Electronic Media Writing: SX Salon V.S. The Creative Penn

Online and electronic web writing is a new trend in communication. A blog is a website that is updated regularly that is written in an informal conversational style. SX Salon and The Creative Penn are two blogs that use specific web writing techniques that make them both great literary blogs.

SX Salon

SX Salon is a literary platform by Kelly Baker Josephs and digital forum for critical analysis and appreciation of Caribbean literature. The blog publishes literary discussions, interviews with authors and writers and reviews of new poetry, books and other publications.

An article on SX Salon called 'Digital Publishing' explain the new trend of publishing on the digital web and how it affects the publications of different authors. Josephs interviews several authors during their Q&A.

Joseph uses short paragraphs in her blog posts. Short paragraphs are essential in electronic writing because it makes the story more of a conversation. She also uses subheadings to separate the ideas of the story and hyperlinks to provide the reader with a source of information and a chance to read further into a subject for more information.

The Creative Penn

'The Creative Penn is a blog written by New York Times bestseller Joanna Penn. The Creative Penn offers information on self-publishing, book marketing and how to make a living with writing.

The Creative Penn’s post ‘How To Write A Scene That Works: The Story Grid Way’ explains the ways to create an attention grabbing and captivating scene that starts off a story. Penn says that scenes are the foundation of a story and when they work, readers are instantly hooked. Once they're hooked, people begin talking about it and start to recommend it to their friends. 

Similar to Josephs', Penn uses hyperlinks to enhance her information in her blog as well as subheadings to separate different topics and ideas in the story. Penn also uses videos from different movies that use captivating scenes to enhance their stories. Video is also a great electronic media feature to use in blogs.