Tips for those who want to write good texts for blogs

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Working with texts and the formation of their own style - an important task for the blogger. It is said that the style and the ability to adhere to a certain uniform manner come "in due course"; but personally I do not believe that without clear rules and improve practical skills you can just "get hand" at the expense of time. In addition, the time - too valuable a resource to waste on "operating time". Therefore, based on their own experience and mistakes, I can give 5 small tips for those who want to improve their skills in working with texts in the blog.

• The technique of "morning pages" Free writing and as such: For the first time on this technique with their own thoughts, ideas and sketches of the text I read fasting Vladimir DegtyarevAnd I have since repeatedly resorted to this method of accumulation of ideas and formulate an outline for your own blog (writing for several major Ukrainian and Russian projects, sometimes a day is necessary to write a few volume copyright texts). In addition, as a subspecies of "morning pages" can be used
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  keeping a paper journal.
• reading books of different subjects and styles: Enrich language, expand vocabulary synonyms and turns of speech can only be at the expense of reading fiction (You can argue with me, but only arguments: over 7 years of blogging, I did not find a single evidence that "I do not read fiction art" = "know how to properly express thoughts"). Improve knowledge in the area about which you are writing for your blog, you can only read the professional literature on the subject, reading business books. And one more thing: try to read in several languages, not only in Russian: "feel" the specificity and speed comparative terminology is possible, only having access to the different language versions of the same book, for example.
• In his work with blogs, I try to use scheme "posted - I read - Deferred - Returned to the same text through 05/08/12 hours." Of course, when the "post burn," such a scheme can not be implemented; but in most ARTICLE materials have time to subtract and "comb" the final text.
• Reading other people's blogs, columns and articles: Sometimes bloggers-beginners are advised not to pay attention to, according to some "big-name": they say, so "Zamylivaetsya" eye "sense of the word" imitation and copying begins, and it is necessary to develop own style. Partly this is a rational "grain," but without the interesting designs and intelligent, "Delicious" text, you run the risk of becoming one of the hundreds and hundreds of thousands of "owners zhezheshechki". If your goal - creating interesting content of the project or work in the editorial read and authoritative blog, it makes sense to most read competitors, ideologically close and even ideological "enemy" bloggers: learn from the successes and mistakes that you notice in them.
• necessarily purchase / download / read, take your colleagues or friends desktop management, Style-books or work rules for media outlets, online publications or simply for journalists. Among the most useful that I can advise: a set of rules on the articles and news for journalists "Kommersant"; rules for managing editor in the media; Western Hyde online publishers such as "The New York Times," "Wall Street Journal," the rules of the official blogs and communities in Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft; Amzin book for online journalists.

And write, show your text to those critical of, do not be afraid the audience. Work on yourself and your delivery style of the text does not stop as long as you do not choose to "engage" with blogging (and it happens very rarely :)).

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