IN RESPONSE (IN PART) TO “VIEWS” BY FANDANGO We all want to know why some posts are popular and the rest? Not so much. Everyone wants to know the secret. I think the secret is getting Google to notice you… Read More ›
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THE JOYS OF CREATIVE CLUTTER
Blogging Insights NF #57: Creative Clutter VS Neatness “I like working among ‘creative clutter.’ It gives me a sense of activity and achievement.“ — Fennel Hudson While I wholly approve of creative clutter, I’m extremely neat. I’m not neat because of… Read More ›
THE TITLE IS VITAL
Sunday Poser # 101 I don’t give it nearly as much thought as I probably should. More than none. I know it’s important, but I’ve got a lot of stuff going on these days. I don’t have time to struggle with… Read More ›
FOLLOWERS AND COMMUNITY
Blogging Insights NF # 56 “Successful blogging is not about one time hits. It’s about building a loyal following over time.“ — David Aston I don’t know who David Aston is, but that’s a pretty solid, reasonable statement. A lot… Read More ›
THE ART OF THE HEADLINE
Blogging Insights NF # 55 — Headlines “On the average five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.” — David… Read More ›
1,203,989 MESSAGES IN A BOTTLE?
Blogging Insights NF # 53, hosted by Tanya Today’s blogging quote doesn’t really make sense, at least not to me. Aside from its obvious and intentional rudeness — I don’t think any context could change its meaning — it’s snarky,… Read More ›
BLOGGING AS AN EXERCISE IN WRITING?
Blogging Insights NF # 53 — ‘Finger exercises’ In all the years I took lessons and practiced piano, my teacher never gave me finger exercises. She gave me music to play that would accomplish the same purpose. She felt “making… Read More ›
Y’GOTTA READ BEFORE Y’WRITE, RIGHT?
Blogging Insights NF # 52 — Reading “The first step in blogging is not writing them but reading them.” — Jeff Jarvis I agree, although for me, it’s just reading, then reading more. I’ve always been such an insane reader…. Read More ›
GET TO THE POINT
Blogging Insights NF # 51 — “Good value for money” TODAY’S QUOTE: First, I never believe any blogger who says he or she is “only writing for him/herself.” If you are writing for yourself, why do you have a blog?… Read More ›
Stick-to-it-ive-ness
Blogging Insights NF # 49 – “Stick-to-it-ive-ness” ” The difference between writers who finish books and those who don’t– is that the finishers don’t stop writing until they get to : THE END.” – Brian Hutchinson, author of Writer’s Doubt…. Read More ›
THE CRUELTY AND JOY OF EDITING
Melanie left a comment on my “Paper Moon” post suggesting that I’m smart and clever and that’s why I write well. The real reason is probably my span of more than 40-years as a working writer. That’s got to be… Read More ›
PROVOCATIVELY SPEAKING
Fandango’s Provocative Question #174 The long deferred “long and short” of blogging? I try to keep things short because my time is short and probably so is yours. That’s only true-ish. So much depends on if a subject grabs me. What… Read More ›
INTUITION VERSUS PLANNING
Blogging Insights # 43 —A Writer’s Intuition “Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.” — Ray Bradbury I hate to always be the one who says “both” to yes/no questions, but writing isn’t an “either/or”… Read More ›
TO WRITE FOR ONESELF
UNOFFICIAL BLOGGING INSIGHTS Dr. Tanya usually appears with her weekly Blogging Insights prompt. However she let us know she won’t be doing one this week. We hope Dr. Tanya will be back again next week. Fandango has stepped into the… Read More ›
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR OWN WRITING?
Sunday Poser # 76 – From host Sadje: I like that I can write. I like that my writing never fails me. I love that I can keep tweaking what I’ve written until it’s perfect and says precisely what I intend… Read More ›
WONDERING ABOUT WORDPRESS
What ARE we going to do about WordPress? We were just talking about it, Garry, Owen and me. At $180 per year, that would be $15/month and then there’s another $20 for you URL address. $200? I’ll renew this year… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 