Creative writing – Page 26

Do you know the visibility of your website?

Published on October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 by Jean M. Cogdell27 Comments

Want to know how your blog is doing?

Well, there is an easy, great way to assess, improve and create a better website.

After reading the post from Story Empire Blog below, I followed one of the links provided (WEBSITE GRADER) and here is what I discovered about my blog.

Yay, at last, I managed to get the security part right. But let’s look a little deeper.

First up Performance, grade 22/30.

Hmm, looks like my HTTP requests need to come down. But not bad.

Uh Oh, got an X. I must confess that JavaScript and CSS stuff always leaves me scratching my head. But this weekend I will read up a little on it. After all who wants an X?

Alright, alright! 30/30 on Mobile! Moving on…

To SEO. Another scary, confusing acronym that totally baffles me. No wonder my website scored 15/30 AND received a big fat X in two areas.

Page Titles, I can handle. Meta descriptions, those may take a while to figure out.

Using the website was super easy. But now I’ve more work to do. The WEBSITE GRADER then gave me a list of suggestions to improve my website.

Guess what I’m doing this weekend?

The article also has a couple of other suggestions and links you may find interesting, especially if you are new to blogging. So you might want to read the entire post.

How to Improve & Assess Your Site Traffic OCTOBER 9, 2017 / P. H. SOLOMON

Did you try out the Website Grader?

What do you think?

Does your website need help?

Which area did you score highest/lowest on?

Come on, share in the comments.

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Are you interested in solving a few problems?

Published on October 11, 2017October 12, 2017 by Jean M. Cogdell2 Comments

Then this new writer’s group might just be what you’re looking for.

Maybe you’ve been searching for…

A few good reviewers?
A reasonably priced designer?
Honest, reliable feedback?

Well, check this out a new group by Ryan Lanz over at the Writer’s Path. And get the feedback you’re looking for.

ANNOUNCING A WRITER’S PATH WRITERS CLUB: CREATING BENEFITS FOR WRITERS by RYAN LANZ

Are you a joiner or loner?

Do you like writing groups?

Are you a member of any now?

I’m curious, please share your experiences.

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Writing May Be The Way To Ward Off Worrying

Here is the largest list of creative tools in one place

Published on September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 by Jean M. Cogdell12 Comments

Wow and what fun!

Some of these generating tools are familiar, but some are new. Well, new to me.

Choose from Games, Exercises, Techniques or Poetry. Language Virus is a website with something to fit everyone’s need.

Beware! That sucking sound is the black hole of fun you may find yourself in once you begin clicking.

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My favorite was the Poem Generator. Hmm, wait a minute there are more than one of those too. Who knows, I may be a poet but don’t know it. LOL

Struggling with your book title?

Try Title-o-Matic!

Or do you love the classics?

How about a Shakespearean Sonnet Generator

Want to learn to write Haiku?

Interactive Haiku is just one of 5 generators to help you.

Maybe you would like to write about Fae?

Fairy Tale Writing Prompts Inspiration

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Or maybe you’re a visual person. So how about inspiration from my favorite city? Paris.

Visual Inspiration: Paris

Did I mention this website has something for everyone? Even something called Text Manipulation.

Click on the link and dive right into Prompts, Experiments, Quotes, and Inspiration presented by a host of authors.

Creative Writing Exercises at Language is a Virus

Ready? Well get inspired and…

Create

Did you see anything interesting? Something new or different?

Do you ever use generators for character names or places?

Which of these do you think is helpful?

I thought it was cool to find so many in one place. What do you think?

Talk to me in the comments, I loved to read your thoughts.

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Looking for new inspiration for your muse?

Published on September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 by Jean M. Cogdell5 Comments

Well, how about 50 new ideas?

If you’ve read many of my blogs, you’ll know I love prompts. My muse gets as excited as I do over a good prompt.

Jump for joy — Image courtesy of Pixabay

And finding new, different and interesting prompts gets my muse excited. So without further ado.

Check out…

50 Mystery Plot Ideas and Writing Prompts! by Bryn Donovan

Did you find one that made you think?

Prompts #4, #29, #42 and #45 just went in my story idea file.

Now you, which one did you add to your idea file?

Okay, now leave me a comment, then I hope you’ll head over and “like” my Facebook page at Facebook at jeanswriting . Or connect with me, click the “write me” tab. Don’t forget you can also follow me on StumbleUpon, on Twitter @jeancogdell , and Amazon.com.

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