When I did my daily photo challenge in 2011, I read a piece of advice that said to take field trips for the purpose of looking for photos. I was pleasantly surprised to see how this helped my blog writing as well for the same reasons as it helped my photography – it gave me something to [...]
February 1, 2012
Stop Following A Comment
I enjoy leaving comments, seeing the comments of others, and the replies from the blogger. Sometimes though, it becomes more than I expected. Instead of petering out after several days, the comments go on and on, and I’m no longer interested in my mail box filling up with them. It’s possible to stop following a [...]
February 1, 2012
No Comfort Zone Challenge
One of the more unusual challenges in 2012 is that of the “no comfort zone” by Marge Katherine at the Inside Out Cafe. Marge encourages her readers and fellow bloggers to every week take a step outside of their comfort zone and do something different. I very much enjoyed reading Marge’s posts on this, from her [...]
January 31, 2012
Idea: Observations During Your Walk
Earlier I wrote about creating a post about a walk you took. I listed several examples as suggestions of what such a post might look like. A first draft should be written from the heart, getting out your emotions and passion. But while editing it is helpful to have some suggestions to ensure your post tells a [...]
January 30, 2012
Doing A Daily Blog Challenge
Last year, I coordinated and participated in a daily random word challenge. Each day, myself and other participants wrote a post, using a word that had been randomly selected by the computer. Having finished (survived) a daily challenge, I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to get consistency, get into the habit of writing, [...]
January 25, 2012
Book Review: A Creative Writer’s Kit
Today’s guest post is written by JudithB at I choose how I will spend the rest of my life. I’d noticed her references to Judy Reeves in several of her posts. Although I don’t have this particular book, I have several others by Judy. Judy also does on-line classes at the International Association for Journal Writers. From [...]
January 23, 2012
Reading The Blogs You Follow
In case you missed the recent announcement from WordPress, there is a reader that you can use to follow your blogs in once place, including blogs not on WordPress. When the initial screen comes up at www.wordpress.com, you’ll see tabs across the top. One of those tabs says “Read Blogs”. Just click it and the [...]
January 19, 2012
Idea: Being Loved
Today’s guest post comes from blogger Kate Kresse at Believe Anyway. She recently wrote a post titled “We were loved before we existed“. It was much more than a statement of her faith, it was also about people who loved and influenced her. I asked Kate to share some thoughts for readers to try in recording [...]
January 17, 2012
2012 Post A Day / Week Logo
WordPress has not put out a logo for 2012 Post a Day / Post a Week. However, Jake at Time After Time is a very talented graphic designer in Manila. He did his own and is it ever cool! To see it, go here. Thanks Jake! (and thank you for leaving the original link for me). To [...]
January 15, 2012
Book Review: Turning Experience Into Parables
I’ve become a big fan of independently published books! There are so many good ones out there, including “Turning Personal Experiences Into Parables” by Eddie Jones and Cindy Sproles. It’s a very short book, but for 99 cents, it provides a lot of good information. The things I found the most the valuable included: Preparations [...]
January 15, 2012
Idea: Taking A Walk
Not every blog post or journal entry has to be deep. Sometimes it’s just fun to show pictures and tell a short story. My post here did that. It just happened, something I felt like doing. My writing was simple. Others though have told deeper stories with their walks. The Simple Life of a Countryman’s [...]
January 11, 2012
January Joy Dare
Ann Voskamp, author of the book “One Thousand Gifts”, has a January Joy Dare to help her readers achieve a goal of noticing three gifts a day from God. Note that these ideas are good for any day of the year, not just in January. I blogged the January 11 idea here, about three yellow things that [...]
January 9, 2012
Book Review: Breath For The Bones
Today’s guest post is a book review by Ellen Olinger. Ellen writes beautiful poetry (and other things) at Poems from Oostburg, Wisconsin. Oostburg is a small town near Sheboygan (by Lake Michigan, south of Green Bay). Before I purchased “Breath For The Bones“, I read a sample. I looked at the reviews and recognized Ellen’s name [...]
January 8, 2012
More Challenges
After doing a daily challenge in 2011, I would highly recommend them as a way to get into the habit of blogging and developing a body of work. For 2012, WordPress is encouraging 365 challenges. It’s been interesting to reading all the ideas people have for a 365 challenge this year. Take a look and [...]
January 6, 2012
All about … 2011: Year in Review
Today’s guest blogger is Pam at Mushy Cloud. She used this set of questions to look back at 2011 and I really liked them because it was a structured way to review the events of 2011. It’s easy to do (not as much thinking as my post was) and gives you a nice record to [...]
January 3, 2012
Adding a Hyperlink
It’s really nice to put hyperlinks into a post. That way your readers can reference something without having to look it up. I’ve referenced things from my own blog to others blogs to Wikipedia for background information. It also makes your blog more professional. Here’s how you do it: Go to the little area where the post gets [...]
January 2, 2012
Daily / Weekly Prompts
At some point, we all run dry on ideas. Fatigue and stress contribute, sometimes it just happens. That’s when it’s great to have some resources to turn to, where someone else has written out a list that you can scan until you find something that appeals. Here’s a list for your back pocket of things [...]
January 1, 2012
Adding A Widget To Your Sidebar
Do you have a badge or award that you want to post in your sidebar? It’s easy enough to do. Right click the picture and save as a jpg on your computer, someplace where you can find it again. Upload the picture into your WordPress media. Towards the bottom you’ll see an URL for it. Leave [...]
January 1, 2012
Welcome!
If you are looking for my regular blog, it has moved to Living The Seasons. A Daily Life is intended as a resource for bloggers, diarists, and writers. Its purpose is to provide writing prompts, book reviews, idea for writing, and encouragement on creativity. It will be a mix of original material, links and reposted material, and guest bloggers. [...]
December 30, 2011
Relaunch of My Life In Photos
I will soon be relaunching my old blog at www.dogear6.com. I intend it to be a writer’s resource, particularly focused to diarists and bloggers. It’s mission is to provide writing prompts, book reviews, journal jar ideas, and encouragement on creativity. It will be a mix of original material, links and reposted material, and guest bloggers. If you [...]
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February 6, 2012
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