Comments on: 10 ways to make your readers feel at home http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/ The art of writing, for non writers Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:00:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-95 Joanna Young Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:16:49 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-95 Lisa, yes, absolutely. 'Slow down, you move too fast' is one of my favourite mantras... and you might just have inspired a blog post for later this week. Thanks :-) Joanna Lisa, yes, absolutely. ‘Slow down, you move too fast’ is one of my favourite mantras… and you might just have inspired a blog post for later this week. Thanks :-)

Joanna

]]> By: Lisa http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-94 Lisa Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:33:58 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-94 Hi Joanna, Yes, that does occasionally happen, usually in email. Sometimes if I'm rushed and don't give much thought to what I'm writing it will come out all wrong and be misunderstood. It's always best to slow down, right? Hi Joanna, Yes, that does occasionally happen, usually in email. Sometimes if I’m rushed and don’t give much thought to what I’m writing it will come out all wrong and be misunderstood. It’s always best to slow down, right?

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-93 Joanna Young Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:32:20 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-93 Lisa, I'm sure it does. I think a frame of mind of friendliness makes a big difference to the way that we write. I wonder though if you ever find times that your writing doesn't quite come out that way? I know it does for me sometimes, and it's often because I'm distracted, short of time or somehow resentful of needing to write. When that happens I try and focus on one or two people that I'm writing for, smile with affection, allow myself to feel that sense of connection with them... and then write. Joanna Lisa, I’m sure it does. I think a frame of mind of friendliness makes a big difference to the way that we write. I wonder though if you ever find times that your writing doesn’t quite come out that way? I know it does for me sometimes, and it’s often because I’m distracted, short of time or somehow resentful of needing to write. When that happens I try and focus on one or two people that I’m writing for, smile with affection, allow myself to feel that sense of connection with them… and then write.
Joanna

]]> By: Lisa http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-92 Lisa Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:24:10 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-92 I'm a friendly, outgoing person, and I write the way I speak in real life. I think (hope) that comes across. I’m a friendly, outgoing person, and I write the way I speak in real life. I think (hope) that comes across.

]]> By: Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-97 Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:52:04 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-97 <strong>Writer, reader, place: writing with ho'okipa</strong> My favourite topic is writing about writing, so when I got the invitation from Rosa to take part in the Talking Story series on ho'okipa I knew I had to make writing with hospitality my theme. I started warming up Writer, reader, place: writing with ho’okipa

My favourite topic is writing about writing, so when I got the invitation from Rosa to take part in the Talking Story series on ho’okipa I knew I had to make writing with hospitality my theme. I started warming up

]]> By: Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-96 Talking Story with Say Leadership Coaching Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:00:35 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-96 <strong>Ho'okipa grabs a Running Start!</strong> Ho'okipa has been causing some excitement, as it well should! Ho'okipa has been on my mind for months now. I've felt the need to write more about this value of hospitality since last December during Ho'omaha, my annual sabbatical, when Ho’okipa grabs a Running Start!

Ho’okipa has been causing some excitement, as it well should! Ho’okipa has been on my mind for months now. I’ve felt the need to write more about this value of hospitality since last December during Ho’omaha, my annual sabbatical, when

]]> By: Emma Bird http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-91 Emma Bird Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:14:49 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-91 @Joanna. Great checklist there. Like Rebecca, I especially like the advice 'to smile'. And yes, you can tell you are. @Rosa. I'd never thought about occasional swimming or frequent dipping in relation to a blog before. But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Thanks for sharing that insight. @Joanna. Great checklist there. Like Rebecca, I especially like the advice ‘to smile’. And yes, you can tell you are.

@Rosa. I’d never thought about occasional swimming or frequent dipping in relation to a blog before. But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Thanks for sharing that insight.

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-90 Joanna Young Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:41:15 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-90 Rosa, you really do have a great way with words! I am drawn to this way of thinking about writing - finding the words that create an outside appearance and also reflect an inner meaning. I can't wait to learn more about how we can write with aloha! Your second point about how much prior knowledge to assume - especially in the blog format where you have regular readers and occasional visitors - is very interesting. I think I'll come back to this in another post. Joanna Rosa, you really do have a great way with words!

I am drawn to this way of thinking about writing – finding the words that create an outside appearance and also reflect an inner meaning. I can’t wait to learn more about how we can write with aloha!

Your second point about how much prior knowledge to assume – especially in the blog format where you have regular readers and occasional visitors – is very interesting. I think I’ll come back to this in another post.

Joanna

]]> By: Rosa Say http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-89 Rosa Say Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:17:34 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-89 This is a great list of "starters for ten" Joanna. "Be yourself" is the one which fits in best on our 'Writing with aloha' journey of discovery, for people will feel they are in the good intention of the writer when they can recognize the author's spirit in the words that seek to be both alo (outside appearance) and ha (inner meaning) for that author. With blogging, your advice to "pace current experience" is the one I find the most challenging, and where the most empathy is needed. When we write every day we are in a flow of momentum and continuing, whereas most of our readers have actually dipped their toes in the water, but have not decided to swim with us yet. As our blog communities grow, we can lose sight of this so easily, when in fact even our 'faithful readers' could more accurately be described as more frequent dippers versus occasional swimmers! This is a great list of “starters for ten” Joanna. “Be yourself” is the one which fits in best on our ‘Writing with aloha’ journey of discovery, for people will feel they are in the good intention of the writer when they can recognize the author’s spirit in the words that seek to be both alo (outside appearance) and ha (inner meaning) for that author.

With blogging, your advice to “pace current experience” is the one I find the most challenging, and where the most empathy is needed. When we write every day we are in a flow of momentum and continuing, whereas most of our readers have actually dipped their toes in the water, but have not decided to swim with us yet. As our blog communities grow, we can lose sight of this so easily, when in fact even our ‘faithful readers’ could more accurately be described as more frequent dippers versus occasional swimmers!

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/06/10-ways-to-make/#comment-88 Joanna Young Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:14:47 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=75#comment-88 Hi Rebecca, that's true. I hope you can also 'hear' me smiling in the words I write :) Joanna Hi Rebecca, that’s true. I hope you can also ‘hear’ me smiling in the words I write :)

Joanna

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