I started my WordPress website in April 2019, and for my Digital Writing course, I opened another WordPress website focused on the topic of knowledge worries people. However, a few days ago, when I was revising my posts and websites, I realized that it was unnecessary to have two separate blog websites. Instead, I could merge the website for my course into my existing blog as a new page.

Under the “Menu” in the “Appearance” section, I organized my pages into Home, Literature, Daily Life, TV/Movie/Music, Knowledge Causes Worries, and Contact. I also categorized my posts accordingly. With this structure in place, I began editing and revising my posts.

Firstly, I revised “Eight Chinese Classics You Must Read” by replacing it with the version I had edited for a blog writing position. Additionally, I made several grammar corrections to my “Play Review—Twelfth Night.”

I have now revised all of my posts under “Knowledge Causes Worries.” For example, I added references to “Understanding the Internet,” corrected grammar and usage mistakes in “My Digital Literacy Narrative—Television and I,” changed the title from “Television and I” to “Television and Me,” and capitalized “Narrative” in the title.

One of the main areas I focused on was revising my podcast titled “The Chained Mother of Eight in China—How Knowledge Worries People.” Unlike a research paper or printed article, the goal of a podcast is to deliver the content clearly and directly to the audience through listening. As a result, the podcast script should resemble a speech or dialogue. Keeping this in mind, I rewrote certain sections of my podcast.

In the original post, I used several long sentences with multiple clauses to describe the suffering of the poor women. For example, “Because this chained woman once was a beautiful 12-year-old girl and was kidnapped and sold to many men, who raped and tortured her, hammering off all her teeth and cutting off her tongue tip, now she becomes psychotic and is locked by a farmer and forced to give birth to at least eight children.” I have now rewritten it as, “Because this chained woman was once a pretty girl and an elementary school student. At the age of 12, she was kidnapped and sold to many men who raped and tortured her. They hammered off all her teeth, cut off her tongue tip, and damaged her vocal cords to prevent her from resisting. When a journalist found her, she had been locked up by a poor, uneducated farmer and forced to give birth to at least eight children.” Additionally, I added an opening line, “Hello, everyone; welcome to Ying’s channel,” to create a friendly and relaxed atmosphere for the audience.

Apart from revising the podcast script, I also improved the recording based on what I learned from my classmates’ podcasts. I divided the background music into four parts, inserted it before each paragraph, faded it out at the end of each segment to introduce my narrative, and removed any long pauses.

Running a website is not easy; it requires frequent log-ins and updates. My plan is to revise all of my posts, add a design, and make my blog my online home where I can share my confusion, thoughts, and feelings. I hope to eventually use it as a platform to promote my novels and connect with like-minded individuals.