Monthly Archives: November 2008

Undercover Marketing for New Bloggers

Since this morning’s post was a glorious promo for Men with Pens, I feel I somehow cheated y’all. Unfortunately, my brain has been sucked dry today by a summary of each of the 39 books of the Old Testament. In compensation, I’m leaving you with a link to Michael Martine’s guest post about How to…

The Pen Men Nail It

In case you haven’t heard, Men with Pens hit one out of the park with their new design. I love the design and found myself just hanging out there late last night. It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of James, Harry, and Charlie. They’ve helped me heaps in the last two years, and…

Protected: Getting Up Close and Personal

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Blog Nirvana: Blind Monkeys in Straight Jackets, Passion, and Dreams

This week was a week of reflection and growth for me. I found a few new blog that I adore, and received a much appreciated second round of sunshine in the form of Indian Summer in Ohio. This week’s Blog Nirvana is definitely an eclectic mix, but it was a smish-smash kinda week. My favorite…

Why Oktober is My Favorite Month

I have been meaning to blog about Oktober 5 for a couple of weeks now. Well, he went and did something yesterday that pushed him to the front of my blogging schedule. He announced his 100 Squares for Christmas. It’s his way of saying Merry Christmas to his readers. I think this is one of…

Here’s Your Compliment, NOW TAKE IT!

One of the biggest sticking points for me during the One Month to Live Challenge was how important compliments are. Compliments are the opposite of bitter criticism. They build us up, encourage us to press on, and provide road signs that direct our paths in life. Peers, Cohorts, and the Human Nature Yes, I realize…

Riding the Twitter Tide

Well, I did it. I finally caved and joined Twitter. It happened late Tuesday night and I somehow felt dirty afterward- like I’d sold out. That’s most likely an unmerited reaction, after all, it’s not like Twitter will eat me. Will it? My Reservations What’s my biggest reservation about Twitter? I’m afraid it will kill…

Top 10 Ways to Know You’re a Freelance Writer

“You’re killing my MoJo. Scoot over a little.” He just grinned, then moved to stand behind me to read the screen as I typed. I ignored him, as only old married couples can. “What’cha doin?” Chatting with the Queen of England. Washing the cat. Painting my nails. Saving the world. Strangling my husband.  “WRITING!” He grins,…

How Not to Plagiarize on the Net

I grinned as the words appeared in my inbox. “Here’s the first batch. More on the way.” Easy Peazy! I thought. I should write like this more often. Why I Did It My schedule has been insane for three weeks now. Knowing that I am not the kind of person who can skimp on sleep…

Red Sky at Night: Writer’s Delight

Every writer needs a source of inspiration. Even when you write for SEO companies and are handed a list of keywords, specifications, and sometimes even an content outline to flesh out, you still need inspiration to get your through the tedious projects. For many of you, this is NaNoWriMo time, and you’ll be needing an…

Who’s Running This Place, Anyway?

I recently read this excerpt of a news report on another WordPress blog. MIT scientists baffled by global warming theory, contradicts scientific data From: TG Daily By Rick C. Hodgin Boston (MA) – Scientists at MIT have recorded a nearly simultaneous world-wide increase in methane levels. This is the first increase in ten years, and…

Blog Nirvana: Flaming Bloggers, Silly Puddy, and Vanilla Pudding Tag Lines

Welcome to November! Hopefully this month holds lots of goodies for the blogging world as we Americans gear up for the Big Thankful Turkey Day and the BIG football game here in Ohio, OSU vs. Michigan. It’s been a wild week here in Blogopolis. Here’s my G-rated summary. “Kindness is the silly puddy version of…