Happy Friday! Looking for some weekend reading? I’ve got you covered: Creative badass Justine Musk shares a letter to the woman who thinks she wants to blog. Is that you? Did you start a blog and now want to jump ship? Over at Problogger, Kelly Kingman suggests you master the art of slow blogging. Learned […]
Happy almost New Year! 2011 brought a lot of new members to The Traveling Writer community — Thank you for joining us! You are what makes this blog awesome. My goal here, beyond creating that community, is to be useful to you. So to celebrate the closing of 2011, here are some of my most […]
Every blogger wants to grow her community, traffic and network in the New Year. But making that your goal isn’t enough. Instead, you’ve got to break down how, exactly, you’re going to bring new eyes to your site and convince them to come back again. So here are five strategies you should put on your […]
Happy Friday — and Happy Holidays! My list of links this week is short, because you should be enjoying the holiday this weekend! Your reads: As the New Year approaches, check out Penelope Trunk’s shortcuts to common New Year’s resolutions. They’re not really shortcuts; they’re smartcuts. The purpose of an elevator pitch isn’t really to […]
Manifestos are all the rage. Lots of popular bloggers have them, and I’m seeing more pop up across the blogosphere. What, exactly, is a manifesto, you ask? It’s a blogger’s take on the world, and his/her advice for living awesomely. It’s a statement of purpose. Kind of reminds me of an artist’s statement, actually. If […]
Whenever I get an email or auto-DM after following someone on Twitter (big no-no in itself) that asks me to check out their blog or Facebook page or whatever, I automatically delete. Yup, that’s right. A big, fat DELETE. Not only have I not checked out your blog, you’re now on my I’m-not-interested list. Which […]
Who doesn’t love a good book for the holidays? It’s a great way to give a present that will actually be used, and you can support a writer while you’re at it. A few books I’d recommend as gifts from the pile I read this year: The Secret Daughter. I don’t read many novels, but […]
Hope you enjoyed your turkey (or tofurkey) day! Great reads for the weekend: Writer Torre DeRoche shares her secrets to getting published and explores whether being a woman is an advantage in the publishing process. Learn how to tackle the challenges of bootstraping your business while working your day job, at Entrepreneur.com. Great piece from […]
Today marks three months since I started working for myself. And know what? I’m now bringing in as much income as when I had the day job + side gig! This is exciting news for a newbie entrepreneur. Reaching the income I left behind has been one of my goals since the beginning, and getting […]
When I was a kid, I took piano lessons. So did my little sister and brother. None of us particularly enjoyed practicing at first. After a year or two, they both quit. I’m not sure why, but I kept with it. Soon I loved playing. I played all through high school and college. Even got […]