Reviews (A Review)
One of the things I've been spending a lot of time doing, lately, is writing reviews. I'm a member of several product-review sites (like BzzAgent, for example) and I spend a portion of almost every day writing some review of some random product or place I've recently visited. I've even started my own review blog, which doesn't have much on it yet but will shortly.
One of the things I've noticed is that when I'm writing reviews and then go back to write something else (say, a post on Father Fails) my writing style changes dramatically. I start adding a lot of exclamation points (as though adding excitement to draw people in), I become less personal, and I rely less on my (stunning and over-whelming) wit. I'm strangely less ME, somehow.
It made me wonder if it's just me or if this happens to other people. Would they even notice it? I don't think I would have if someone else hadn't pointed out a recent post of mine on Father Fails read like it was written by someone else. I examined it and back-tracked it to sounding like one of my reviews. The revelation was just weird
Does it come from being critical? I don't mean being mean but when I write a review I try to list the good and bad, examine every little detail of a place, and come to a conclusion. Does being more discerning on the reviews change my way of thinking about what I'm writing even when I'm not writing a review?
Does anyone else notice themselves writing certain things a certain way and that bleeding into other things they're doing? Am I just crazy and alone on this one?
One of the things I've noticed is that when I'm writing reviews and then go back to write something else (say, a post on Father Fails) my writing style changes dramatically. I start adding a lot of exclamation points (as though adding excitement to draw people in), I become less personal, and I rely less on my (stunning and over-whelming) wit. I'm strangely less ME, somehow.
It made me wonder if it's just me or if this happens to other people. Would they even notice it? I don't think I would have if someone else hadn't pointed out a recent post of mine on Father Fails read like it was written by someone else. I examined it and back-tracked it to sounding like one of my reviews. The revelation was just weird
Does it come from being critical? I don't mean being mean but when I write a review I try to list the good and bad, examine every little detail of a place, and come to a conclusion. Does being more discerning on the reviews change my way of thinking about what I'm writing even when I'm not writing a review?
Does anyone else notice themselves writing certain things a certain way and that bleeding into other things they're doing? Am I just crazy and alone on this one?