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A character by any other name
While my novel has been inspired by real-life people, it is ultimately fiction and so all my characters needed new names when I began to write. A character’s name is so important, it is worn like an item of clothing that one cannot remove. It distinguishes you and discloses things about you, more than weContinueContinue reading “A character by any other name”
Snubbed by a Plumber
Things have been falling apart in our house lately. First the kitchen sink started leaking. Then the toilet started leaking. Then another toilet decided to stop flushing altogether, which instantly brings you back into the middle-ages and reaffirms your love affair with modern plumbing and disappearing bodily waste. So over the past few weeks IContinueContinue reading “Snubbed by a Plumber”
Starting a New Blog – Mistakes I am Not Making This Time
Today marks the launch of my fourth blog: Fundraising Mums. Actually, if I’m being honest there was that other anonymous blog I started a couple of years ago and then freaked out and stopped publishing. It’s still out there in the virtual world, gathering dust and confusing people. But Fundraising Mums is the first blogContinueContinue reading “Starting a New Blog – Mistakes I am Not Making This Time”
Why You Should Never Google Yourself
Faced with a list of tiresome chores and no writing mojo to be found anywhere, I decided to indulge in a little private time this morning. I did something we all do, but rarely admit to. I Googled myself. The first page was pretty much what I expected. My blogs shannonmeyerkort.com and Relentless came up,ContinueContinue reading “Why You Should Never Google Yourself”
1,000,000 Clicks and Counting: How to write a viral blog post
How to write a viral blog post from someone who scored a million clicks in a week | Shannon Meyerkort – Author
Should I Let Other People (Re)Publish my Posts?
This is an issue I have been grappling with for a while: should I let other websites publish my posts on their site? What about SEO and duplicate content? Will Google freak out? Will readers get annoyed when they see the same post in multiple places? Will I be losing blog traffic? Will I beContinueContinue reading “Should I Let Other People (Re)Publish my Posts?”
How to Unblock Bloggers Block
Feast or famine. Flood or drought. Inspiration or desperation. Do these sound familiar to you? As writers, do you find that it’s all or nothing when it comes to your writing? People who have been reading my other blog Relentless over the years can see that I tend to write in spurts, and can eitherContinueContinue reading “How to Unblock Bloggers Block”
A Writer By Any Other Name
Sometimes all a writer has is their name. And sometimes they don’t even have that. Words are intangible. When you speak them, they do not last. They can be misheard, or forgotten, or misquoted. They can be claimed by someone else. When you write online as I do, it is easy for your words toContinueContinue reading “A Writer By Any Other Name”
The Importance of A Letter (Doing Your Research Properly)
Sometimes a single letter can mean the difference between strippers and the US consular general. One of the perks working for WeekendNotes is that writers are sometimes offered ‘invites’ (aka ‘freebies’). Just like anyone working in the media, you are given free tickets to an event or show and you are expected to write aboutContinueContinue reading “The Importance of A Letter (Doing Your Research Properly)”
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