k-punk
Spectres of Mark
Ness Rowlah said:It's often not about the quality of the writing - being a good weblogger
is also a matter of "web style". Short paragraphs, good headlines, the "conclusion" up front and so on.
Reading from screen is different from reading a newspaper article or a book. Many either
do not know this or make no effort to change their writing (just look at the replies above -
which ones are you going to bother reading?).
Only if the writing and subjects covered are exceptional (like K-P and blissblogger)
can you get away with a different style on the web for long.
But that's not a matter of style so much as presentation: and I do pretty much, and quite self-consciously, stick to those criteria. Quite early on, Penman told me that he wrote in a different 'tabloid' way on the net: capital letters, short paragraphs etc. I've tried to stick to that ever since!