Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
From Christopher Herz at The Huffington Post: As the publishing industry struggles to find that balance between the digital world and the feel of actually handling a book, perhaps a look towards the emotional connection is the bridge.Right now, while we all follow twitter feeds and become fans on Facebook, what . . .
In response to my post, Writing Contests: Always Read The Fine Print, one of the owners of the insurance website wrote: Hello Debbie, My name is Mike Kim and I am one of the owners of Affordable Insurance Options Online. I am writing this comment in response to the “warning” you . . .
I was recently encouraged to promote this “Affordable Insurance Options Essay Contest” to my readers. The website name was already setting off alarm bells in my head, but I decided to check out the rules out of curiosity. At first glance, it may attract some writers: there’s no entry fee, . . .
The bulk of my Squarespace move is finished, though I still have quite a few tweaks to go. Still, it’s SO GOOD to finally get back to my own writing! Also a relief to Google my name & Inkygirl pages and NOT get pharmaceutical hacked info. But back to my . . .
From Robert McCrum in Guardian.co.uk: …The ruthless cut-off of 40 does not address the complex trajectory of creative growth: for every novelist or poet who explodes skywards with a first or second book, there are many who only achieve mastery as they reach the shady side of the slope. The onset . . .
Some writers are able to switch off their computers and stay off e-mail and the Web all day. Freelance writers who rely at least partly on client work for income, however, sometimes don’t have this luxury. The Internet can be a wonderful resource for writers but it can also be . . .
If you want to keep your writing from sounding too predictable, read this post by Delia Cabe from Boston.com about over-used pet words, phrases and devices.
Thanks to those who entered my cartoon caption contest. The winner: John Hewitt of Poewar fame. I’ve been a fan of John’s Poewar: Writing Career Center since its early days.
Because some of you have been asking, I’ve started to post about my experience with switching from WordPress to Squarespace.