Short Story Markets
Posted by Jo | Filed under Markets, Writing
You’re a writer, but you’re also interested in making a few bucks (or more than a few) from your writing. Here are a few paying markets.
Tales of the Talisman is looking for sci-fi, fantasy and horror. $10 per story. Up to 6000 words.
Leading Edge is looking for science fiction and fantasy. They also take [...]
Improving your Alexa ranking
Posted by Jo | Filed under Promotion, Weblogs
In less than 30 days I’ve moved my Alexa ranking from over 4 million to a little over 600,000. In this article, I’ll tell you how I did it.
First off, a quick reminder as to what an Alexa rank is, and why you should care. Alexa ranks are calculated via the Alexa toolbar. For [...]
Contest Update
Posted by Jo | Filed under contests
Thanks to Taosbound for the post about the contest. Also, I’ve opened up commenting so you don’t have to register on the site first. Thanks! I didn’t realize that.
Update:
It seems that the theme is the problem. Wordpress is set to accept comments without registration, but the theme isn’t cooperating. One more reason to update!
If you’d [...]
Useful Links and Resources
Posted by Jo | Filed under Uncategorized
Daily Writing Tips has a fun article about proofreading. I’ve covered several of the common mistakes in my Writing Helper series. Can you find all the mistakes?
If you’re looking for some writing software, WhizFolders is one to consider. I downloaded the trial a couple days ago, and I’m strongly considering buying it. You have notes, [...]
Theme Choosing Contest
Posted by Jo | Filed under Administration Notes, Promotion, Weblogs, contests
I’m having some serious difficulty choosing a new Wordpress theme, so I thought I might turn it into a contest. And no, you don’t have to create a theme to enter.
What I want…
A theme that’s valid (html, css, etc.)
Widget and plug-in ready
Professional but not plain. Something with a touch of “artsy-ness” is what I’m looking [...]
Cite, sight and site
Posted by Jo | Filed under Writing Helper
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These are often confused, possibly because two of them are relatively rarely used.
Cite means to refer to a source, as when you write a research paper.
Site refers to a specific place or location, as in a building site.
Sight refers to seeing, as in vision.
Examples:
You need to cite more sources for your research.
The accident caused him [...]
Maintenance Tonight
Posted by webmaster | Filed under Administration Notes
I’m going to be working on installing a new theme, so you may see the site doing some funny things through the evening. I don’t expect it to become unavailable, unless things go terribly awry, but my talented hubby is here to help me get through the changes.
Please let me know what you think about [...]
Writing Helper: Breath vs. Breathe, Bath vs. Bathe
Posted by Jo | Filed under Writing, Writing Helper
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These are some commonly confused words. I rarely hear them mixed up, but I see it in people’s writing all the time.
Breath and Breathe
Breathe is a verb. The ea sounds like eat or easy.
Breath is a noun. Here, the ea sounds like egg or death.
Examples:
He took a slow breath before answering.
She gasped, barely able to [...]
Daily Blog Tips: Contest Results
Posted by Jo | Filed under Weblogs, Writing, contests
The results of the Daily Blog Tips contest are in.
No, I didn’t win one of the 3 $100 prizes, but I did get an honorable mention for my entry. Since there were 115 entries, I was very pleased to have placed that highly.
Thanks to all who voted for me. I think I left thank you [...]
Emom’s at Home Entry
Posted by Jo | Filed under Weblogs, Writing
Welcome to everyone from emom’s at home. I recently had an article included in her group research project. There are some really good articles there, so I’d recommend checking them out.
My entry was Write outstanding Titles and Openings for your Blog.
Please let me know what you think.
