This blog was started as a school project for my sister and I earlier this year. Since my Dad believes that the best way to teach is through leading by example, he blogs daily with us and we have turned the blog into a fun family journal of sorts. In general, we write about whatever is on our mind- this is a creative writing drill, so coming up with something to write about and then writing out a good, structured blog post ABOUT whatever you're writing about (a minimum of 25 lines of writing for Dad and I) is something that is usually fun to do.
Problems arise when one of us gets busy or when one of us has nothing to write about... because this blog has one unspoken rule. When we started the blog, just to make sure everything kept on track, we made an agreement (Dad and I anyway... Ashleigh is too young right now) that if Dad put out a blog post after 4:00 PM, he would owe me $2. If I was late in putting out a blog post, I would owe Dad a 2 page paper. Now, granted, most times we have our blog posts out early in the morning and this is avoided... but on occasion, one of us will forget and put out a late post and have to pay up. As a blogger myself... I think the hardest part about blogging is keeping up with your blog. You have to have the willpower and determination to keep writing every day, or every week or however the schedule is on your blog... and you have to be consistent. It's not always easy to find something to write about- but I find that the best inspiration can be found in the stupidest of things. Heck, I got the idea to write this post from looking at the cover of a book titles 'Really Writing!' and decided to tell a bit about blogging! Find inspiration in small things, find a site that is easy to use for blogging, and write away... Blogging is a great way to express yourself and most times, relieve stress. By all means try it. I recommend using Blogger, Weebly or Tumblr to set up a blog. They are all very easy to use and all of them can be edited using HTML and JavaScript (a very basic and easy computer language to learn). Best of luck to you- and if you DO start a blog, leave me a link in the comments! I'd love to check it out. Maddie
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