Class Description
Nowadays, it's not unusual for writers to have a blog. This can be a terrific forum for writers to talk about issues that are important to them, but if handled poorly, a blog can be just another voice in the vast internet sea. How do you get readership for your blog? What should you blog about? Should you start a blog solo or should you team up with other writers? What are the advantages and disadvantages of working with a team of co-bloggers? In this seminar, we will discuss "best practices" for successful blogging. We will look at examples of outstanding blog articles. We will also look at blog pieces that don't quite hit the mark in order to understand what's missing. Students will have time to write and to talk through ideas and will come away with a deeper understanding of how to blog and how to drive internet traffic toward their sites. Please bring your laptop or tablet to the class.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.