If you’ve just been to the LIVE Guild Conference, I’ll bet you’ve been told you need to blog. Just last year, after coming home inspired, I felt a renewed sense of the importance of blogging. Here are some observations and tips that have helped me make a much more serious […]
Catholic Writers Conference Live! A Two-fer Blog for conference goers (and stay-at-homers)
Are you headed for this year’s Catholic Writers Conference Live? If you are, check out my blog from last year regarding conference etiquette. It was good advice then, and I can’t think of a thing to improve on it. Just substitute the words Somerset, New Jersey for Arlington, Texas. If […]
Vacation Round-Up
I think everyone’s on vacation! Nancy Ward is the only Guild Member who sent a blog link this month. The Lawn Chair Catechism (a very creative book promotion campaign) got her writing about ‘Oz moments’ and then that post won an award! For more on that Deo Optimo Maximo award, click […]
Dismantling Writer’s Block
Writer’s block. I don’t believe in it. Okay, I’ll hedge that a bit. All writers have moments when the words don’t come, or they have to be pried out of our brains like candy out of a three-year-old’s grasp. I do acknowledge that fact. Those moments are not fun. Those […]
10 Ways to Refresh Your Blog
1) Make sure there’s a great ‘About You’ page. I’m surprised how many blogs have no info about the author. When I read a great post, I want to know more about you! 2) Use the free Link Within plug-in to make lovely cross-links with the photos and titles of […]
A closer look at blogging stats and how to improve them
This is the third installment of my Blogging 101 series. I’ll be posting on alternating Wednesdays here and addressing a few different topics: 3 questions you should consider The simple steps to getting a blog A closer look at stats and how to improve Four strategies to stay sane Today’s […]
April Blog Round-Up
Can you believe it’s already May?? I’m not quite there yet! Go back with me to these favorite April posts: Jean Heimann writes of St. Catherine of Sienna (and I found lots of helpful info about other saints here). Michael Seagriff writes of protecting the unborn. Karl Erickson – no kidding […]
The simple steps to getting a blog
This is the second installment of my Blogging 101 series. I’ll be posting on alternating Wednesdays here and addressing a few different topics: 3 questions you should consider The simple steps to getting a blog A closer look at stats and how to improve Four strategies to stay sane Today’s […]
Don’t Be Scared Away from Blogging!
In the comments to my first installment of Blogging for Beginners covering 3 questions to ask consider before you blog, Colleen Duggan made this observation: There’s so much talk today (in general, not from your post specifically) about building a platform, audience and brand that I think it can scare […]
3 Questions to Consider Before You Blog
This is the first installment of a series I’m going to call Blogging 101. I’ll be posting on alternating Wednesdays here and addressing a few different topics: 3 questions you should consider The simple steps to getting a blog A closer look at stats and how to improve Four strategies […]