{"id":8478,"date":"2019-09-20T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=8478"},"modified":"2019-09-17T18:49:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T01:49:55","slug":"myths-and-realities-of-blogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/myths-and-realities-of-blogging\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths and Realities of Blogging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I recently spoke at a meeting of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Writers of the Mendocino Coast (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.writersmendocinocoast.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Writers of the Mendocino Coast<\/a>, a branch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/calwriters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"California Writers Club (opens in a new tab)\">California Writers Club<\/a>, on the subject of blogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recommend the blogs and books mentioned below. And of course there are many other blogs, books, and information about blogging on the world wide web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from my talk on \u201cMyths and Realities of Blogging\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a blog, but think you\nshould, something to think about is why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why should you have an author blog?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBlogging is simply a medium that allows you to connect with people who love the same books, hobbies and activities you do.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/diymfa.com\/team\/gabriela-pereira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Gabriela Pereira (opens in a new tab)\">Gabriela Pereira<\/a>, May\/June 2018, Writer\u2019s Digest magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Author Blog<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Find Your Target Audience: Read the reviews of\nbooks in your genre on Amazon or Goodreads. Use words from the reviews for your\nheadlines and tags in your posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to Post<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories about you: Your interests, hobbies,\npets, hometown. Interviews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Platform<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to build your platform is to be a guest blogger. I welcome your essays about encouraging writers and writing tips on The Write Spot Blog. Go to \u201cGuest Bloggers\u201d to see what others have done (800-1200 words).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Book reviews are also welcome on The Write\nSpot Blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Benefits of Blogging for Writers by Nancy\nJulien Kopp<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Name recognition in the Writing World<\/li><li>Helps promote your books <\/li><li>Connections with other writers<\/li><li>Can exchange guest posts with other bloggers<\/li><li>Makes you write regularly\/inspires other forms\nof writing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A few blogs for writers: <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Marlene Cullen, <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Write Spot Blog (opens in a new tab)\">The Write Spot Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nancy Julian Kopp, <a href=\"https:\/\/writergrannysworld.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Writers Granny's World (opens in a new tab)\">Writers Granny&#8217;s World<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jane Friedman, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janefriedman.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Blog for Writers (opens in a new tab)\">Blog for Writers<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Books\u00a0on\u00a0Blogging<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>How To Blog a Book<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ninaamir.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nina Amir (opens in a new tab)\">Nina Amir<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Author Blog,<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/annerallen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Anne R. Allen (opens in a new tab)\">Anne R. Allen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewritespot.us\/publications.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Write Spot Anthologies (opens in a new tab)\">The Write Spot Anthologies<\/a>: Prose, poetry, and prompts to spark your writing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing:\nDiscoveries<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Write Spot to Jumpstart Your Writing:\nConnections<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Write Spot: Reflections<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Write Spot: Memories<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you host an author&#8217;s blog to build your platform? You don&#8217;t have to, but it&#8217;s a good idea . . . as long as you stay focused on your &#8220;main&#8221; writing . . . your fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir. And if you love posting on your blog . . . do it! 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