"For many of us, the heart of our home base is our blog. It's where our best thinking lives, the place where others can comment and interact with us, the nexus of our social network," says Michael Hyatt in his book Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. He goes on to advise would-be bloggers,… Continue reading Blogging changes in 2013
While going down an internet bunny trail a few days ago I came across a blog post by writer Kristene Kathryn Rusch. Here are a few of her words worth engraving on the walls of our little writerly hearts: "I believe each reader is very, very important, whether they buy through Sales Channel A or… Continue reading Readers—your very best friends
November, the crazy month of writing challenges is over! A few years ago I submitted myself to NaNoWriMo. For the last couple of Novembers, I've participated (somewhat) in the November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge (prompts, initiative and encouragement supplied by Robert Brewer the blogmeister at Poetic Asides, Writer's Digest's blog for poets). I participated in that… Continue reading It’s December!
If you take some folks seriously, you'll write only one type of thing—short stories, or poetry, or essays. This is so you will get established and known for what you write and readers won't be confused when they see your name (brand). Excellent advice, I'm sure, for those who can follow it. And then there… Continue reading Writing different genres – should you?
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book made me want to stop reading and start writing. I love Ueland's enthusiasm and her quirky style. Empowering and energizing. What annoyed me about my Kindle version of the book was that… Continue reading This writing classic still energizes (review)
These days a writer is expected to do a lot of things in addition to writing. Staying abreast of industry trends and participating in social media are two of them. Trouble is, keeping track of all the interesting and useful stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and blogs can not only suck time from writing but also… Continue reading Take charge of your online life
A week from today the hordes of writers who signed up for this year's NaNoWriMo challenge will be logging their first word counts on the way to 50,000. Three years ago I was one of them. I had decided to sign up a few weeks before that. The decision was not taken lightly. The fiction… Continue reading Ready … Set … for NaNoWriMo
Welcome to the blog at violetnesdoly.com, my home base for sharing my life as a reader and writer. Here I will post: Book reviews. Interesting things I'm discovering as I research the Bible times setting in preparation for writing more biblical fiction. Developments and trends in the world of book publishing and marketing. Reviews of… Continue reading Welcome!
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