When I first started blogging, I wondered how I could link my posts to other blogs, articles, or Web sites, to give my readers the opportunity to simply click and go there for more information. Not that I wanted to send readers away from my blog, but just offer them a service. Then I discovered the Link field. You’ll […]
For Writers
Identifying a Niche Specific Audience / Cultural Creatives
I’ve heard that writers need to find a niche and then directly address a niche-specific audience. But in order to do so, the writer must first figure out who that audience is. Each of us, of course, hopes our work will enjoy universal appeal, when more than likely it will attract one segment of the population over others. With this in mind, […]
Creative Writing Triggers
As writers, we’re always looking for writing triggers to get those creative juices flowing. Today, I have two books for you to consider: The Observation Deck, A Tool Kit for Writers, by Naomi Epel, and The Pocket Muse, by Monica Wood. The Observation Deck comes in a box with a 160 page book on writing strategies and 50 cards to […]
Finding My Voice : The Elusive Key
It’s almost laughable, isn’t it, that we writers struggle to find our own voice? Our voices come out loud and clear during our every waking moment, while we’re talking to family and friends. And then when we sit down to write. IT’S GONE! It’s like another personality takes over, the one that was always trying to impress the teachers […]
Your Book is Coming Out, Are You Ready to Promote?
I watched a YouTube video a while back titled “Your Book’s Coming Out. Are You Ready to Rock?”, which is no longer available, but it really hit home. It featured an author talking to his agent on the phone about the release of his new book. The agent asked the author how he planned to publicize his book. […]
Listing Post Titles in Blogger Scroll Box
For months, I searched the Internet for a resource that would show me how to list my Post Titles in the sidebar of my now defunct Blogger blog. My Label List was getting out of hand, plus it didn’t give my readers a handle on what my archived posts were about. With the over 1600 gadgets Blogger offers for the sidebar, […]
