Qualities of "Good" Writing

Must be interesting to the audience
Strong, specific thesis (in terms of an essay)

Body paragraphs must contain strong evidence to prove said thesis statement

Intro paragraph leads audience into the paper
Conclusion wraps up what was mentioned previously in the writing
No gaps in flow
Variety of words
Citations
Involve the reader in some way

Relate him/her to the topic somehow

“Proper” writing technique

This [...]

Response to Sunday's post

I noticed my… argument… with a friend of mine generated way more hits than I expected on Saturday, breaking the “Daily Top Visitors” record, which is now at 76. For those that I showed, thanks for taking the time to read it. I really do appreciate it.

New design stuffs

For my Web Design class, our homework was to create a banner for whatever purpose, and add psuedo “links” to it, as practice in banner making/Adobe Fireworks. Psht, Fireworks. I decided to be different, and use Adobe Photoshop to create my banner. So, in looking for a topic, I had thought of a website which [...]

Friendships can't last forever I suppose

I’ve had quite a shitty weekend. I’ll explain the rest of it, but this is what sparked my recent lowered self esteem. (For privacy purposes, I won’t reveal who the other person is)

New Years Resolutions

Time for me to officially write out these sons of bitches which I am to try and improve on during the year of 2009.
Now, some of the most common New Years Resolutions include

Eating less
Losing weight
Saving up money

But no. These will not work for me. I don’t give a crap about my weight; I haven’t given [...]

More of a reason to blog

Yea, I mentioned I wanted to blog more right? I found the perfect reason to.
So, I’m retaking ENG-1051 (College Writing) this semester, and my professor is requiring that everyone write in an journal everyday for 10-15mins.
So if I don’t blog, I fail! How much more motivation do I need?