Oct. 1, 2020 is National Poetry Day in the UK (America celebrates Poetry Month in April so I may be back on this topic then). I don’t write poetry. You can see in this list of how-to-write-poetry tips why. In short, it requires too much thought for my brain–you have to put so much meaning … Continue reading
I calculate What’s Trending on my blog by which posts are popular a particular ninety-day period. Here’s this period’s run-down: Descriptions of settings, people, and more 57 Ways to Describe Talking in a Novel How to Describe an American–if You Aren’t How to Show (Not Tell) Emotion–E to O 24 Ways to Describe Pain 29 … Continue reading
With the end of AtoZ Challenge, it’s good to evaluate successes and failures. Here are a few thoughts: AtoZ is a massive commitment (a themed post a day for a month; lots of visits to new bloggers–overall, a couple hours a day in my case). That is why I again tweaked it to work for … Continue reading
This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live): 12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence 17 Ways to Speed … Continue reading
This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live): 12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence 17 Ways to Speed … Continue reading
This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live): 12 Ways to Update Your Online Presence 17 Ways to Speed … Continue reading
Here’s a great nonfiction book for all my blogging friends by Terry Schrandt over at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives: Better Blogging with Photography–great hints on using photos (and images) legally in your blogs 5/5 As a teacher author, I spend lots of time worrying about the legal and practical use of photos in my blogs … Continue reading
When readers take time to leave a comment and/or click through to a link I include in a post, it means they trust me, are engaged, and find what they’re reading valuable–want to extend it. This year, I had many more comments than in 2017–about 7700. This compared to over 35,000 during the life of … Continue reading
New Years–a time for rest, rejuvenation and repair. A time to assess life. Do we settle into our routine, enjoy where it’s headed, or is it time to grab our purse, our iPhone, our car keys, and get out of there? As a teacher-author, New Year’s Resolutions are more of a To Do list. I … Continue reading
Since I started this blog eleven years ago, I’ve had over 2.471 million visitors, 3300 on my busiest day, with over 35,000 comments on the 1,623 articles I’ve posted about writing. I have several columns: writer’s tips (sign up by clicking here) book reviews (usually Fridays) tech tips for writers (occasional) How I’m Doing (on my latest … Continue reading
