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 […]
8 Ways to Turn Your Blog Into a Content Marketing Machine
Most writers realize their blog offers a phenomenal tool for building author’s platform and for promoting a book once it’s been published. However, you may not realize the variety of ways in which you can actually put your blog to use to create a loyal fan base, sell more books and produce more useable content—even […]
8 Time-Management Tips for Bloggers
I manage a lot of blogs—four to be exact—and I guest blog for other sites as well. It’s no wonder, therefore, that I often get asked, “How do you get it all done?” Although I don’t consider myself the most effective time manager, I can offer you a few tips on how to make your […]
How to Write Search-Engine Friendly Blog Posts
You can find a ton of information online and off about how to “search engine optimize” (SEO) your blog posts. Yet, Google constantly changes its algorithms and rules making it difficult to know if you are turning out search-engine friendly content or not. If you aren’t a techie or simply want to blog or to […]
6 Creativity Fixes for Long-Time and Long-Term Bloggers
It doesn’t matter if you are blogging a book, blogging about a book or just plain blogging on a particular topic, sometimes coming up with creative ideas day in and day out feels hard and boring. When you began your blog, you probably were full of ideas and felt excited and passionate about your subject […]