are passionate about.

There has to be something that you have kept bottled up inside because you don’t think anyone will listen or understand you. Now is the time to let those thoughts fly! You will be surprised at the response you will get from people who know exactly how you feel.

I am not expecting that each of you will be professional writers or that your articles will have the appropriate grammar and spelling. I am interested in the stories you have to tell and the lessons others can learn from listing.

Let’s Start Blogging Write Away!

Christopher Jon Eggleston
Editor & Chief

Why a Write-Athon

So the idea behind the write-athon isn’t to flood the blogsophere with content no one wants to read, but to get people thinking and using their creativity. To gather ideas and insights from people all over the world. Everyone loves an opportunity to share some of the information that has helped them succeed in life. So instead of sitting on the couch for a day watching mindless television we can exercise our minds and fingers by writing. There are three sites that we will post the content on. So the content should be built around those blog categories (this info will be provided on the Topics page of this blog). However, I will also except all content that is not directly associated with those topics and post as much of it as I can! The topics will be listed on the ‘Topics’ page which is to the right, but in order to get your content posted you must register for the Write-Athon.

How it will work:

At 12am March 10th the topics page will be unlocked. Everyone will then have access to the topics for the day, but those who preregister by March 6th will get the password to the ‘Topics’ page in advance. There is no limit to how many times a topic can be used, but the advantage to registering early is to be better prepared to write your post. The content will be sent to me for editing via email at chriseggleston@gmail.com and then I will post it on the appropriate site. After you content is posted you will be notified of its location via email. At 11:55pm March 10th I will close out the Write-Athon and we will begin to build a report to show how much content we received and what the hot topics were. We will then post that report here on this blog.

Get ready to blog!