Comments on: Blog Writing Series: No More Rambling Brain Splats

By: Morakinyo Ayobami

Morakinyo Ayobami — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:15:09 +0000

What an expository.I never knew the blunder I’d been committing till now.Thanks Micheal,I love to see more of this from you.
Unbelievable!!!

By: Lauren (

Lauren ( — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:31:46 +0000

Great post. I wrote a lot of single-spaced one page analytical papers in college – the strict limit-length forced us to dive right into our important, interesting points and supplement with reasoning. IMO, same goes for effective blogging – wit, personality and voice are important – but so is concise, clear writing. Both can, and do, exist harmoniously in proficient blog posts. Again – smart tips, and thanks for sharing.

-Lauren (@beebow)

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By: pelf

pelf — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:00:07 +0000

I know of 2 words that can summarize this blog post, Michael: REDUCE CLUTTER.

I will definitely be following this series because I do a lot of writing everyday

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:02:34 +0000

@Rebecca – Here’s one way I know when to do it: when I can no longer convey the benefits or point in just one sentence.

@Mark – having time to come back to it is key, but most of us don’t give ourselves the time.

@Marc and Angel – Thanks!

By: Marc and Angel Hack

Marc and Angel Hack — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:57:32 +0000

Solid advice. Thanks.

Stumbled.

By: Mark Eckenrode | HomeStomper

Mark Eckenrode | HomeStomper — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:15:23 +0000

in total agreement about deleting the first paragraph… it’s the one i have the hardest time with when i start writing (because who really likes warming up anyway? let’s just do it already!) but when i come back to it later i find i can write a much better one with more ease.

By: rjleaman

rjleaman — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:46:38 +0000

I’ve been watching you do that topic-splitting, Michael – a bit of an epiphany, when I started to notice it happening! Now all I’ve got to do is discipline myself to do the same thing…

p.s. Hunter’s comment really struck home.

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:26:53 +0000

@Rebecca – I had the same problem, until I just started splitting off the other ideas into their own posts. Suddenly I was much more productive!

@Eric – We’re all guilty of this, but awareness and tips to make a change go a long way to fixing the problem.

@Jean – You bet. Good writing is good writing.

@Hunter – if anyone needed proof that this will help bloggers achieve their goals of growing an audience, you just gave it. Thanks!

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:46:38 +0000

You know, when I started reading blogs, I very quickly got in the habit of skipping over the opening paragraph. I don’t have to anymore, because in time I naturally gravitated to bloggers who don’t need excessive warm-up.