Remember when, nearly two months ago, I posted this photo? The view from my run at Hambidge, a writer’s colony in Georgia? A few weeks later, a reader sent me this note via e-mail: “I loved that photo that you sent from North Georgia of a scene from a morning run. That meant a lot […]
Links from this week you won’t want to miss: 7 tips for travel blogging, from Problogger. The Creative Penn offers advice on Facebook Marketing For Authors. Experiment with all the online tools you want, but always ask yourself: Is this helping to move me forward? Good stuff from Chris Brogan. Nathan Bransford says, “Queries, manuscripts, […]
A year and a half ago, I asked readers of this blog for help coming up with a title for my book. It made sense to ask for your opinion because many of you followed me here after reading my travel blog, so you were familiar with my travel tales. From a list of possible […]
I love sharing fabulous resources on this blog. I enjoyed bringing you Mira’s List. And Marian Schembari. And The Creative Penn. Today we’re adding another to the ranks: C. Hope Clark and her FundsforWriters. Through her popular newsletter, website and blog, Hope helps writers find grants, contests, freelance gigs and other resources that can help […]
It’s a lot more difficult to get through my Google Reader now that I have a full-time (and part-time) job. And I’m certainly not spending as much time browsing interesting links on Twitter as I used to. But I still think it’s important to keep up with what’s happening in the writing, travel and social […]
When your literary agent tweets something like this, then tells you she was referring to your book, it pretty much makes your day.
I do my best thinking while running. (Outside, anyhow. While running inside I just think about how much I hate the treadmill.) Why is running such a thought-producer for me? I think it’s because my mind has complete freedom while I’m putting one foot in front of the other. Freedom from all the things I’m […]
Looking for ways to make your blog unique? One of the easiest — and most fun — is adding cool social media buttons. When I built this blog, I spent way too much time picking out buttons. I wanted them to be simple enough to be recognized, but interesting enough to show my personality. You […]
Looking for ways to increase traffic to your blog? If there’s one thing I’ve learned from blogging during the last few years, it’s this: The number of hits I get on my site corresponds directly with how often I post. When I post a lot, I get a lot of hits. When I slack off […]
Best links from this week: 26 tips for enhancing your tweets, from Social Media Examiner. If you ever feel like you’re short on Twitter content, check this out. How to get writing gigs as a newbie. Excellent post from Hope Clark, the author of my new favorite blog. I never miss a post by Peter […]