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May 20, 2004 in Books, Imported | Permalink | Comments (1)

Blissful Blogging

  

We now interrupt your program Blogging with Bob, to bring you this special report, Blissful Blogging!

Hi! My name is Emily and I am going to tell you helpful tips & pointers on blogging, some great leads, and why I like blogging.

Well, I have been blogging for two years now. I have learned some tricks of the trade. First of all, you can never have too long of a story, but you can always have too short of a story. What I call a short story (way too short) is about 5-7 sentences. If six really good sentences is all you can think of, itª­s ok. Iª­d say about 10 / 15 sentences for a short report is about average.

Now, I have a wonderful teacher, Mrs. Davis, who taught me about good lead-ins.

#1: Open with a question.

Ex: "Do you know what you could do to survive if you were lost in the mountains?" or "Youª­re the only survivor on a boat crash. What would you try to take into a lifeboat?"

#2: Open with an announcement.

Ex: "A tornado is around the area of your school. Find shelter immediately." or "Heavy flood rains are pouring down and you need to find high shelter quickly."

#3: Open with a challenging and bold statement.

Ex: "Contrary to what people may think, you have more free time than you think."

#4: Open with a quote from someone.

Ex: "ª­Be ready for the time of your lifeª­, my friend said as we got onto the roller coaster."

#5: Open with a riddle that the reader can grapple with.

Ex: "With one blink, I can command others to move. With another blink, others will start to wander. Some will move & some will stop. With the last blink, I can command others to stop. What am I?" or "What goes in a door, but never goes in or out?"

#6: Open with a personal experience.

Ex: "My mind was racing as I opened my birthday presents." or "Iª­m glad I didnª­t cry when those bullies were picking on me, though I did in my room later."

#7: Open with how you felt.

Ex: "My warm hands felt cold when the fragile glass figure broke."

#8: Make the reader feel like they are part of the story.

Ex: "I was shoved out of the classroom when the bell rang."

Donª­t forget, there are so many different ways to write lead-ins, so if you think of one, tell me!

Remember, never be afraid to try something new in your writing. If you donª­t like your style of writing, change it! I mean, if you write you want to enjoy it! Also, make sure your writing flows well. By that, I mean like the sentences seem to fit together almost or exactly perfectly.

But remember°¡Check Your Spelling!!!

I canª­t tell you how much of a problem I had with that.

Well, Iª­ve been blogging for a while (as you know) and Iª­ve seen many people come and go (Sadly, this is the year Iª­m going.) but my feelings about blogging have never changed.

Ok, to sum it up this way, I Love Blogging! Blogging has allowed me to express my feelings, hear what other people have to say about my work (which I dearly love) and finding out how good of a writer I was. Iª­m telling you, I cannot go through a Thursday (The days I work with Mrs. Davis) without blogging. Taking away writing in my life, I would be nothing. Never think your no good at writing. Some day you might be the next Dr. Seuss. But you always have to try. Blogging allows you to have people point out mistakes, or give praise to your work. So, if you have a webblog, keep working on it. Who knows, only time can tell°¡

We now bring you back to your original program, "Blogging With Bob." Thank you for your patience and have a good day Bloggers!

April 15, 2004 in Books, Imported | Permalink

A B C's of Blogging

A is for anticipation, waiting for reviews

Anticipation is waiting for those uplifting days when people who care for you respond to your writing.

B is for blogging, which the group is all about

C is for cookies, which we recieve when we log out (computer cookies)

D is for details, which make our writing even better

E is for exaustion after you have typed a long report

The feeling of exaustion at the end of typing somthing really long, actually feels pretty good. It makes you feel like you've really accomplished somthing great.

F is for future reference, which is very, very helpful at times

G is for Good Grief, what I say when someone has posted their reviews 20 times

H is for heart-warming stories

When you have read a heart-warming story, your heart feels like you want to spread the word around about that subject you've read about.

I is for Idioms, which make writing intresting

When you use idioms in your stories, it looks like you have the gift of gab!

J is for Journalism, one of the careers I am concidering now because of blogging

K is for knowledge we gain when blogging

L is for logo, our's is Wrinkles

M is for marveling at new weblogs

N is for nefarious, hey we are NOT EVIL!!!

O is for opinions that we add in writing

P is for packing our folders, our day is gone!

Q is for quizzing others on current events

R is for rotator cuff, which we use when typing

R is for reading, which we have to do while reading blogs

S is for signature, always helpful to add!!!

T is for our tedious working

U is for using our time wisely

V is for Venus, a topic no one's written about

W is for web, which we go on to blog

X is for Xowie! I've learned not to do that again

Y is for yodeling for mountain reports

Z is for zest, I type with lots of zest!

 

April 15, 2004 in Books, Imported | Permalink

My Spring Break

  The Wrinkles group sadly will be out next week. Sorry for the inconvenience. Well, now I have given you this sad news..... IT'S TIME TO PARTY!!!!!!! Well the reason we will be out is................................SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!

Well, I have a plan for spring break! (Well at least from Friday-Saturday) I am going to go to.... (Insert drum roll here JENNY'S B-DAY PARTY!!! Although I don't know what I'll do, but I'm giving some hints on what her gift is.

1. Its big

2. It's a light wood color

3. It has a tag like thing

4. She'll recognize it

I know you have no earthly clue what it is, but have no fear!!! I'll tell you sometime!

Also for my Spring Break, I'm going to go to my aunt's house (see post below) for a sleepover! How Fun!!!!! Well, Signora! Gotta Go!!!

April 01, 2004 in Books, Imported | Permalink | Comments (2)

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