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The package says "for apartment, dorm, camper, or office".
Which of those is inappropriate? Or neat?
College is school too. For people who are over 18, and often cook for themselves.
Which of those is inappropriate? Or neat?
College is school too. For people who are over 18, and often cook for themselves.
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Some thoughts:
-As pointed out, your opening attacked your readers, which isn't the strongest way to capture interest (some commenters even said they stopped reading right there). I felt it could have been moved to a different section, and more importantly, presented in a way that didn't assume everyone reading was ignorant.
-The descriptions go on for too long at points, almost getting repetitive. Details are great, but concise readability is also important in blogging.
-By the end of the piece, the "what ever shall i write about next" part, actually felt mildly irritating instead of exciting. It slightly came off as "I'm so very well-traveled, cosmopolitan, and culturally aware- let me share my amazingness with you ordinary, ignorant folk." I'm sure that wasn't your intention, but the structure of the post, with the antagonistic intro and overall tone, set up your closing in this unfortunate manner.
In general, there was just this intangible feel to it that didn't win me over. Most Neatorama posts feel like a comfortable conversation between the blogger and the audience: it's a "Yeah, isn't this neat/cool/ extraordinary? I knew you'd find it fascinating too!" Your writing style created a distance instead between yourself and the reader, like you were talking 'at' me, not with me.
That being said, there was some great content to the post that I found super interesting. I just thought I'd offer some humble constructive criticism on structure & style, especially since it seems you have more posts planned. (And the upcoming topics do sound fascinating). Thanks for bloggin'.