When this blog was first started it was to not only inform readers of the society and writings around science fiction, but to inform the reader on different methods in which writing could be done. Personal Branding, and Writing Methods and Process are two blogs that were not only made for the read, but for me, the writer as well. This blog was about learning from mistakes and experiences, and also finding a niche that best fit my writing styles.
At the beginning I didn’t really understand formatting, or hyperlinking. I think the hardest thing for me was helping the reader connect with many of the sources I had. I didn’t want to make a large work cited at the bottom of my blog, but I also didn’t want to hyper link every other word with the information I had. I settled with only linking what I found to be necessary, or maybe something the reader would find interesting. As I carry on with this blog I don’t think I’ll be scared to share my hyperlinks anymore. I think I could be sharing more information, and more sources with every reader that comes to my blog.
I think extending my blog is something that needs work too. I think as I move this blog forward I will be making sure not to cut this blog too short. My main fear was creating a blog so long no one would want to read it. I think in the future it was be safe to at least add a few more paragraphs than I have been. Instead of 800 words maybe I could make it 1000.
There was a fun exciting aspect to this blog I didn’t think I would find. Although I don’t think it is my best blog, Females in Science Fiction, was one of my favorite blogs to write. I was able to focus on my real love, nerding out, while also bringing into view some key points of what it is like for females in this genera. I think if I were to write it again I would just add more information. I think it would have been best to take some statistics, find out how many female writers there are compared to male writers. I think it would have been good to expand on more ideas, like Robo Cop or Star Wars.
Another blog that was exciting to write was Writing Methods and Processes. I think I was able to learn a lot about my writing, and also about myself. I always find writer’s methods to be interesting, especially since some people have some very interesting methods to get their ideas onto paper. I think this is another blog I would have made longer, and the more that I think of this I feel as if it would do better as a video blog. With appropriate editing and a video personality this video blog could be humorous and informative.
I like to view my mistakes as learning opportunities when it comes to this blog. I have learned so much about what to do and what to expand on. I hope to continue this blog, expanding my ideas on not only writing, but also I the thing I love most, Science Fiction. I would love to expand on more Science Fiction based concepts. Not only looking at books and authors, but on movies and television shows as well.
