You started a blog, and thought that would send you to blogger’s paradise. You imagined that blogging would quickly help you earn an income, create visibility for yourself and your work, and even attract an agent and a book deal. But now you are in blogger’s hell. Your blog feels like the bane of your […]
7 Benefits of Blogging
Thinking of starting a blog? Some writers hate the task, others love the activity. And till more feel it’s just a necessity of the writing and publishing life. Today, blogger Anja Skrba (@AnjaSkrba) offers her perspective on blogging. New technologies have provided a large number of opportunities for those who want to write and publish. […]
Make Your Blogging Time More Efficient by Batching Posts
I have one word to offer when someone asks me how to manage blogging time efficiently. That word is “batch.” If you aren’t batching your blog post production, you soon will feel burned out and resentful. And you’ll always feel like there’s a blog post hanging over your head waiting to be written and produced…because […]
How to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Author Platform
A platform is a necessity whether you write fiction or nonfiction. It provides the foundation for your promotion plan, which you put to use when your book is released. Without a platform, your promotion plan won’t be effective. But how do you know if your author platform has the visibility, reach, authority, or influence in […]
6 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Start Blogging
Writers write. That’s the adage, right? But sometimes—more often than you care to admit—writers don’t write. You know it’s true. Like me, sometimes when you sit down at your computer to work (which means “write” or “blog”), you don’t do anything close to producing work. You don’t type a word—except in a Facebook update, a […]
6 Tips to Help Writers Cultivate Voice
Do you feel you have a distinct voice as a blogger and writer? If not, you need to develop one…fast! Without a distinct voice, your message disappears among the millions of other voices trying to be heard in the blogosphere. And you want your voice to be heard…and recognized…easily and quickly. Like a vocal coach, […]
Is Your Blog Dead or Dying?
A blog is a living thing…until it’s dead. You determine if your blog lives or dies. The overpopulated blogosphere is home to somewhere around 150 to 170 million blogs. No one has calculated the number recently, and the manner of calculation varies considerably. But what we do know for sure is that more blogs appear […]
5 Blogging Tasks You Can Outsource Easily
Blogging, or blogging a book, involves more than writing. Each time you publish a post you complete a variety of tasks, including finding a photo or piece of art, formatting your post, and search engine optimization. Additionally, before you ever write you might go through a research process. This can be time and effort intensive. […]
3 Ways Writers Can Make Money from a Blog
Many writers consider blogging a waste of time because blogging “for free” takes them away from paid work, like articles and books. In fact, blogging can lead to more paid writing gigs. And your blog can even generate income. Let’s take a look at some of the ways in which your blog could lead to […]
How to Book a Blog Using Scrivener
I use Scrivener to write most of my blog posts. Why? Because Scrivener allows me easily to file them in folders and later, if I want, turn those folders into books. However, before I used Scrivener, my posts were all written in Word or directly into WordPress. That made it hard to create a manuscript […]
