May 2006

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Think of a carnival and you think of lights, noise and a good show. You may also think of cotton candy and humongous hot dogs, but that’s not where I’m going with this. There’s a new kind of carnival that all bloggers should know about. It’s called a blog carnival. ...

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I’m not sure I know the answer to what makes some blogs more successful than others. However, I do know what I get out of blogging personally. One part of it is about creativity; the other is about having somewhere to showcase my writing and to practice things that I’m ...

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The last week or so has been reasonably successful. I’ve written some more articles for InspiredAuthor. Also, I managed to take advantage of the Blogitive bonanza this weekend. Finally, someone’s hired me to write up something on parenting. Wish me luck with that one, as the brief is not as ...

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When I started blogging, it all seemed very simple. I had one blog on my main website. I posted diligently every day and didn’t get much readership at first. Then I came to WritingUp and everything changed. Whereas before I’d been blogging because I thought it was something I ought ...

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Remember when I told you to Feel The Fear …? Well, I took my own advice and submitted a few poems to RITRO. The first of them was published today. It’s called Rain. I get no money but a great deal of satisfaction, mostly at having had the guts to ...

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Last week I talked about whether Guru and Elance were really worth it for freelance writers. I concluded that they were not and decided to concentrate my efforts on Craigslist and other job opportunities. So far, it seems to be working. This week, I’ve had emails from another paid to ...

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A couple of weeks ago I did a post on whether writing could be seen as art. The answer from all of the WritingUp denizens was a resounding yes. I expected that, as there are some very talented writers here, including those who don’t see themselves as writers. Today I ...

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Sometimes it’s difficult to keep the writing momentum going. With all the writing I’m doing for InspiredAuthor and other sites, I don’t have as much thinking time as I used to. Plus, there’s the not so small matter of my very active toddler. Thinking time is essential for writers. Good ...

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I’ve been doing some reassessment of the way that I spend my time – and something’s gotta give. Last July I signed up with Elance. I very quickly realised that if I wanted to have a shot at any decent jobs, I needed to move up from the basic level. ...

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I’ve had a busy week – and for once, I’m all out of inspiration for today’s post. So here’s a round up of what I’ve been doing this week on my other blogs and the sites for which I write. I’ve also included a brief list of the posts that ...

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As writers, we spend more and more time on the Internet, whether we’re researching articles or story ideas, looking for work, or just browsing for fun. As we do this, we often find information or websites that we think will be useful later. The old way of doing this was ...

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