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Want to avoid mistakes?

Published on November 3, 2015November 2, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell3 Comments

I do!

Well, I found a good article on blogging mistakes to avoid.

#2 is an all time peeve of mine. If anyone sees a pop-up on my blog, please tell me. It is there by mistake. I hate pop-ups! Those pesky things are everywhere, even on the television guide. Urrg!

Oops, almost committed #4.

Don’t let your blog drown in mistakes!

Go to Carol Cassara’s article Avoid These 5 Blog Mistakes and see what you think.

Do you know any additional blog mistakes I need to avoid?

Let me know so I can be the best I can be. LOL

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Are rules meant to be broken?

Published on October 29, 2015October 27, 2015 by Jean M. Cogdell11 Comments

Sometimes.

Writers are artists, and should always use artistic license to stay true to the medium.

I’ve said many times, the purpose of this blog is to share as I learn. Not teach. I’m not a teacher by any stretch of the imagination. Nor am I an expert in any field.

Well, except one, making mistakes. Some days I swear I make more mistakes than anyone on earth. But I keep on trucking and try to avoid repeating them too often.

One thing I’ve learned, as in life there are few absolutes in writing.

All rules can be bent to the point of breaking, or hell some rules can be thrown out as long as the writer is true to the story.

That’s why I try to share “Tips.”

Tips that I find useful, and informative, but not restrictive.

That is my intent, to learn how to become a better writer, as I blog and to encourage my readers.

There are many ways to get a job done. Use what works for you.

Whether you write by the seat of your pants or plot every jot and tiddle it doesn’t matter. In longhand, or shorthand, using Scrivener or MS Word, Mind Mapping or plotting, Evernote or Post-it notes, laptop or typewriter, the writing is what’s important – not the tools.

There’d be less dancing in the world if everyone played the same tune. So turn up the music and lets write. Write your way!

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