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Staying the Course

Continuing the thread of talking about my blogging goals, I want to put up a little blurb about some possible ways blogging could help me career-wise.

This summer, I’m planning (Corona Craziness aside) to get involved with Rowan’s chapter of The Odyssey Online, a publication where members write and put out an article each week about something they are interested in. I’ve never had much practice publishing articles based on my own interests regularly, but guess what–this blog fits that bill. I can get loads of practice improving in an area of writing that for me, has been rather difficult so far. I’m excited about that possibility–blogging to me is a unique genre because it combines my perspective on my interests with those of other people, and I value myriad perspectives.

I also think that both this blog and The Odyssey Online will help enrich my experience when I add a second concentration, Publishing and Writing for the Public, to my major. I think that immersing myself in new, more challenging types of writing and getting experience writing for other people instead of myself will really benefit me after I graduate and (hopefully!) get a job in higher education.

See you on Saturday for more on my blogging goals!

Taking a Turn

In light of our newly virtual semester, instead of using this blog just for fact checks, I will be expanding my blogging experience by exploring my blogging goals and using them to decide on the thread of my posts for the rest of this semester.

In this first post after moving online, I want to list my blogging goals: what I plan to give and get out of blogging this semester.

I want to use this opportunity to get better at creating ideas and content for a blog, as I transition into adding a second concentration onto my major and learning more about editing and publishing.

In the past, I’ve never really understood why people enjoy blogging and I never read a lot of blogs. I blogged for classes, but I was required to write about certain things and my interest in blogging sank even lower. However, with the chance to write about something more tailored to my interests, I may decide to start a blog of my own after this if I can discover a niche.

Another of my goals is to discover how blogging could benefit me. Will it help my resume? Give me a place to express myself? Broaden and strengthen my writing ability?

I am still doing this for a class, so I want to make sure that my experimental blog posts receive good grades, but more importantly I want to find a way to make sure that this benefits me in the long run.

Later this week I will put up two more blog posts discussing my blogging goals in more detail!