IF YOU CAN TALK, YOU CAN BLOG!!!

Shawna: Just as long as it gets you going--that's all I think you need to do--from my experience, once you start you tend to find it easier to do it the next time!

Anna; Thank you so much--You are so right; it is really that easy. It is so hard to get people to feel that we are being honest with them because somewhere along the line most have been convinced that they CAN'T write!!

Patricia: HI there! Thank you and I will do that...I usually like to check out your posts because you know how to pick the good stuff--then I got interrupted so thanks for the reminder too!

Jeff: I think you are onto something---Maybe it's devine intervention? Those who can' seem to get the blogging thing down are those who feel somehow defeated before they even try--so I think that the very act of sitting down wth a key board and getting out a few words, work on those until they sound pretty good, then move on to the next one--you can't do that while you are talking. The spoken word is just that; it is done. With the written word, you have the opportunity to edit yourself as much as you like!...re-writing is a very good thing! :)

Jon: I have seen those too and I was one of them! I couldn't write a sentence that was considered worth writing outside of the standard stuff that you need to get on in this world, and yet I would stand up in front of crowds and talk and get a great response!--I learned that after that first sentence and then the next, I could make some real sense out of my writing. So I listened to something that I had recorded for my former work, and I thought "That sounds pretty good"...and I took the recording, put headphones on and sat at the computer and wrote down word for word what I had said---what do you know, I got the connection between the word and the written word!..the best thing about writing in my opinion is that you have a second chance: If you speak and you don't like how it came out, you are out of luck! However, if you write and don't like it, then you re-write it until you do!

Charita: Yes it is and yet there are people who STILL think they can't write---I think it ha something to do with willingness.

Sharon: You are too kind but you do speak the truth about the conversational posts --they really do come off the best.

Kaera: We do don't we--do you think it is a prerequisite? I almost feel that we develop the talking skills along with our writing!

Jennifer: That's good--I believe that if you don't have to overcome a major obstacle when it comes to writing, (like writers blog or major doubt) then you can sail into the blogo-sphere and become an overnight feature Queen!

Gene: I think that is what is so wonderful about this blogging thing--it pays off in so many ways and you do NOT have to be a literary genius to do it well!

Mryl: There is nothing like repressed talent!  Sounds like she has it inside of her and thank goodness she gets it out!

Greg: No, I didn't give up! I have a technique that I use all the time and that is to, as you suggest, re-write as many times as is needed to make a post as perfect as possible!

Rosemary: Thanks--glad you got the point amd I hope you are able to incorporate your attiude into your blogging too!

Joyce: Thank goodness! It really is easy once you get into the groove...I try to schedule at least one day a week where I write several blogs for the week...then I tweek them before I publish and that keeps a flow going--But I really would like to do a blog a day.