Tag Archives: Blogging

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  Why Blogging Works

  Posted on May 2, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Blogging

  I moan and groan about blogging every once in awhile. Keeping up with your posts while other higher priority projects build up feels harder at times than Keeping Up With the Kardashians. But I know that doing so is worth it. While every writer has different reasons why they blog or don’t blog, I’ve found [...]

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  How an Art School Student Became a Freelance Writer

  Posted on February 21, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing

  This may be late breaking news for those who already read this, but I L-O-V-E stories about how writers became writers. When writer and blogger Charyn Pfeuffer tweeted me from @charynpfeuffer and later emailed me about her personal journey to freelance writing, I was smitten. I asked if she would let me share her story with you here. [...]

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  The 5 Characteristics of Successful Bloggers

  Posted on February 11, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Blogging

  Call me a snoop or a blogger stalker, but I’ve been known to spy on a few blogs and bloggers to see what they are up to now and again. My curiosity was piqued when I started to notice that some had gained an increasing amount of attention in the blogosphere. Surprisingly, it’s not necessarily [...]

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  The One That You’ve Been Waiting For

  Posted on November 15, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Writing

  I can only think of one thing right now. My strong desire to match what I feel on the inside to my outer writing life. Have you ever watched a makeover show? The kind where men and women say, “Finally, I feel like how I look matches how I feel on the inside!” That’s exactly [...]

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  WordCount Blogathon 2010 Here I Come!

  Posted on May 5, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing, Writer Challenges

  It’s Day 4 of the 2010 WordCount Blogathon. Here’s a bit of info in case you haven’t heard of it. Reporter, writer, blogger, basically media/publishing entrepreneur, Michelle Rafter created a challenge for herself. In 2008, she blogged every day for the entire month of May. Asking others to join in the fun, she created the [...]

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  Guest Post: Writing Lessons I Learned Twice

  Posted on March 8, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Dreams, Freelance Writing, Guest Blogs

  I’m happy to welcome super talented writer and owner of the fabulous a.k.a. writer blog, Jesaka Long! Although I haven’t had the chance to meet Jesaka in person, I’ve had the fortune of networking with Jesaka online and feel lucky to have done so. Jesaka is not only a talented writer, but has become a [...]

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  Tricks of the Trade from National Magazine Day

  Posted on March 3, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Magazine

  This past weekend I attended the first ever National Magazine Day at a local San Francisco bookstore called, “BookSmith.” Although I missed the first 5 hours of food, drink, and fun of skimming through hundreds of magazines, I did get there in time for what may have been the best part. Hearing what’s hot in the [...]

  
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