Category: Writing
Blogging 101: Are You Making It Hard to Share?
So you’re writing this blog. It’s going well, and people respond to your cool projects, inspired photos and interesting stories. Search engine traffic is coming in (yay!) and your stats are on the rise. Still, for some reason you don’t see that many people sharing your stuff on social media. Why not? Could you be [...]
Introducing … Better Blog Writing: How to Improve Your Writing to Keep Readers Coming Back for More
Introducing … (This makes me so excited. I am literally giddy with excitement.) My new e-book: Better Blog Writing: How to Improve Your Writing to Keep Readers Coming Back for More Available exclusively for the Kindle (and Kindle apps), Better Blog Writing is a short guide to improving your writing, finding inspiration for your blog [...]
Be a Bold Freelancer
This is an excerpt from the Dream. Write. Do. newsletter for freelancers. It’s a monthly newsletter filled with tips, Q&As and more to help you succeed. Have you signed up yet? The next issue hits inboxes tomorrow, March 1. Scroll to the bottom to join in the fun. Now, I have to ask you: When [...]
How to Create Your Own Vision Board
I remember the first time I heard about vision boards (also known as dream boards). A childhood friend of mine mentioned creating a new one because she’d totally rocked her last one. At first, I was skeptical. But soon, I found myself creating one myself. A few months later, I realized that I had accomplished [...]
Being a Freelance Writer: When an Ending is a Beginning
When I first became a freelance writer, I had visions of 20-hour work weeks, taking weeks off at a time and filling the world with enlightening writing that would delight and inspire. I pictured having assignments just appear before me for the taking — and really being able to choose what I worked on and [...]
How to Start a Blog | Blogging 101
You like writing. You enjoy reading blogs. And, hey, you have stuff to share too. If you are ready to start blogging, here’s how to start a blog of your own. How to Start a Blog: Your Focus What will you be writing about? What are you passionate about and want to share? In learning [...]
Gremlins and Setbacks
The day I went away to college was filled. Just filled. My parents helped me lug my boxes and bags and TV in. I met my roommates and the three other girls I’d be sharing my suite with. We had a picnic and a night outing and … It was grand. There’s a tremendous feeling [...]
DIY Design: Presswork Theme Review
Until last spring, I used a designer for my websites who would interpret my vague descriptions of what I wanted for my site. She was really good at taking the bare specifics that I offered and translating them into a design. However, she’s not really designing anymore, and my work has changed substantially. I’ve been [...]
Food Blogger’s Annual Thanksgiving Celebration, Holiday Photos and A Shutterfly Giveaway
Early yesterday morning, I awoke to a car pulling into the driveway and the front door opening. My husband Shawn rushed into the house, dropping my keys on my nightstand. He’d accidentally taken them with him to work, and returned because I needed them. After all, it was the Saturday after Thanksgiving and this year’s [...]
10 Tips To Consider When Planning A Creative Change In Life
A guest post by Vivienne Neale Giving up the day job — you know, the full time, secure, pay check every month, kind of day job — to pursue what others might term a crazy dream is daunting beyond belief. Not many have confidence written right through them after all; it’s like leaping from a [...]
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