Archive for April, 2008

If you blog with WordPress, be aware of widget woes if you upgrade to 2.5

Just a “heads up” if you blog with WordPress and are considering the upgrade to their newest version 2.5. I upgraded one of my blogs a few days ago.
They have totally messed up the dashboard for using widgets in the new 2.5. I mean wow have they messed it up.
The biggest problem is if you [...]

What’s your favorite quote from Shakespeare? You do at least occasionally read him, don’t you??

If nothing else, every writer out there needs to read Shakespeare at least occasionally for the rich link he provides to the past of our language and English culture. Just as everyone who really wants to be a writer in the English language also needs to read the King James Bible.
So what are your favorite [...]

All dressed up in my ‘pretty clothes’ for job hunting today

I got a “hot tip” on a possible part-time job that would add some needed cash flow to my Internet blogging adventures. A local non-profit is looking for someone for three days a week doing office work and some possible publications and proofreading work.
So I rolled out of bed a little early today, went through [...]

Just discovered a helpful website about publishing and the law

What are the standards you need to follow if you’re going to write parody or satire? I mean, assuming you want to stay out of legal trouble and avoid such annoyances as libel lawsuits.
I’m talking about The Publishing Law Center. I found the site following a link on one of the forums I visit regularly. [...]

All of you who write for blogs — what are your best tips for making money?

I established a category here some months ago which I’ve labeled “Internet Writing,” and one of the most common forms of Internet writing that often makes at least a little money for writers is — blogging, of course.
I love blogging. I’m sure many of you reading this have blogs and love doing it just as [...]