Ideas For Keeping Your Blog Fresh

Aug 12, 2019 | Other

Struggling for blog ideas? Photo by Tirachard Kumtanom // CC0 1.0Blogging consistently for days and years takes its toll. The mind struggles to generate ideas strong enough to keep the blog fresh. Over time, even a well-intentioned blogger who makes a fair effort to...

Dealing with Vampires the New England Way

Aug 11, 2019 | Fun Historical Facts

In early 19th century rural New England, there was little doubt about how to deal with vampires: you dug up the corpse, took head and limbs, and rearranged them on top of the ribs in the design of a skull and crossbones. That would stop the mischevious spirit from...

600+ Power Words

Aug 9, 2019 | Writing

Jon Morrow is a famous blogger who recently compiled an impressive list of 600+ power words — words cherry-picked to give your readers an emotional response. In a way, his article is similar to my own Emotional Beats, only he’s focusing on words rather...

Online Writing Jobs

Aug 5, 2019 | Writing

You may remember Ben Taylor from his guest post, 5 Things I Learned About Marketing my First Book. Ben has built Telecommute Now, a website dedicated to information about telecommuting. It has an impressively exhaustive article on online jobs, listing 50 of them....

Nellie Bly, Pioneering Female Journalist

Aug 3, 2019 | Fun Historical Facts

With all the controversy surrounding fake media and fake news, it’s easy to forget that real journalism not only has existed for a long time but has many forgotten heroes. One of them is Elizabeth Cochrane, a pioneering female journalist who’s finally...

Short Story: The Egg, by Andy Weir

Aug 1, 2019 | Free Stuff, Writing

I came across The Egg, a lovely short story, thanks to Nat Russo. Written by Andy Weir, better known for The Martian, it’s proven pretty popular. I hope you enjoy it as a great example of a tongue-in-cheek tone, a sharp twist, and a brave choice of second-person...

A Heaven for Toasters: Chapter 5

Jul 31, 2019 | Free Stuff, My Publications

After relaunching A Heaven for Toasters, complete with new cover, I promised to publish it here in installments.  Note: You can find a link to all published chapters at the end of this post or read more parts on Wattpad. A Heaven for Toasters What if your perfect man...

RIP, Basta

Jul 29, 2019 | Random Musings

I’ve been putting writing this post for over a week now, but I think it’s time I did so. You may remember our cat of 17 years, Basta. I’ve mentioned him a couple of times and he indirectly features in my author bio as one of the two cats who were...

Infographic: Writing tips from famous authors

Jul 27, 2019 | Maps and Infographics

Ages ago, I shared with you some of J.K. Rowling’s writing tips. Today, I’m sharing some more great tips from 12 famous authors, first published on Assignment Helper. I hope they help inspire your writing! Many thanks to Lucy Benton for sharing it with me....