I kick off my blog book tour today with a guest post at Words for Hire. You probably recognize that as the blog of Karen Swim, who is an eloquent writer with a beautiful soul. If you’re not already a regular at her blog, you’ll become one when you read a few of her posts. I’m … Read more
Labor Day, the first Monday is September, is set aside to honor American workers. Although it was started by the labor movement for union workers, I think all workers—blue collar, white collar, professional, union or non-union—deserve recognition … and a day of rest. Enjoy your holiday, fellow workers.
Joanna Young at Confident Writing first moved her blog from Typepad to WordPress, then she immediately moved her home. She’s been offline for a week during the move, and some of her blogging friends are all saying “Welcome back!” today. Joanna’s tagline is “Because our words count,” and her site is … full of writing tips and virtual … Read more
Bloggers are uniting today for basic human rights. There so many topics to write about: humanitarian aid to Myanmar, atrocities in Darfur, sex slavery around the world, religious persecution … These and more are terrible violations of human rights, and I pray for all of them. The most basic human right of all is life. … Read more
Chris Broggan has declared today, Monday, April 28th, “Read and Comment” day. Chris encourages bloggers to read other blogs and comment rather than – or in addition to – posting. Find some good stuff and add to it. I’m off to “find some good stuff.” How about you? [tags]read and comment day[/tags]
The Writers Cafe at Grow Your Writing Business is reopening February 29. I look forward to the weekly opportunity to wind down, network with other writers, learn from each other, and enjoy chatting with writing friends. Hope the place is crowded as we welcome Yvonne and the Cafe back next Friday. [tags]Writers Cafe[/tags]
Fifteen thousand bloggers are joining together on Blog Action Day to write about the environment. No doubt many of the participating bloggers will be rabid environmentalists, but the majority of probably aren’t. I’m no tree hugger, and the hype hasn’t convinced me that man causes global warming. However, as a Christian, I believe that we … Read more
Misti Sandefur at Life of a Writer tagged me to share eight random things about myself. Since I participate in memes only when they fit my purposes for my blog, I told Misti I would respond to the tag but relate the eight things to writing. Then David Bowles at Writing the Westward Sagas tagged … Read more
On any given day, the blogging world is filled with thousands of conversations on topics ranging from making money to raising a family, from personal development to personal rants. Imagine one day when thousands of conversations are centered on one theme—the environment. That is exactly what Blog Action Day is all about. On October 15th … Read more
Matt at The Article Writer has declared Death To The Meme Movement! and Liz at Successful Blog asks What Do You Call a Meme that Isn’t a Meme? I see a lot of blog memes – where one blogger tags others to answer questions or take some other action and tag other bloggers … and … Read more