In today’s post, I want to address the fact that YOU CAN BE A GREAT ONLINE WRITER.

You just have to unlearn everything you learned about writing in college and learn the RIGHT WAY to write for the web!

Here’s a question that I recently received from a reader:

 

“When I read your emails somehow I imagine you jumping up and down while you type – how do you do that?!” – Kim

 

Great question, Kim!

The thing is, writing for the interwebs is very different from writing English essays in college or even writing corporate emails. Very, very different.

 

I make my writing exciting by doing the following:

 

ONE: I WRITE LIKE I SPEAK

I forgot just about everything that I ever learned about writing in college (which wasn’t easy, since I was an academic writing consultant)!

I use contractions. I say “you” as much as possible. I imagine that I’m writing to one of my best friends while I write.

 

 

TWO: I GET EXCITED WHEN I WRITE

I have a Spotify playlist of songs that pump me up and put me in a good mood.

If I’m not feeling excited, I turn up some Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us” and have a dance break.

I make sure that I have the feeling while I’m writing that I want my readers to feel when they read my writing.

 

THREE: I DON’T OVER EDIT

I try to spend as much time writing blog posts as I would writing an email to a friend.

That way, it sounds natural instead of contrived. Of course I’d like to eliminate as many grammatical errors as possible, but I like to write articles that feel friendly and warm instead of corporate… because that’s who I am.

 

I hope that those tips will help all of you out there who have your own blogs and emails to write!

 

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