Dr. Hochenauer visited my Blogging for journalist class today and spoke about some key subjects that are critical to bloggers.
First a little history of Dr. Hochenauer, a former journalist he's currently a professor at the University of Central Oklahoma and teaches numerous literature classes along with blogging classes. But he is most recognised for his personal blog Okie Funk. Okie Funk is a liberal political blog that Dr. Hochenauer created after he saw the need for a left wing blog in Oklahoma.
He gave some good advice about blogs. He discussed how you have to know what your writing and you have to want to write it. For him it was politics from the point of view of a liberal because he felt that the democratic voice was not being heard here in Oklahoma. He also said how hard it is not to get in personal fights with people who comment on your blog, you have to take the higher road and realize that's not why you have a blog. What id boils down to is this; always strive to be unique and have good writing, never get in personal arguments with critics, and most importantly never forget why your writing.
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