Thoughts & fiction from a blonde writer
Before I started my blog I hated statistics. Bar graphs did nothing for me and the only random facts I held in my head were the number of times I told my kids not to do something and the number of chocolate bars I managed to sneakily eat whilst no one was looking. Then I […]
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This time last year I thought it would be a good idea to blog every day for twelve months. I wanted to know whether it would do anything to my writing or give me some direction in my creative life. Last year I had just finished writing a bad thriller novel and wasn’t feeling […]
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This is a similar condition to an Author Crush. There are some bloggers out there who you connect with in a big way. Their blog is like a second virtual home to you. In your eyes they will never serve you up a ‘dud’ blog post. Here are the signs that you have a blogger […]
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Blogs are like coffee shops for the following reasons: Your blog is like the coffee shop. It’s a warm and friendly place where people come on a regular basis to socialise, read or just hang out. Your blog posts are like coffee. Once a customer has consumed one of your posts they might get […]
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Both bloggers and DJs are perceived to be cool. Sigh! (*Blonde blogger looks away with a cool expression on her face*) Both bloggers and DJs enjoy sharing what they love with a receptive audience. Bloggers have to work their readership using a selection of interesting, inspirational and fun posts. DJs have to work the […]
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There are 5 stages to this wonderful process: Emotional Attachment to Blog Stats. You are in a crabby mood; glum facial expression, stomping about, loud sighing and you have let the odd door slam shut. Anyone would think you’d just received some bad news; like being told you didn’t get your dream job or being told […]
Read MoreExciting times on my blog. Every Saturday going forward I am offering authors the chance to be interviewed by me (sigh!) and appear on my blog. The interview will be published on my blog as well as being tweeted, pinned and posted on social media. I am also going to create a page on my […]
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Here are some easy finishing touches that you can make to your blog posts before you hit publish: Edit the post and use spell checker. Back in the day (sigh – 2014 / 2015) when I was a newbie writer blogger I would just chuck anything down on a post and press publish. You see I […]
Read More1. You want to make a visual impact on a girls night out and with a blog post too. To make that visual impact on a girls night out you might squeeze yourself into a glitzy party frock, apply some makeup (or war paint), add some matching accessories, shove your feet into some killer heels and give your […]
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Photo Credit: StockSnap Just had a rummage through my blogging trash folder. This is where my blog posts go if they have not have been posted and for some reason I have decided to ‘trash’ them. There are many benefits for reviewing your Blog Trash folder: Sometimes we are quick to trash stuff. Occasionally a blog […]
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