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Daily Writing Prompt 5 (reflection on my blogs)

    This is my first time being committed to blogging and it has been a very fun experience for me so far. After reading the blogging skills by Jacob McWilliams I have gained a great amount of insight on how to blog more properly. I will be using his taxonomy of blogging skills to improve my future blog post and to reflect on my past blogging post.
    In order to make a proper blog, it must be well organized and easily understood by the readers. I have struggled to organize my blogs so that they are easier to read, in order to improve them I will be planning them a bit more in the weeks/months/years ahead. Sometimes when blogging I have so many thoughts that I am racing to get down, by preparing more I will be able to organize them more properly. I need to also work on creating a voice that is consistent throughout the blog post and make sure not to switch my POV. 
    I will also be including more comments about my own writing towards the end of my blogs so that I am constantly reflecting on how to improve. I am slowly developing my blogging voice which is definitely unique in comparison to my usual writing styles. Blogging has definitely taught me how to write about things in a concise way while still being somewhat formal. 
    In the future, I will attempt to use more hyperlinks, videos, images, or other websites to create more references. I believe that my blog post is improving and I am excited for the future of my blogging. I have been enjoying the daily writing activities and plan on continuing them throughout my education career. 

    I appreciate the help I have been receiving throughout education 407. I have enjoyed blogging even on the weekends!

Here is a photo of me at my girlfriends' house making sure I have time to blog. 





    

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