Blog response to handout for 6.6

I honestly had no idea about the category of 'enterprise reporting'. Reading about it was very interesting in terms of the options it opens up for feature writers.
   The handout in itself was very helpful as it explains exactly what such stories are made up of and especially the examples of the grocery store and fuel prices helped me figure out what kind of enterprise story i might want to consider.
    However, when I think about it, enterprise stories are probably not my cup of tea. By nature I'm more analytical than inquisitive. I would much rather do a follow-up feature on a news story than an investigative feature on the same. 

Getting the Grammar Right

A writer continues to grow and change in their style of writing, but getting the grammar right is the basis of good writing. Of all the links I went through, most of them provided tips on improving style. However, this one http://jprof.com/editing/gspdguide.html helps out with the very basic grammar rules that we tend to forget once out of high school. For example, it explains the difference between who and whom, two pronouns that are often incorrectly interchanged. So there are several such minute grammatical details that we tend to ignore otherwise, but are pertinent to a good piece of writing.
   It also describes how a common error of a comma splice can completely ruin the meaning of a sentence, and how to overcome this problem. This is one tip in particular that I found extremely useful, as I find a lot of run-on sentences in my writing. It's hard for me to wrap-up a thought and end a sentence. 

When Other Blogs Inspire You To Write Better

    Of all the blogs from this list http://robertleebrewer.blogspot.com/2012/02/best-blogs-for-writers-to-read-in-2012.html of "The Best Blogs of 2012", the one by travel writer, Alexis Grant, immediately had me captivated. Firstly, her blog is very user friendly with a special link for newbies called, 'First time here?', a lot like a website.
     I particularly enjoyed how she covers a variety of topics yet sticking to her basic idea of helpful topics relating to travel and journalism. I mostly focused on three of her blog posts, two of which I liked a lot and another that kinda put me off.
    Grant's "9 Tips for Women Travelling Solo" is a must-read for those women who love to travel alone. The tips are simple, useful and even unexpected (for example, wearing a fake wedding band, to keep away those men who may creep you out by directly proposing courtship). What I liked about her style of writing is that its helpful without being preachy. More importantly, she cares to explain each tip with useful details and narratives from her experiences, to make it more effective and interesting.
   Her blog "How to Use Social Media to Look for a Job" is a little disappointing when compared to the one I mentioned above. This could be due to a number of reasons but what put me off the most was the fact that the tips were almost stale, it was nothing that could make me go, "Oh yeah I hadn't thought of that!" It was also missing interesting examples or anecdotes, that would hold the reader's attention.
    Of all the things I liked about her style of writing, the one I'm taking back for sure is her ability to stick to her ideas and not have them all over the place. She writes for a specific audience and doesn't try the jack of all trades master of none- style. I think that is a very important quality for a writer to possess.