If all you want to do is write, you should be a ghostwriter. Ghostwriters don’t need to seek an agent, sign with a publisher, or promote their books. They just write. The downside of being a ghostwriter is they seldom receive recognition for their work, just a paycheck. In some books, the ghostwriter is mentioned, […]
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Blogging Video Available
Online Video Gives 12 Tips For Better WordPress Content Creation Veteran Blogger Peter Lyle DeHaan’s WordCamp Grand Rapids Presentation Is Now Accessible Online Peter Lyle DeHaan spoke at the recent WordCamp in Grand Rapids Michigan. Peter’s topic, “12 Tips For Better WordPress Content Creation,” is now available for online viewing at WordPress.tv. Other recordings from […]
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Will Blog For Money
12 Questions to Ask Before Becoming a Blogger for Hire A company asked my friend to write blog content for their website, and he wasn’t sure where to start. He called for advice. “So, what’s a blog?” I skipped the pat answer and connected with his experience. “It’s short articles posted online.” I referred him […]
As writers, we’re encouraged to blog. Our blog should be a platform-building, audience-enhancing tool. The rub is the time we spend blogging is a time not spent on our book. Is there a way to do both at once? Can We Blog Our Book? Assume we’ve written our book. We have a publishing deal and […]
This weekend I’m attending Grand Rapids WordCamp, a fun, but intensive, two-day event about WordPress. The meeting is geared towards developers, so it’s mostly more technical than we writers need for our WordPress blogs and websites. I went to last year’s event. Though much of it provided more detail than I needed, I picked up […]
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Finding a Place to Write
A month ago in my post, “The Rhythm of Writing,” I shared that my wife and I moving would interrupt my writing. My blog posts for the past three Saturdays reflected this, as I provided the starting point and gave you the opportunity to finish my posts by 1) promoting your blog, 2) working on […]
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Promote Your Blog
A few weeks ago, when I finished my series on blogging, I invited readers to post a link to their blog. No one did. I know many of you have blogs, so I’m not sure what went wrong. Perhaps the offer got lost in the post or maybe the series dragged on too long. Anyway, […]
For the last 14 weeks, I’ve been running a series on blogging. I’ve enjoyed interacting with everyone who’s commented: it’s been fun. I hope you’ve picked up some good ideas to make your blog better. I know I’ve reminded myself of a few things I need to work on. In case you missed a few […]
One day I blogged about a book I really enjoyed. To my complete shock, the author commented on my post. She thanked me profusely for my kind words, added to the discussion, and then mentioned her upcoming book. I was smitten. More recently, on my main blog, Spiritually Speaking, I posted a review of a […]
I’m a fanatic about backing up my writing. I never want to lose my work, and my backup compulsions prove that. I feel the same way about backing up my blogs and posts. First, it would be overwhelming to recreate an entire blog if something happened to it. Second, every post I write is with […]