I am a novice writer. I have always
wanted to share my thoughts, ideas and views about what goes on
around me. I ventured to explore what forums were available to me.
What I was looking for was a medium that would be taken seriously and
yet informal. I could not picture me armed with abstracts and
manuscripts chasing down agents and publishers. Besides, where I come
from the
publishing industry is not much developed, and the majority
of available publishing houses largely concentrate in churning out
primary, secondary and tertiary school syllabus textbooks and related
manuals. An absence of a reading culture does not help any aspiring
or established writer’s lot. My kith and kin cannot be described as
avid readers and those who actually do read, have a preference for
anything but local material. When someone mentioned that I could have
my content
published on the internet, my interest in online
publishing was thus piqued. I turned to the time tested and
resourceful search engine Google to solicit for ways to go about
getting me published and hopefully read.
My search revealed what was hitherto
unknown to me, there were several websites that not only offered to
have me published but there was also promise of payment. As I scoured
the different sites, I was fuddled by the immense opportunities on
offer. Most of the sites however required subscription or payment
ranging from a couple of dollars to one hundred. The doubting bone in
me cautioned of internet scams. I decided to stay clear off the
websites that required initial payment before allowing access to
their promised menu. With my goals defined, my foray into the array
of websites on offer was now more focused. I stumbled upon a couple
of websites that boasted credible content and no requisite advance
payment and proceeded to join them. I started by writing a couple of
abstracts in different topics of interest. It was exhilarating to see
what I had penned published. It was even much more when a reader
rated my published article and commented on the content. My dream and
passion for writing was finally being realised.
Being new to online publishing and with
the excitement of seeing my abstracts published, I sought to broaden
my horizons. I had been to online forums with discussion boards but I
had no idea what a blog was. This is a web log or online diary hosted
on a specific sites. A blog can be used to maintain all the
information one wishes to share with the world. You can post
personal insights, news, reviews and even products. A blog allows
you to post whatever information you have . Your information first
goes to a blogger website and then it is automatically inserted
into a template tailored for you.
I
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