Blog Writing: Find Your Personal Style
A course by Alaíde Ventura MedinaBlogger and Writer
A course by Alaíde Ventura Medina, Blogger and Writer
Develop the habit of writing daily and create a blog with your own voice that engages your readers
Blogs are such a versatile platform and means of expression that they're the perfect tool to find your personal style and an easy way to share it with the world. Join Alaíde Ventura, blogger and author of the novels Como caracol (SM) and Entre los rotos (Random House), and create a blog with your own voice.
In this course, develop the habit of writing daily and find your own unique style to engage your readers. Create a personal blog and discover an approach to writing that best fits you by exploring strategies to write daily content and gradually build a recognizable tone.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 11 downloads
What will we do in the course
2 minutes, 24 seconds
The blog: tool or genre?
6 minutes, 17 seconds
When blogging became my life
2 minutes, 4 seconds
Blog types and formats
2 minutes, 32 seconds
Cabinet of curiosities and other formats
3 minutes, 2 seconds
Personal narrative
3 minutes, 12 seconds
What's included in this course?
Meet Alaíde Ventura and learn a bit about who she is, her professional career, and the books she has written. She explains how blogs helped her turn writing into a daily habit and structure her ideas to transform them into stories. She also introduces you to the writers that have had the biggest influence on her personal style.
Start with a quick history lesson about the blog to understand where it comes from and how it works. Analyze different types and formats until you find the one that best suits your creative goals. Then, thoroughly explore the key concepts of personal narrative and style.
Now it's time to set up your blog! Study the pros and cons of the three most popular platforms and choose your favorite. Give your blog a name and start shaping your voice by writing your first post. Next, establish the rules of the game: decide what you want to write, and how, why, when, and how often you're going to do so. Alaíde then teaches you some useful tricks to unblock your creativity when it seems like you're running out of ideas.
Write your first entries and analyze your blog with a critical eye by reviewing the features that make it engaging for your readers. Learn to differentiate between a personal diary and a personal blog and work on weaving a coherent thread throughout your content to create a blog that acts as a single narrative piece. To finish the course, Alaíde gives you some tips on how to captivate your readers and share your blog page with the world.
What is this course's project?
Build and write a personal blog according to your own set of rules.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in writing who has yet to find their own style and anybody with a story to tell.
Requirements and materials
Basic notions of writing are necessary for this course. The only materials you need are a computer or a notebook.
Reviews
- 3 months ago
Me encanto el curso y Alaide ! Genial ! Super interesante y fun.
- 4 months ago
Muy buen curso, está bien explicado y tiene buen contenido. Lo recomiendo
- 5 months ago
Alaíde es muy didáctica, descontracturada y da gusto conocer su visión del mundo del blog y aprender de ella. También me he pasado por su blog y meha encantado.
- 8 months ago
Todavía no termino el curso, estoy en la tercera unidad, pero estoy encantada, pues el lenguaje es muy claro y práctico y, se le entiende muy bien. Sus recomendaciones e indicaciones, así como los recursos que ha compartido , son interesantes y, muy útiles para el objetivo de esta formación. Todo está fenomenal e interesante. Saludos.
- 8 months ago
Me encantó el curso y ella es adorable! Me hizo reír y me inspiró mucho. Me encantó su forma de compartir su conocimiento. Recomiendo mucho el curso!!! Gracias Alaíde!!
Alaíde's writing spans multiple genres, including novels, stories, personal essays, and chronicles, but she admits that her favorite format is the blog. She has written for media outlets like Canal Once, MTV, The Washington Post, and Time Out. She is currently studying an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in the course
- U2
But what is a personal blog?
- The blog: tool or genre?
- When blogging became my life
- Blog types and formats
- Cabinet of curiosities and other formats
- Personal narrative
- U3
Let's do it
- Choose department and furnish it
- There are as many blogs as there are looks in the world, but yours is unique
- The rules of the game
- Against creative block
- U4
They grow so fast!
- Let the blog bake
- The opinion
- Your blog is born
- The longest piece
- FP
Final project
- Blog Writing: Find Your Personal Style
What to expect from a Domestika course
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FAQs
This course walks you through every step to create and maintain a personal blog, even if you have no prior experience with digital writing or blogging platforms.
No advanced technical skills are needed: all you need is internet access and a passion for writing. The course guides you on choosing simple platforms and tools to get started.
You’ll learn how to document personal experiences, structure stories, find your unique voice, experiment with formats, and build a daily blogging habit.
Yes, the course offers advanced techniques to turn journals and columns into digital narratives, explore new formats, and play with voice and structure in blogs.
You’ll learn how to identify your interests, pick relevant topics, and develop a clear thematic focus so your blog has coherence and a distinct personality.
A personal blog is designed to share experiences with an audience using storytelling and multimedia, while a diary is usually private and less structured.
You’ll discover practical strategies to develop the discipline of writing every day, overcome creative blocks, and stay motivated to produce content.