We in b5media’s business channel have been nattering among ourselves. It’s generally recognized that a major part of growing blog traffic is lots and lots of posts. Which is just fine if you’ve got the time and inclination.
But even if you do happily post two or three or more times a day, there are going to be periods in your life when you either don’t want to or you can’t. Vacations are one example… who wants to post from the beach, at least daily? Sickness is another… it’s hard to be creative when you’ve got a nasty cold or are …read more

Jessica Anne Elizabeth is a freelance writer and member of our forum.
She’s got a blog now called Having My Cake and Eating it Too.
In a post called a friendly list, she gives mini reviews of some of the better known sites for freelance writers.
What are your favorite sites for writers and editors?
Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing – a resource for freelance writers including 3x a week job postings.
Writing With Vision – for those who want to get a book written.

Jennifer Mattern who blogs at AllAboutBookMarketing has an excellent post on all the reasons a book author must have their own blog called: Top Ten Reasons to Launch an Author Blog.
Although each of the 10 reasons make sense to me, I think my favorite is number 7.

Which one rings true for you?
Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing – a resource for freelance writers including 3x a week job postings.
Writing With Vision – for those who want to get a book written.

November seems to be the month for writers to write like mad. First there’s National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. I have one friend who has entered, is writing an R-rated mystery/suspense novel called, well, I guess it’s not named yet, and it’s definitely R-so if you don’t like or approve of rough language don’t bother.
There’s also National Blog Posting Month or NaBloPoMo – you can post on their site or on your own… but you’ve got to do a blog entry every single day.
These are interesting drills… I’m not signing up for either. I know I could never ever …read more