Writing online

[andrewducker]

Some of you may have noticed that when I'm writing here I tend to write in short paragraphs. Two sentences at most, if I remember. Heck, if I really want people's attention then each sentence gets its own line.

It's nice to be validated sometimes - which is why I was fascinated by this article on how we read online, and how to get people to pay attention. I'm not about to start bolding text, or putting in vast swathes of links, but it is interesting to see what works - and to notice it working on me.

Comments

[cheekbones3.livejournal.com]

Aye, I do often just skip entries with large paragraphs, unless I really want to read what that person's saying.

[pennski.livejournal.com]

Me too - and find myself thinking "Why didn't they put that behind a cut".

It does make me think about what should go in my work emails.

[pennski.livejournal.com]

Oh plus, I actively avoid any entry with more than 20 comments.

[andrewducker]

Gosh. I tend to assume that if everyone's talking about it it must be interesting!