A Little More Passion For Bloggers

writing101 In my last post, I showcased a passionate writer. I’d like to cover a writer’s passion just a bit more. I’ve also written on this topic at BloggingTips.com, Write With Passion.

The lady I showcased is a passionate fiction writer. She is always busy writing about one of her characters, coming up with new characters and ideas or outlining scenes for one of her many works in progress. As I was thinking about how a writer’s passion needs to shine through in their material, I realized the same goes for bloggers, freelancers and other non-fiction writers as well.

I read many blogs, most of them are good blogs, but it’s hard to see the passion behind the material. Yes, posts should be informative and interesting, but part of the blogger’s passion should shine through. Don’t get upset with me, I’m as guilty as the next person. I mean how passionate can one be about sentence structure? Actually, you can be passionate about such mundane topics, but I let logic take over all to often and write from a stuffy old news editor’s view.

Writing should be fun, no matter what topic you’re covering. Grammar and punctuation doesn’t have to be boring if you simply inject some of your passion into it or add a little humor. The same is true if you’re writing each week about social networks, twittering, Facebook, the latest time saving gadget, it doesn’t have to be quite as technical as you might think.

One post that comes to mind where the writer let a bit of his personality come through and was genuinely interested in sharing the material is Kevin Muldoon’s post, 3 Things I Purchased This Week To Help Me Blog.

To many readers it may have been a simple review of some items he wanted to share, but in sharing those items the way he did, he had a bit of himself in the post. I personally enjoyed that post more than other’s that simply discuss facts.

Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, your passion has to shine through if you want to keep the readers attention.