If you love to write, chances are you have (tried to) read books about writing, in hopes of learning how to write better. But have you noticed that many writing books are, well, boring? I too have tried to read so many books on the craft of writing that are so dry I didn’t learn…
Dear brand new blogger, I see you there, on the other side of the computer screen. Your blog to do list is a mile long. You’re overwhelmed at all the things you are supposed to do to make your blog the best it can be before you release it to the waiting world. You are…
There’s a myth about mompreneurs (mom entrepreneurs). We hear it in various forms, but it’s usually the well-meaning comment of a friend or a client: “I’m amazed by how you do all you do.” “I don’t know how you do it all.” Sometimes we try to explain the truth. Other times we just laugh it…
Every time I begin a new project, doubts gather like June thunderheads in Alabama. Even as I collect the words I feel called to put on the page, other ideas and statements begin to pile up in my mind, eventually and effectually blocking the creative flow like flotsam in a drainage ditch. By the time…
When we moved cross country last year, I had no idea it would take 6 months for us to get our office unpacked and set up with high speed internet. I’m a blogger, people. Bloggers need internet. When we don’t have good internet, we start twitching, and that’s just the beginning of the negative side…
Who are you on the days you don’t publish a post? Who are you when activity fills up every crevice of your week and you have not time to dance with a pen? I’ll tell you what you are–you’re an Unblogger. Don’t let the negativity of the term fool you. This has nothing to do…
It’s all fun and games…until they change the rules (again) and leave you on the sidelines. Again. Are you plumb tuckered out trying to promote yourself on Facebook? You should be. Facebook has changed their algorithms yet again (no matter when you read this post, that fact will remain relevant) leaving you and your words…
If you were a writer long before you were a blogger, these words are for you…
For the past ten years, the publishing industry has been changing almost as fast as the world of social media. It’s gone from authors asking, “What is a blog?” to publishers demanding, “How big is your blogging platform?” back to authors asking, “Do I have to blog?” And as fast-paced as the industry is, the formula that worked last week or last year may not work tomorrow.
There are no hard and fast answers to the question “Should Authors Blog?” It varies for each author. Every author should be online. But not every author should blog.
Dear Weary Blogger, I see you there on the other side of the screen. You’re sitting there staring at a blinking cursor. And when no words come, you go back to checking your stats. You return to Facebook only to see that .0001% of your fan base even saw your last post. You don’t know…
If I remember correctly, it all began with a phone call.
A friend calling to tell us about another friend’s story. Felt like a long-shot, to be quite truthful. “Just hear him out – that’s all I’m asking,” our friend insisted.
It was a good story alright. Even ending up on the New York Times Best-Seller list for months on end. A first-time author and an unknown name. Not necessarily the typical experience, I grant you, but why not?
Yes, why not.
If you’re wondering if you have a best-selling book in you as well? And interested in getting it traditionally published?
Here are 5 things I’d definitely do if I wanted to write a best-selling book.
I grabbed How to Blog for Profit: Without Selling Your Soul last week, thanks to the recommendation of a friend in my mastermind group. Little did I know the nugget I was getting. It’s a quick read with pertinent and practical information about blogging right now, in today’s blogosphere. Ruth Soukup’s story of coming to her wit’s…
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