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Ridding Yourself of Writer’s Block
Writing Writer’s block is the nemesis of every writer–whether you blog or not. Luckily, it’s November and that means there are a few writing projects you can be part of to help combat any writer’s block you’re struggling with. In the US November is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), and IComLeaveWe (International Comment Leaving Week). NaNoWriMo is a challenge to write a ...
Continue readingWhat’s In My Feed Reader
Around The Blogosphere I mentioned in a previous post about goals that my early blogging days saw me as what is now termed a “mommy blogger”. As my interest in blogging grew, so did my passion for finding other blogs about blogging, technology, and writing. I still have some mommy blogs (OK, more than “some”–a lot) in my feed reader, but I find that I am mostly reading tech blogs now. I have some really great reads and I want to share those with you. My ...
Continue readingSetting Goals for Your Blog
Blogging Do you set goals for your blog? When I started blogging, I didn’t. Now I do. Goals have made all the difference for me. Four years ago I began blogging because I needed to write. I had been home with my kids for four years and hadn’t written a single thing other than a grocery list. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to write, I just didn’t have the time. Given the choice of writing or taking a shower, I opted for the shower. Those early ...
Continue readingAre You Paid in Clicks or Bucks?
Writing If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, “No, we can’t actually pay you, but you’ll be driving traffic to your site and gaining exposure.” If only that were true. In reality, though, you’re spending time writing content for someone else and they aren’t paying you for your time. When I started blogging, I did it because I wanted to write for myself. I had no plans for making money–any money I earned before 2008 ...
Continue readingLife Before Blogging
Blogging When I attended Blog World Expo a few weeks ago (tired of hearing about it yet?), I had big plans to take as much video as possible and interview as many top bloggers as I could. That was a fairly lofty goal only because I had no idea how fast everything would be moving and how many top bloggers would be attending! Between trying to learn as much as I could during panels, networking with other bloggers, and trying to track down top bloggers to ...
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