Have you ever read the Iliad?
Are you wondering what does the Iliad have to do with better blogging?
Well, I believe it has everything to do with it!
I came to this conclusion when I was reading an article in Fast Company about How to lead a creative life. The article was about Martin Scorsese. He believes that all stories come from this poem.
This peaked my interest and I picked up a copy of this book and researched more about its history. There are a lot of theories about who wrote it and whether Homer even wrote it. Some believe that the author memorized it and never put it in writing. Others believe that several authors wrote it. Regardless of who wrote it-the bottom line is that this poem was written to be spoken out loud.
I believe that blogging needs to be written as if you and I were speaking out loud.
Aren’t we supposed to be having a conversation right now?
Hopefully you feel that we’re having a conversation and that you’ll be compelled to comment below and add to it.
For blogging to be effective it needs to be written the way we speak.
Here are a few suggestions on how to write the way we speak:
- Don’t over analyze when you write a post
- Start and end the post with either interesting or conversational questions
- Read your blog post aloud before clicking the publish button to ensure it sounds like a conversation
I would love to hear your ideas on how to write the way you speak.
Any thoughts?
Photo Credits by, Lee Gillen
