Category Archives: Writing
The Perils of Social Media (Guest Post by Tosca Lee)
By Tosca Lee Guest Columnist Facebook. Twitter. Shoutlife. LinkedIn. Dopplr. Google+. Plaxo. Blogger. WordPress. Shelfari. Goodreads. Writer’s loops. Conference loops. Endless loops. By the time I finish updating my status, writing my blogs, tweeting, pasting my bulletins, my newest pictures,… more >
How 30 Minutes on Twitter Changed One Blogger’s Life
By Lori D. Lowe Guest Columnist After sending a Twitter tip to Blogging Bistro, Laura asked me to expand on it in a guest post. I am happy to do so, and I welcome your feedback. Do you feel like… more >
How Not to Write a Layoff Notice: Starbucks Case Study
I have a particularly busy week ahead and everyone in my family (me included) is coming down with a cold. Not a good combo. So I’m falling back on a blogger’s trick: I’m re-running a post from three years ago…. more >
How to Create an Author One-Sheet
This is a guest post by Suzanne Hartmann. This article was originally published on Suzanne’s ‘Write This Way’ blog. Reprinted with permission from the author. If you would like to submit a guest article, please check out our guest post guidelines…. more >
Blog Headline Writing Techniques: 4 Lessons Learned from ‘The Costco Connection’
Even the Big Guys struggle to write enticing headlines. The cover story of July’s issue of The Costco Connection focuses on “unconventional” Costco members. In his letter from the editor, David W. Fuller writes: “…We tried to boil down to… more >
7 Simple Steps to Publishing Your E-Book (Guest Post by Mary DeMuth)
When my friend Mary DeMuth e-mailed me to tell me she’d published her first e-book, The 11 Secrets of Getting Published ($2.99 at the Kindle Store), I immediately bought the book, then begged Mary to let me reprint her article… more >
4 Tips To Help You Take Your Blog Writing More Seriously (Guest Post)
This is a guest post by Mariana Ashley. If you would like to submit a guest article, please check out our guest post guidelines. As a writing instructor at an art school, I can’t tell you how often my students… more >
Oprah Works for Me (Guest Column by Susy Flory)
This is a guest post by Susy Flory. If you would like to submit a guest article, please check out our guest post guidelines. Oprah Winfrey is one of the world’s most successful and influential women. HerTV show is broadcast… more >
Oh, the Wonders of Google’s Wonder Wheel! (Guest Column)
By Lindsay A. Franklin Guest Columnist Sitting in Laura Christianson’s Google workshop at Mount Hermon, my new buddy Carrie and I turned to each other, mouths hanging open. Laura had just introduced us to Google’s Wonder Wheel. Aptly named. The… more >
Photos from the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference 2011
I’ve just returned from a wonderful week of teaching about social media at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference (near Santa Cruz, California). Here’s a slideshow of some of the pictures I took:
