Carly's Ramblings Blog - Style

My Writer's Voice and Personality

30 Day Blogging Challenge

PROMPT March 29th
Do you write like you talk? Blogging is inherently personal and therefore leaves a lot of room for your unique voice. How do you show your reader your personality through your writing?

I would say I do write like I talk. I am present in my blogs. I am open in my blogs. I am who I am; and being Canadian, I tend to apologize whenever I think I may have overstepped my bounds... but I still say what I think. Yesterday's blog was a case in point. First, I laughed at myself and my own Canadian-ness and then I laughed about some Trump-crap that hit my Twitter feed. It was too stupid not to comment on. Better to laugh than cry.

How do I show my readers my personality through my writing? Well, I include humour, my own brand of oddness. I try to be honest and not provoke anyone - hence the apologizing. I try to stay positive and upbeat, but I will also lament on the darker days. Yesterday I shared my feelings:

"It's one of those days when the beast of the unknown lurks in the shadows and makes me edgy."

I had felt like I had wasted my day watching numerous movies and not getting out of the house or walking had me feeling cooped up. My anxiety was starting to get to me. Today I have practiced some meditation.I have been finding that that seems to help - recenter and ground me. I have watched one movie, but then turned off my TV to get some writing done with friends on Discord. The sun has come back out after yesterday's grey, raining day and I want to make sure I get out for a walk. The thermometer in the back is up to 20 degrees so it is most definitely get out of the house day.

I share my loves, my interests and occasionally my concerns and annoyances. I prefer to read blogs of the same... and many here on WDC are like that.