Dear friends, it is time Blogging Insights got a makeover. I am abandoning the Q & A format. In the new format I will post a quote about blogging or writing and ask you to express your opinion about it. Analyse this : “ Blogging isn’t about publishing as much as you can. It’s about publishing as smart as you can.” — Jan Morrow Continue reading Blogging Insights — New Format # 3
Dear friends, it is time Blogging Insights got a makeover. I am abandoning the Q & A format. In the new format I will post a quote about blogging or writing and ask you to express your opinion about it. Analyse this: Here is the secret of writing : there is no secret. — Ralph Fletcher Image credit Google What do you think? Continue reading Blogging Insights — New Format # 2
Dear friends, it is time Blogging Insights got a makeover. I am abandoning the Q & A format. In the new format I will post a quote about blogging or writing and ask you to express your opinion about it. Analyse this: ” Blogging is not rocket science. It’s about being yourself and putting what you have into it.” Image credit digitalhygge.com What do you … Continue reading Blogging Insights — New Format – 1
TODAY’S QUESTIONS Do you edit your work before posting it? Apart from correcting typos and spellings , how much (if any) of a post do you change before you send it out in the world? Do you think that re-drafting a piece can “rob” it of its spontaneity? MY ANSWERS Do you edit your work before posting it? Hardly ever. I just do a quick … Continue reading Blogging Insights — Editing
Today, for #5things, list the types of posts that you love to write. You can give examples and link to them if you like. Here’s my five faves: List Posts Q & A Posts Foodie Posts Book & Movie Reviews A to Z Challenges Continue reading 5 Things Tuesday — 5 Types of Posts You Love to Write
TODAY’S QUESTIONS How committed are you to your blog? What part,if any,do other bloggers play in your level of commitment? MY ANSWERS How committed are you to your blog? To be honest , my level of commitment keeps varying. When I first launched my blog, I was very committed. Although I posted only once a week in those early days, I spent a lot of … Continue reading Blogging Insights — Level of Commitment
TODAY’S QUESTION When you use a word/term that you think your readers might not know do you think you should add a link to it, or is it a better idea to let people find out on their own? MY ANSWER There are two parts to this question. The first assumes a lack of knowledge on the part of the reader. It would be truer … Continue reading Blogging Insights — Unusual Words
I was going to call today’s episode Book Inspo but soon remembered that many of you now read on electronic devices. This is the fourth and final part of the inspiration series. TODAY’S QUESTION Does what you read influence or inspire what you write? MY ANSWER I like to think that whatever I write is inspired by or is based on all that I have … Continue reading Blogging Insights — Reading Inspo
TODAY’S QUESTION What are some unusual or out of the way sources of inspiration that get you writing? MY ANSWER I want to see how other people play it, but my take on this question is sources of inspiration that I would not have expected. Waiting in the dentist’s or doctor’s office or at the bank etc are rather boring activities where I would expect … Continue reading Blogging Insights — Unusual Inspo
TODAY ‘S QUESTION Is the blogosphere a source of writing inspiration for you? How? MY ANSWER The blogosphere is a great source of writing inspiration for me : WordPress Reader The reader exposes me to lots of new facts and ideas. Sometimes just scrolling through it can give me new ideas. Blogger Friends I have made many good friends in the blogging world. I interact … Continue reading Blogging Insights — Blogosphere Inspo
