Posted by scoop on April 20th, 2011 in Writing, Writing Content |
Blog posts need structure just as much as any news article or essay. While it is true that blogs are much less rigid and informal writing styles are usually employed in blogs, it is good to keep in mind that you still need to use some kind of order to ensure that readers do understand what you are trying to get across.
When writing the body of your post there are basically several ways you can impose order: chronologically, spatially, according to importance, and according to topic.
Chronological or time order - Chronological order makes use of a timeline. It tells a story from beginning to end. Best used for telling events but also used for examples and descriptions.
Spatial order – This is used to describe how items are arranged in physical relation to each other. So when tackling issues and/or events this can be used to present how its cause and effect from one place. For example you can talk about how surfing are popular in this stretch of the beach but a little further on you’ll see less surfers since the waves are not that good there.
Climactic order or order of importance – This is used to build up the most important thing you want to introduce since everything is arranged from least to most important. This can be used for everything from giving examples, discussing cause and effect, comparisons, and more.
Topical order – This post is an example of a something ordered according to topic. Almost anything can fall under this since you can order anything according to topic, however, this is mostly used for more formal/informative blog posts. For the usual narrative posts the first three are better suited.
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