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.
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.
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