Monday: Mean it. Write something you are passionate about. It doesn’t have to be grammatically correct, or even flow into a solid blog post, all it needs to have is meaning. Keep writing until your passion is all on the paper. Today, you can rant, complain, excite, whatever it takes to get it there. Tuesday: Talk it. Often, we get our ideas out clearer when we...
A month ago, I wrote a post about how much I despise blog titles and my boycott against the tradition of them. I challenged myself to break the status quo and only use one word in my blog titles. After one month, I have to say I still don’t like blog titles and I love this new approach. It is actually more difficult than I...
A couple nights ago I was watching the new show “Trauma” with my hubby. In the episode, a building catches on fire and one of the EMT’s said something along the lines of ” at least we got here before the entire place burns down”. And being me (and a little strange), that triggered my memory and I asked my hubby, “Does a house burn...
Most bloggers have 3-5 topics that they write about (their niche). For me, I write about blog management tools (calendars, content, writing tips, etc), social media (experiences, how to use it more efficiently, fun stories), creativity (in business ideas, marketing, advertising) and some web design (ideas, rules, advice). While I chose these topics because they are what I love and am passionate about, sometimes, I...
Hi, my name is Kirsten and I am addicted to Photoshop. Yesterday, my addiction took over. And today, I let it get to me again. It is powerful when it has me in it’s grasp, even trying to sneak a tweet is almost impossible. Yesterday it was so strong that I didn’t even get a blog post written (it’s only the second post I’ve missed...
I absolutely love blogs, the way that it is so simple to subscribe and get it in whichever rss feed you choose (or by email!), the customization, the fact that they always have new information, and the multitude of topics. What I don’t like is old but great articles are not always easy to find. First, even with a ‘most popular post’ widget on the sidebar,...
Yesterday, I started my 7 sins of creativity and writing with lust. Today, we are on to sin #2, Gluttony. Gluttony is traditionally defined as over-eating (either in amount of food or amount spent on food). In modern times, it has become more vague, and can be used to define anything done to an extreme. For example, a writer who writes too often and never gives...
Over the next 7 days, I will be covering the 7 sins of creativity, the things that you just can’t do if you want your writing powerful and your creative juices to stay strong. The idea was given to me by Andi, your online go to gal, one my blog readers. She created a fabulous series of the 7 sins of social media…and I...
Seeing that today is the 10th two-word Tuesday (wow, time flies) I have decided to take a step back and re-evaluate. Sometimes you create something that you think is going to be incredible, and not everyone gets it, or you create something you think will be just okay, and it turns out phenomenal. In this case, I am not sure whether to continue two-word Tuesday...
