Choosing the Topic for Your New Blog
One of the biggest obstacles to writing is knowing what to say. This true on the micro level– you must make choices about the message of each post individually. However, when you are a new blogger, you...
View ArticleIs Your Blogging Too Conversational?
A blogger friend posted this article from PR Daily on Facebook a while ago: “10 Words to Cut From Your Writing.” The author called out words like ‘very’, ‘just’, ‘got’, and others that stand in the way...
View ArticleOn public accountability and blogging
I tell nearly everyone I meet with that I am blogging every day on this site. I don’t do it because I’m trying to beg them to read what I write. Nor do I think I can help everybody with the posts I...
View ArticleThe Creativity Workout: Showing Up
Not long ago, I listened to an episode of the TED Radio Hour discussing the sources of creativity. It inspired me to try to explore those Ideas Worth Spreading a little further in the context of...
View Article5 Valuable Lessons From 50 Days of Daily Blogging
Yesterday I published my fiftieth blog post of 2015. I started this #Blog365 project with the intention of exercising my writing muscles by pushing myself to publish every day. Despite being a blogger...
View ArticleThe Simple Truth About Engaging Your Digital Audience
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answer is simple.” -Dr. Seuss Yesterday was the birthday of one of my literary heroes. Dr. Seuss understood how to get a message across like no other....
View ArticleOne Simple Secret to Level Up Your Blogging
What to do when your blogging feels stagnant If you and I sat down to play any console video game, you would almost certainly win. Unlike the majority of my generation (apparently), I never learned how...
View ArticleHow an Epic Idea Notebook Can Help You Rock Your Writing
It’s fun for me to read about other writers’ habits. It seems that a lot of other people think so too, because I regularly see infographics (like the one below) and posts shared around on the topic. I...
View ArticleBlogging While Mobile
There comes a time in every blogger’s life when you wind up having to create content while on the move. You might be in a bar, at a conference, or at an outdoor festival, and have to whip up a post at...
View Article#Blog365 Update – My First “Skip Day”
Well, it was bound to happen eventually. I made it through 148 days of my #Blog365 project without missing a single post. Yes, some of them (many of them) have been posted late at night. One post was...
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