Avoiding the Passive Voice
Posted by Jo | Filed under Writing Helper
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I started to title this, Passive Voice, why it should be avoided, but that’s just a bit much, don’t you think?
It’s not a half-bad example of passive voice though. In short, passive voice is when the subject is not doing the action. Above, “it” isn’t avoiding anything, right? Here are some more examples of the [...]
Using Lulu to Self-Publish
Posted by Jo | Filed under Publishing
I ran across an interesting blog tonight, which covers self-publishing through Lulu. I’ve linked to her most recent post, but I’d recommend exploring the site further. She gives some good tips and insights into how Lulu works and what some of the pitfalls are.
I know a lot of us will have a novel rough draft [...]
Writing Inspiration
Posted by webmaster | Filed under Uncategorized
Just in case you’re feeling a little less than inspired, here are some links to get the creativity going, help with your writing style and give you a chuckle. Enjoy!
Dreams as Inspiration for Writing
This one really speaks to me since the idea seed of this year’s novel came to me on the verge of [...]
Quick Poll
Posted by Jo | Filed under Uncategorized
For all the bloggers who are doing National Novel Writing Month, I’m curious about how you’re preparing for it. I’m posting this quiz here and on the NaNo forums, and I’ll post the answers here as well.
The poll…
Will you continue to blog during NaNo?
Will you try to keep your normal posting schedule/frequency?
Are you writing any [...]
Using Blog Search to find Ideas and Build Readership
Posted by Jo | Filed under Promotion, Weblogs
If you haven’t tried it out yet, then give Google’s Blog Search a try.
Type in keywords that relate to a topic you’re interested in, and you can see what’s being talked about in blogs on the subject. If you’re looking for others in your blogging niche, then type in keywords that describe your blog. You [...]
Five Blog Posts for November
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo, Weblogs
NaNo is only a bit over a week away, and if you’re also a blogger, you’re bound to be wondering where the time and ideas for the blog will come from. To help you out, I’ll be posting some blog idea lists.
You may want to write up one or two of these now and put [...]
Financial Planning and Writing
Posted by Jo | Filed under Miscellaneous, Publishing
As writers, we often don’t want to think about finances. That’s too “practical” and we tend to be the artsy, creative types. Right?
Wrong. If you want to write for a living, you have some serious financial planning to do now.
Walking away from a 9 to 5 job with benefits is going to be tough when [...]
Tips for Getting Through NaNo
Posted by webmaster | Filed under NaNoWriMo, Novel
National Novel Writing Month is only two weeks away, so it’s time to start thinking about how you’re going to get through what may very well be the most hectic month of the year. Even though you’ll be churning out 50,000 words in 30 days, writing isn’t the only thing you have to be concerned [...]
Great Contest to Enter
Posted by Jo | Filed under contests
There’s a great review contest running at Online Tech Tips.
In short, you enter and review other entrants blogs. You’re also asked to do a review of Online Tech Tips as well.
You can win one of three prizes, a review on John Chow’s site (that’s a BIGGIE), $100 or $50.
The real “win” here, in my opinion, [...]
Subscribe to my Feed
Posted by Jo | Filed under Promotion, Weblogs
You’ll notice a couple of changes to the sidebar, I’m sure. First off, I have two RSS subscription links. One for a reader and one for email.
If you’re unfamiliar with RSS, it provides an easy, automatic way to keep up with blogs you read regularly. If you subscribe using something like Google Reader or Bloglines, [...]
