Is the Web Making Me Write Bad-Like?

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Jason Boog

September 25, 2006

Know More: Web Books, Web Journalism, Writing Resources 2.0, Writing Resources

A couple weeks ago I wrote a 4,000 word piece for a magazine, and I felt a couch potato wheezing through a marathon. Even though I spend most of my time cheering on web writers, I constantly worry that the web's style and pace is hurting us.

In a sober look at bloggers with book deals, the media blog Gawker writes: "And the big blog-to-book deals -- such as those of Stephanie Klein (Greek Tragedy), Gawker Media alum Ana Marie Cox (Wonkette) and Jessica Cutler (Washingtonienne) -- are almost guaranteed to disappoint publishers when the titles finally hit the stands."

If you read Gawker's source article from the Boston Herald, it contains a warning for all web writers: writing books and blogs uses different brain muscles.

Keep both writing muscles in good shape...

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