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I love holiday weeks! We have spent the week in Missouri with my parents and thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the Fourth with them. We’ve been eating homemade ice cream, laughing at the dogs playing (a Bichon and a Basset Hound – it’s really funny!), and playing Uno. Not a lot of time for blog reading, ya…
In many ways, it has never been easier to become a writer. With the tools and opportunities that technology gives us, it’s right at our fingertips. Don’t get me wrong, it takes a lot of hard work. A lot. But it is more possible today than it has ever been. But what do you do…
With the launch of Michael Hyatt’s book, Platform, the past week or so has been filled with compelling content about building your audience, honing your message, and pursuing your writing dreams. Our Reader is full of great content and between Erin and me, we have “starred” a lot (a. lot.) of posts over the…
If content is king, then it follows that the more content you generate the bigger your crown, right? That has seemed the prevailing theory among the quote blog gurus. Write well AND write often. But generating excellent content is hard work and takes time, which is something many of us struggle to find…
Blogging is a crazy thing! Reaction times are immediate, or at least it feels that way when you are waiting for someone to leave a comment on your genius post. Social media has created an ever-changing, ever-evolving mode of communication, and just when we think we’ve figured it out – it all changes! What’s…
The good news is there are more options for publishing and spreading your message than ever before. Last weekend, I was at a conference in Nashville for writers and the topics of e-books, self-publishing, and traditional publishers were, naturally, hot topics in sessions and between the attendees over lunch. Wayne Hastings, the former Senior…
e-Publishing is not going away. According to a Harris poll released on March 8, 28% of adults use an e-reader a tablet to read e-books – that’s up from 15% in July 2011. This great article from the Hindustan Times (I know, crazy, huh?) outlines five trends in e-books for 2012. Since we do…