My Blogging Observations & Goals For The Second Quarter

After examining my blogs from the last couple of weeks, I notice that my blogging style has a consistent pattern and structure that I use in each entry. I notice that in the beginning of my blogs I tend to discuss the author's writing style and the literary techniques the author uses in order to describe the character. Then in the second paragraph of my blogs I go into a summary of what happened in the book and what certain scenes in the novel show about the main characters. Third, I then mention certain passages that struck my attention as I was reading. I write the quote and then analyze what the passage is saying. After I examine a particular passage, I mention the reading process and discuss whether or not I read the book quickly slowly or if it was easy or hard to understand. After the reading process, I write about which people would be the most interested in reading the novel. I believe that this is a good way to end blog entries on books because then the reader is left knowing if the book I was blogging about is one that they would read or not. Not only due I notice the structure of my blogs are similar, but I also notice that I tend to focus mainly on author's style of writing and how the author portrayed the main character. The reason why I tend to mention this throughout most of my blog is because when choosing a book for independent reading, I tend to read the back of the book or the jacket focus on the quotes (if any) mentioned and try to figure out what the overall mood, feel and tone of the novel will be. I then try to see if the writing style will interest me. This is probably why I mention the author's writing style a lot in my blogs since I want the readers of my blog to choose a book from my blog that they like not only for the plot but also for the writing style and for the deeper meaning that the author is trying to explain throughout the novel. Don't get me wrong being interested in the plot is important-but you must also make sure the writing style of the author is one you can relate to and enjoy as well.

One goal that I have for blogging in the second quarter is trying to expand more on my sentences and trying not to reiterate the same point multiple times. Often times, I find that in my writing I tend to over repeat an idea that I have made previously, and often times this proves to be very boring and uninteresting for the reader because they understood the point I was making in the first place, so then they don't find any reason to keep reading what I have to say. When I write, I tend to become unaware that I am making the same point numerous times, and it is often times after the fact that I realize I have repeated the same idea and not expanded my knowledge of the text nor have I given a lot of insight to the reader as well. I would also like to improve the style of writing that I use in my blogs because I feel that I tend to write in only one style which could be boring to the reader at times. When rereading the blog entries that I have already written, I notice that many of my entries must be seen as boring to the reader because I tend to also start off my blogs in a similar way as well. Whenever I am about to start my blog, I always struggle with what my opening sentence will be. I hope that next quarter I can improve the opening clincher of my blog and learn to give the reader more of an insight to the novel.

Hopefully, in the second quarter, I am able to reach these goals and learn how to grow as a newly appointed independent reading blogger!!!