Monday, October 27, 2014

Blog Hop

I really should have made this post two months back, my deepest apologies for the mega-delay. Anyhow, here it is, my little contribution to this Blog Hop!

First I'm supposed to answer this question: Why are you working on the project you are writing now? Why is it important? (to you, or to the world, or…)

Well technically there are several projects I'm working on, but most of them are just small-piece articles so I'll stick with my first original work: this blog. I started this blog in the hopes of refining my writing skills, create more exposure for my writing, and to share topics and thoughts of interest with the world. So far, I'd say things have been going pretty well. Thanks to a blog share group on LinkedIn, I've been able to share my blog with plenty of my fellow writers and bloggers while enjoying their literary works as well. The comments I've received have been very positive and encouraging, so I hope I'm doing at least something right! As for why I think it's important to me, it's probably because of my strong belief in the power of words. To create something from nothing, to convey meaning from such meaningless characters, I think, is a privilege that should be used to its fullest potential.


Next is the honorable mention of the lovely Robin. Many thanks for introducing me to this blog hop and for jump-starting the whole project! You can find her blog here: http://leave-the-frigging-marshmallows.blogspot.ca/


Finally, I'm going to nominate two delightful bloggers I've had the pleasure to meet to continue the blog hop:

Kelly Boyer Sagert is a freelance writer with a great sense of humor.
Chris Rose is a writer who also works as a translator. Naturally he's fascinated with language.

Go check out their blogs! I promise you won't be disappointed.

4 comments:

  1. blog hopping is an interesting idea. you get to go see blogs you perhaps wouldn't normally look at. Keith I think blogging is a great way to fine tune writing skills also get over block. keep at it.

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    1. Thank you for your comment May. I agree that blogging can also be a good way of overcoming writer's block. Best of luck with your own blogging adventures!

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  2. I also love writing and believe that words are powerful. And when put together just right, they can also be very beautiful. As you perfectly stated - To create something from nothing - is an amazing thing.
    Keep Writing.
    -Alex

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    1. Thank you for the comments Alex. I wish you happy writing as well!

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