The Good News

You can overcome your fear of expression.  You have all or have access to all the knowledge you need to produce a blog on a topic in your know-a-sphere.

The Bad News

The bad news is that it may take some practice.  I don’t want to sugarcoat the truth – it will take some effort for you to improve your writing skills.  Yes, writing is skill that can be learned.  You can do it.

The secret ingredient to writing well is to practice writing, analyze what you’ve written and practice some more.  The more you do this, the better you will become.  Writing for a blog is beneficial because you don’t have to write long essays – a couple of sentences can be a very meaningful post.  Remember, content is king – as long as you are expressing content that someone wants or needs, you will keep the interest of your reader.

This is Not Your 10th Grade English Class

Think of writing for your blog as sharing information with a friend or colleague.  A friend or colleague is more interested in your content than he is interested in beautifully written prose.  Remember, the internet, at its foundation, is a place to ’share’ information – and that’s what you are going to do.

Grammar/Spelling Do Matter

This is going to sound contradictory to the last paragraph, but it’s not really…

Although you are sharing information with a friend, you want to strive to write as well as you know how to with respect to grammar and spelling.  Using incorrect grammar and spelling, especially when you know better, throws up needless barriers to your reader.  Your information may be so valuable that he is willing to wade through your spelling and grammar errors, but why make it needlessly difficult for him.

Correct spelling should not be a problem if you compose in any type of word processor that has a spelling checking feature – most have it.  Tools like Microsoft Word have grammar checkers too.  A good practice is to have someone proof your blog postings before you post it to the world.  Also, the internet is a great resource for checking your spelling – sites like dictionary.com have a way for you look up words.

Do Your Best

The bottom line is to do the best you can do and strive to learn and improve.  And don’t let your fear of not doing it well enough stop you from taking steps.  Take those steps and improve as you go.