Comments on: Leveraging Failure (Part 4 of 4) http://rulesoptional.com/failure-and-leverage-part-4-of-4/ I Can't Live by Your Rules, Man Fri, 28 May 2010 02:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andrew http://rulesoptional.com/failure-and-leverage-part-4-of-4/#comment-40 Andrew Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:46:35 +0000 http://rulesoptional.com/failure-and-leverage-part-4-of-4/#comment-40 Thanks Morgan. ...and I'm totally with you on the overwhelmingness of long sentences and huge blocks of non-delineated text.. Blogging is weird. There's an art to simultaneously writing (perhaps designing is a more appropriate term) for people who are just scanning, people who are discovering your writing for the first time, and your existing friends/fans. I wrote this post in one of my "fuck accessibility, it's all about the content" phases. Looking at it now, that strategy (laziness) results in a kind of a monolith of letters that even puts me off a little. I find it interesting that there's such a huge impact in finding the balance between big fat headings, italicized type, bolded thoughts, whitespace, and bullet points. I've improved a little over the past couple months, but definitely haven't mastered the art. A few of my earlier posts would probably be happier with an editorial facelift. Thanks Morgan. …and I'm totally with you on the overwhelmingness of long sentences and huge blocks of non-delineated text..

Blogging is weird. There's an art to simultaneously writing (perhaps designing is a more appropriate term) for people who are just scanning, people who are discovering your writing for the first time, and your existing friends/fans. I wrote this post in one of my "fuck accessibility, it's all about the content" phases. Looking at it now, that strategy (laziness) results in a kind of a monolith of letters that even puts me off a little.

I find it interesting that there's such a huge impact in finding the balance between big fat headings, italicized type, bolded thoughts, whitespace, and bullet points. I've improved a little over the past couple months, but definitely haven't mastered the art.

A few of my earlier posts would probably be happier with an editorial facelift.

]]> By: morgan http://rulesoptional.com/failure-and-leverage-part-4-of-4/#comment-39 morgan Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:14:41 +0000 http://rulesoptional.com/failure-and-leverage-part-4-of-4/#comment-39 I genuinely enjoy your wit. You might be too smart for your own good- you have so much content in one post that its a little overwhelming for a reader to get through. But when we do there is great reward. ;) I also need to work on breaking up my posts- maybe adding a few bullet points in there. I tend to pack too much in. I have to remember to try to give "bite-sized info". All my best to you, Morgan My recent post <a href="http://www.bluegrassromance.com/2010/01/wildwood-inn/" rel="nofollow">Mini-Mission No.1: Getting into Character at Wildwood Inn</a> I genuinely enjoy your wit. You might be too smart for your own good- you have so much content in one post that its a little overwhelming for a reader to get through. But when we do there is great reward. ;)

I also need to work on breaking up my posts- maybe adding a few bullet points in there. I tend to pack too much in. I have to remember to try to give "bite-sized info".

All my best to you,
Morgan
My recent post Mini-Mission No.1: Getting into Character at Wildwood Inn

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