Recently I’ve been noticing incoming links from blogs I’ve never heard of. I learned that this blog is included in Troy Worman’s list of Outstanding Blogs. I don’t know who added me to the list, but thank you to whoever you are. In the past, I included a long list of recommended blogs because I … Read more
Babylune’s Generous December Group Writing Project calls for participants to write a new post about your favorite charity, social cause or helpful organization. … Tell me, and our readers, why you believe your special organizations are helping to make the world a better place. Tell us why you support them and why we should too. … Read more
Although I hadn’t planned the last post on Bible reading plans to be part of a series, I woke up with an idea for a follow-on post. I believe those ideas that come during sleep are from the Holy Spirit so here’s the post. The collect (collective prayer) for the Second Sunday in Advent (which … Read more
In the first installment in this series, we talked about what a news release is and what it isn’t. Now it’s time to look at when you should send a news release. The best time to send a news release is anytime you have something newsworthy to report. Here are a few ideas: New introductions: … Read more
Every business wants publicity, and most people understand press releases can generate free publicity, and everyone likes free. “Advertising is what you pay for. Publicity is what you pray for.” In this series, I’ll talk about what news releases are, when to send them, how to write them, and how to distribute them. You may … Read more
Working with a Professional Editor: Part 1 – Finding the Right Editor In this post, the second in response to a question about how writers work with freelance editors, I’ll describe how I work with clients. Other editors may work differently, but you should have a general idea of how your editor works based on … Read more
Today is Blog Catalog’s Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge: Bloggers Against Abuse. None of my family or close friends has ever been the victim of spousal or child abuse – at least if anyone close to me has been abused, I haven’t known about it. Yet I am passionate about stopping violence against women … Read more
The group writing project “It’s Funny NOW, But Then …” has ended. Although there weren’t many entries, the quality made up for the lack of quantity. Thanks to the bloggers who shared their “it’s funny NOW, but then …” moments. They brought us laughter, which was called “cheap medicine” by Lord Byron and “the music … Read more
If you’re a writer – or a reader who likes to keep up with writers – you probably like to read writing and writers’ blogs. The Big List of Writing Blogs has a list of blogs broken down into three categories: Blogs for Writers, Writers’ Blogs, and Blogs on Blogging. Although many of my favorites … Read more
Jan at Circular Communication is starting a new blog carnival: the Carnival of Circular Communication. One of the themes is blogging. At first I wondered if I had anything to add to what I’ve already written about the subject. Then Yvonne at Grow Your Writing Business tagged me for a meme to share 10 of … Read more