Looking Into Mark's Mind

Mark Athitakis’ American Fiction Notes

is an interesting blog. He focuses on more what he thinks about what "reviews" really are or key wording. It's a much more general blog than one that just simply reviews books or stories. They are more his personal thoughts which makes it more blog like for me. Also his writing style is very sophisticated yet still very interesting to read which keeps me and other readers engaged. There is also a lot of use of quotes making him seem more trustable because he has sources and they relate well to the blog post content. These also work as good examples for the reader to work off of to aid the rest of the post. He uses videos as well to help add more to the blog as we did on ours (pictures,videos,etc.). Another tactic he uses is bolding. He bolds a lot of things in this blog and it helps a lit to emphasize what he really wants to get across. When I see the bold I am drawn to it and my eyes will read that word over maybe once or twice.

Another great thing I noticed is that his paragraphs are plenteous. Everything is split up and A LOT. There are new paragraphs starting all the time and it keeps things much more organized and easy to read, rather than one long ranting post about multiple things. It also helps to navigate around the blog posts if you are looking for one specific part that you remember reading. 

I think that there are a lot of great things happening in this blog, but if I had to add one, it would be to incorporate a little more humor or a little of something else to keep readers engaged. His writing style is already pretty engaging but just to make it even MORE interesting I would like to laugh or hear more into the casual insight of who Mark Athitakis is. Overall, the blog is a bit formal, but it brings readers some great information and interesting topics to think about.