{"id":1203,"date":"2013-03-11T12:35:22","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T16:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=1203"},"modified":"2013-03-22T08:51:21","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T12:51:21","slug":"how-to-write-a-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/how-to-write-a-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Blog Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-102 photo grav-hashed grav-hijack alignleft\" id=\"grav-bc773c173951bffdf37610c24e60e1d4-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bc773c173951bffdf37610c24e60e1d4?s=102&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D102&amp;r=G\" width=\"102\" height=\"102\" \/>Many things go into making a successful blog, but the quality of posts is something that keeps people coming back.<\/p>\n<p>We should all know by now that a blog can help us stand out in an industry, get our opinion heard, and give us an outlet to think deeply about things and put our thoughts in words.<\/p>\n<p>It should be simple to just put your thoughts into words, and then press &#8220;Post&#8221;. Right?<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes down to actually writing a blog post, you might feel intimidated to begin (the dreaded blank-page syndrome). Or maybe you&#8217;re unable to capture exactly what you were meaning to say. Or maybe there are dozens of things keeping you from writing the way you want to.<\/p>\n<p>If this sounds familiar to you &#8211; and if you&#8217;re human it should &#8211; then this presentation could help you start or continue your journey as a blogger.<\/p>\n<p>In this presentation, I will share with you some ways to come up with interesting blog topics, write for your audience, use the right tone, and kick your storytelling up a notch.<\/p>\n<p>I want attendees to come away from the presentation with some new ways to approach writing a blog post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Level:<\/strong> Beginner\/Intermediate user<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong>\u00a0Attendees don&#8217;t have to have any technical or blogging experience, but I welcome them to share any tips or experience they may have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many things go into making a successful blog, but the quality of posts is something that keeps people coming back. We should all know by now that a blog can help us stand out in an industry, get our opinion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/how-to-write-a-blog-post\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Write a Blog Post<\/span>  <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8356622,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_wcpt_session_time":0,"_wcpt_session_duration":3000,"_wcpt_session_type":"","_wcpt_session_slides":"","_wcpt_session_video":"","_wcpt_speaker_id":[1204],"footnotes":""},"session_track":[7390],"session_category":[],"class_list":["post-1203","wcb_session","type-wcb_session","status-publish","hentry","wcb_track-content-creators"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2OVcL-jp","session_date_time":{"date":"","time":""},"session_speakers":[{"id":"1204","slug":"david-hamilton","name":"David Hamilton","link":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/speaker\/david-hamilton\/"}],"session_cats_rendered":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/1203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wcb_session"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8356622"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/1203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1211,"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/1203\/revisions\/1211"}],"speakers":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/1204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wcb_track","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_track?post=1203"},{"taxonomy":"wcb_session_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2013\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_category?post=1203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}