A Good Enough Guide to Starting a Blog
Whispered fears run through your mind, freezing fingers as you’re typing, blocking drafts from being published, stopping sites from going live. What if your writing isn’t good enough. Your spelling,...
View ArticleThe Long and The Short Of It
I found myself thinking the other day that the blogs I was enjoying the most were those that were short. Sometimes posting quite frequently, but most definitely short. There are still some longer...
View ArticleSocial Media: A Love / Hate Relationship
Social media: distracts overwhelms is addictive creates noise over-simplifies generates doubt pretends all is well saps self-confidence demands impossible optimism expresses impossible cynicism leaves...
View ArticleAnother Blogging Conundrum
Here’s another blogging conundrum. Blogging is expansive. Once you’ve set up one blog it’s easy, temptingly easy to: Purchase another domain Set up a new blog Experiment with a new approach Try on a...
View ArticleHow Do You Show Off The Best Material In Your Archives?
One of the most challenging aspects of publishing a blog is finding ways to showcase the material that deserves to be seen, but risks getting lost in your archives. This was one of the things that was...
View ArticleBlogging Conundrum #379
You realise you’ve reached something of a plateau. You’ve probably already said most of the things you want to say in relation to this topic. Other creative projects are bubbling up and you know you...
View ArticleWouldn't It Be Wonderful
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have readers who got to know you over time; who paid attention to what you were writing, sharing and creating; who encouraged when you went off exploring; who kept a...
View ArticleBlogging Is The Path
If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path. ~ Joseph Campbell What is...
View ArticleWhat's Hiding in Your Archives?
Some reflections on organising your archive. 1. Think about the kind of structure you want to create This is where it really all starts – thinking about what kind of site you want to create, and how...
View ArticleIn Search of Short Form
Short form blogging. Yes I think what I’m after is short form blogging. (Okay, I know the last post was ridiculously long, but it was different: marking the end of a two month process, and in some ways...
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