6 Ways to Feed Your Monster Blog

Sooner or later bloggers have to Face The Monster. The Monster is a blank blog screen and no ready ideas of what to blog about. Here are my six best ways to defend yourself against The Monster with a steady stream of ideas:
1. Develop a swipe file of ideas from articles, other blogs, and the [...]

November 16, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: blogging  No Comments

6 Things I learned about blogging from watching Julie & Julia

I went to the movies today to see Julie & Julia, the story of  Julie Powell, who blogs about her year-long quest to cook all of the recipes in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I read this book when it came out and had been looking forward to this movie all summer. [...]

August 31, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: blogging  No Comments

Don’t believe everything you read – including from me

One of the best things about the Internet is how we can all publish our opinions via blog or social networking site or video.
One of the worst things about the Internet is how we can all publish our opinions and call them facts and people believe them.
You saw it last year during the election and [...]

August 10, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: blogging, internet, writing  No Comments

Are we there yet?

Summer always brings back fond memories of childhood summer vacations. Mom, Dad, and the three kids would pile into the loaded car, hit the road, and drive. And drive. And drive. It wasn’t until years later that I realized the purpose of a road trip was to actually periodically get out of the car and [...]

June 15, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: blogging, social networking  No Comments

A great blog is all in the planning

You know that a blog could be a great way to get traffic to your website and to promote your book and/or services. But rather than plunging into blogging without any planning, take some time to answer these questions. A blogging strategy could pay off in better traffic and greater visibility for you and your book.
   
1. What do I want [...]

January 5, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: blogging  No Comments