Being an editor, I need material to edit. That means it’s in my best interest to share the following tidbit about breaking through writer’s block with you, my fellow writers.
Geist magazine is holding a workshop to “help writers bust through writer’s block”. The workshop is being held Saturday, May 29 (2010) at the Listel Hotel on Robson Street in Vancouver.… Read the rest >
You’ve probably heard the expression “write about what you know”. But how do you proceed when you must write about what you don’t know? I recently had that experience. I was hired to write about a subject I knew almost nothing about. So what did I do? Here’s my process. Maybe you will recognize yourself here. Or, more likely, you have… Read the rest >
I attended the first day of the two-day 2010 Northern Voice personal blogging and social media conference at UBC on May 7th. Northern Voice is in its sixth year, but it was my first time. My $50 day pass included seminars, lunch and networking opportunities with fellow bloggers. After one keynote address and seven… Read the rest >
Do you blog for profit? Are you comfortable with having other people’s paid ads on your website? If so, you may want to check out the new book by self-proclaimed dot-com mogul John Chow. Even if you don’t want to monetize your blog, the Vancouver-based blogging pro offers useful advice on how to increase traffic to your website in his 144-page… Read the rest >
