I agree with both points. I think that we donāt want to add more barriers to writing. Thereās a risk that this post could do this.
I agree also, though, that writing more engagingly can actually encourage people to write more. For two main reasons:
Itās more fun to write fun things. When you write, youāre also reading what you write. So if itās fun to read, itās fun to write it too! I find myself much more likely to write if I allow myself to have fun with it.
Itās motivating for your post to have more engagement, see the point above. It feels way more exciting to write if you have more engagement from the community, which is more likely if itās . . . well, if itās engaging :P
Also totally agree with your point that this advice isnāt for everybody. The law of equal and opposite advice definitely applies.
As someone with little writing experience, and a plan to write moreāI found this post motivating and useful! The āstop trying to be serious and respectableā point hit the nail on the head for me. I donāt have a strong background in writing, and when I do write something I set a high internal bar for what is āserious and useful enoughā.
Personally, I donāt see aiming to have engaging writing as an extra hoop. I find it decreases the resistance because I feel like I can write with a more authentic & natural tone. Iām more of a speaker than I am a writer, which I think tends to cause my writing to be overly verbose (as I just write what I would say).
But this post had really useful tips for where Iām atāIām sure Iāll be referring to this several times in the near future. Thanks Kat!
I think making EA content more entertaining/āengaging (or having content that achieves this e.g. submissions to the Creative Writing Contest) is a great way to spread EA ideas. The same goes for YouTube videos and other forms of media. Generally speaking, more entertaining = more engaging = more likely to spread. Not to mention that people are more likely to act when emotionally engaged rather than merely intellectually.
I find I really like this comment. I donāt really know exactly why and donāt have time to spend figuring that out, but I figured Iād put that out there. (I suppose if youāre looking for encouragement to write more, there it is. )
Also, +1 to āpeople are more likely to act when emotionally engaged rather than merely intellectually.ā
I agree with both points. I think that we donāt want to add more barriers to writing. Thereās a risk that this post could do this.
I agree also, though, that writing more engagingly can actually encourage people to write more. For two main reasons:
Itās more fun to write fun things. When you write, youāre also reading what you write. So if itās fun to read, itās fun to write it too! I find myself much more likely to write if I allow myself to have fun with it.
Itās motivating for your post to have more engagement, see the point above. It feels way more exciting to write if you have more engagement from the community, which is more likely if itās . . . well, if itās engaging :P
Also totally agree with your point that this advice isnāt for everybody. The law of equal and opposite advice definitely applies.
As someone with little writing experience, and a plan to write moreāI found this post motivating and useful! The āstop trying to be serious and respectableā point hit the nail on the head for me. I donāt have a strong background in writing, and when I do write something I set a high internal bar for what is āserious and useful enoughā.
Personally, I donāt see aiming to have engaging writing as an extra hoop. I find it decreases the resistance because I feel like I can write with a more authentic & natural tone. Iām more of a speaker than I am a writer, which I think tends to cause my writing to be overly verbose (as I just write what I would say).
But this post had really useful tips for where Iām atāIām sure Iāll be referring to this several times in the near future. Thanks Kat!
I think making EA content more entertaining/āengaging (or having content that achieves this e.g. submissions to the Creative Writing Contest) is a great way to spread EA ideas. The same goes for YouTube videos and other forms of media. Generally speaking, more entertaining = more engaging = more likely to spread. Not to mention that people are more likely to act when emotionally engaged rather than merely intellectually.
I find I really like this comment. I donāt really know exactly why and donāt have time to spend figuring that out, but I figured Iād put that out there. (I suppose if youāre looking for encouragement to write more, there it is. )
Also, +1 to āpeople are more likely to act when emotionally engaged rather than merely intellectually.ā