The 2012 Writer-In-Resident, Maggie Koerth-Baker held a workshop for writing majors. She told us understanding a scientific journal is difficult for most people. To make these journals easier to understand, she edits the articles into layman’s terms.
This workshop gave us first-hand experience in taking the important points of a journal and making it easier to comprehend. Those attending the workshop rewrote a journal into a blog entry format. Koerth-Baker had worthy tips on blog writing and how blogging can lead to employment as a writer.
Koerth-Baker also listed important blog writing tips and facts.
- Blogs are people’s opinion. They are all bias.
- Use loose, easy to understand vocabulary.
- Give your Point of View. That’s what your blog is for.
- Write in short paragraphs. This keeps readers attention.
- Summarize your angle. Review and restate your opinion.
- Use a passive voice. It sounds better.
- Avoid jargon. If readers don’t understand what you write, they won’t understand your opinion.
Koerth-Baker has the amazing ability to take scientific mumbo-jumbo and write it as an understandable magazine article. She makes it look easy, but after participating in the workshop, I realize this type of professional writing is difficult and can be very dry. Koerth-Baker was able to make this workshop fun and interesting.
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