Post Overview
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How-to
4 years ago+10 10 0The Concise Guide to Building Relationships with Other Bloggers
Contrary to what you might be inclined to believe, the web is not a safe haven for socially awkward individuals. The fact that many bloggers struggle to get even one person to read their content means that they do not invest the time and energy into ...
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Expression
4 years ago+11 11 0Feel Like Giving Up? Read This.
I launched my first blog in January 2011. I had released my first self-published novel on Amazon. I was very excited, and I was sure that I’d soon conquer the world… I quit after three posts, no views, no comments, no nothing. Five days into my car ...
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Expression
4 years ago+9 9 020 of the Most Instructive Quotes About Writing
Twenty instructive quotes about writing, covering everything from the specifics of the craft to the challenges of the lifestyle to the power of the calling.
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Expression
4 years ago+8 8 0Protecting Your Creative Mindspace
Mindspace. You won’t find this term in Merriam-Webster, but I’m willing to bet most writers know what I’m talking about. The mind is a place where electricity ignites and runs over brain cells creating memory, thoughts, emotions. A mind is its own en ...
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Expression
4 years ago+11 11 010 Favorite Writing Tips from Successful Authors
When it comes to writing advice, there are some fundamental truths for tackling first drafts, and committing to the process of writing itself.
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Expression
4 years ago+16 16 090 Super Easy Tips That Will Turn Even a Novice Blogger into an Expert
It always sucks being the new guy. It always sucks to start something new, to have no idea what needs to be done.
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How-to
4 years ago+20 20 0How to Bring Value to Your Readers
Value is subjective, but all readers seek it. Author Paulette Perhach explains how writers must match their own sense of value with that of their readers.
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Expression
4 years ago+13 13 0The Five Biggest Doubts of The Modern Blogger
A healthy dose of skepticism can be extremely useful, but when you mix that up with paranoia, you are setting yourself up for failure. Doubting yourself before you even start, asking yourself questions that inhibit you from writing your best blog po ...
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Current Event
4 years ago+28 28 0 x 1Could spell trouble? Scrabble rule change allows use of 'OK'
Risking the wrath of purists, the board game’s official arbiters have approved use of the two-letter initialism along with thousands of other new words
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Analysis
4 years ago+5 5 0Writing Prompts: Helpful? Or a Waste of Time?
Writing prompts can help with inspiration or creativity, or distract us from the writing we're "supposed to" do. How can we make them more helpful to us?
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How-to
5 years ago+4 4 0How to Get Your Comment Noticed
ow do you get more readers? While the first (and most obvious) answer is to write quality content, the truth is that networking with other bloggers, especially if they are in the same niche as you, is essential to getting more readers. And doing al ...
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Expression
5 years ago+11 11 0Being consistent: a path to personal growth
Practice makes perfect. You have probably heard it a million times. When people say the same thing over and over again it’s easy to overlook it. When was the last time you applied this adage proactively? We all have things we want to get better at. W ...
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Expression
5 years ago+9 9 0Never Suffer Writer’s Block Again
Have you ever sat down to write, and everything you wrote seemed terrible? Every writer has felt that way, at one time or another. Here's the uncomfortable truth about those critical thoughts: they can actually help you become a better writer. B ...
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How-to
5 years ago+31 31 0The Best Writing Decisions Are Made with All Three Brains
Should you spend the money to go to that writing conference? Pay for a professional edit on your book? Invest in new computer equipment for your writing office? Risk cutting back on work hours so you can write more? Making a decision can be fri ...
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Expression
5 years ago+6 7 15 Things I Wish I’d Known about Blogging when I Started Out
The twenty-second of April, 2012. A day forever etched in my brain (and on my skin). The day I decided that I was going to fight for my dream of becoming a writer. The day I decided to start a blog. I’ll be honest with you: I had no idea what I was ...
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How-to
5 years ago+3 4 111 Techniques I Used To Go From 0 To 25k Readers in Eleven Months
I launched The Art of Blogging at the end of April 2018. By October 2018, I had over 12,000 readers and was generating enough traffic to rival my main blog. How did I do it? Here are a few specifics...
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Expression
5 years ago+15 15 0Are You a Hoarder (of Ideas)?
Sometimes you’ll have magnificent ideas that are too far off topic, or too personal to share with the big wide world. Or, even worse, they’re perfect for that next project you have planned, and you don’t want to waste them on the project you’re worki ...
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Expression
5 years ago+7 7 0How to Stop Being “The Invisible Blogger”
Have you ever felt like the invisible blogger? You work hard on your posts, pouring every ounce of emotion, creativity, and insight you have into them. You select the best photos and graphics to go…
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Expression
5 years ago+11 11 0This Four Letter Word Keeps You from Writing
Writer’s block. The most hated words by those who love them more than anything else in the world. Also known as creative bankruptcy.
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Expression
5 years ago+14 14 0No Readers? Here’s a Simple Way to go from 0 to Hero
Should you just keep punching those keys and hope for the best? You need a proper strategy, not wishful thinking. When your blog isn’t doing as well as you’d like, take a step back and analyze what you’ve done so far. If you are in need of a plan ...