As we start off into the wild new frontier of 2013, I thought it would be fun to take a break from the video posts and look back at some of the most popular posts from the last year. So just in case you missed them, here are the Top 10 Writing Posts of 2012 (as ranked by page hits)!
1. 12 Writing Resolutions for the 12 Months of 2012
2. The Top 25 Ways to Blow a Book
3. A Writer’s Guide to Punctuation
4. 10 Excuses for Not Writing—and How to Smash Them
5. What’s Your Writing Personality?
6. Why Do Bad Books Get Published?
7. How I Learned to Write—and How You Can Too
8. Why I Hate Grammar Nazis—and Why I Am One
9. Why Self-Conscious Writers Are Doomed
10. 10 Questions Your Readers Shouldn’t Have to Ask
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Looking at this list, it gives both the reader and the writer in me hope that these were the pages that got the most hits. What’s nice about this as “the” list for 2012 is the mixture of focus on craft, and on art, something that I think many of us who write struggle with.
My favorite would have to be the one about the ten questions that your reader shouldn’t have to ask – if we’re not serving our readers as we write, then really, why bother?
I’m so glad I discovered your blog this year!
I find that balance between art and craft particularly important. Craft is the left brain side; art is the right brain. Together, they make for a wonderfully complete and balanced approach. The best of both worlds!
So glad you’re enjoying the blog!
This was a great idea. I’m going to go and check out the posts you highlighted. Thanks for the post. :0
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the posts.