The Comeback of Serial Fiction

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Do you remember Buck Rogers? Not the campy television show, but the shorts that used to come on in the movies before the main show? Okay, I’m dating myself here, even thought by the time I got to see...

5 Things to Do To Improve Your SEO and Site Traffic

  Recently, at their request, I analyzed the SEO of a non-profit’s website. Looking at what people did wrong reminded me of the things we need to do right to promote our blogs. I considered writing “Ten Things to Do to Improve Your Blog Traffic,” but I’ve noticed some...

Chuck Wendig’s Latest Flash Fiction Challenge

When Chuck Wendig put up his latest flash fiction challenge I couldn’t resist. But, here, I’ll let me explain it in his own words: This week, a bit of a quirky one. You ever play those old-school Infocomm text adventures? (Zork: “You are eaten by a grue.”) I was...

Chuck Wendig’s Latest Flash Fiction Challenge

When Chuck Wendig put up his latest flash fiction challenge I couldn’t resist. But, here, I’ll let me explain it in his own words: This week, a bit of a quirky one. You ever play those old-school Infocomm text adventures? (Zork: “You are eaten by a grue.”) I was...

Writing: #Whatyoucan’tdo

Being raised a #goodcatholicgirl I got a big dose of “#whatyoucan’tdo”. I even had an older male relative tell me when I eight years old, that girls didn’t become doctors. Geez. It was an overdose, really, enough so I immediately threw out all the rules as soon as I...

Setting Up Your Website (for writers): Part 2

If you followed my advice you have your domain name and you’ve picked out your webhost. Good. You are on your way to setting up your own self-hosted website. Now to do the deed. What we are going to do is the following: Get your webhost and domain name...

Setting Up Your Website (For Writers)

I started my professional writing career blogging. Yes, I know, most people don’t make money blogging, but I did, with an astrology blog on a now shuttered network. While I didn’t earn much money, I earned some, and while doing so I learned the fine art of blogging. Its...