For this edition of Writer’s Tips, I came across some informative reads for more free images, an interesting concept – newsletter swap, tips and tools for bloggers, themes for your blog that actually work with Gutenberg, getting paid for writing, and some great additional links for writers. I hope you find them useful.
More sites with free images shared by The BookDesigner
Source: 72 Free Image Sources for Authors – The Book Designer
Nicholas Rossis shares about newsletter swaps are very trendy right now, especially among authors of similar genres. This is because they have three big advantages over traditional promos:
http://nicholasrossis.me/2019/05/15/bookluver-newsletter-swap/
42 FREE themes that play nice with the new Gutenberg editor by Hugh Roberts
Doris Heilmann has an extensive list of links where you can get paid for your writing
Staci Troilo has a wonderful post this week out on writer’s inspiration and some fabulous links for writers
Everything from web hosting, to plugins and themes, Natalie Ducey Smith has a smorgasbord of goodies in this post for bloggers.
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You had me at free images, but the paid writing gigs one didn’t hurt either. Thank you–and happy birthday. You look amazing for someone who’s 114 (if we believe Facebook, anyway π )
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LOLOL, thanks so much Nicholas. I had me at the writing gigs too, lol! And thank you for the lovely compliment. I must write a book now on how to stay young even at 114 LOLOL. π x
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Great links, Debby. But more importantly…Happy Birthday! xx
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Thank you sooooo much Sue. β€ xx
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Debby, thank you so much for collating these and perfect timing for me! I’m in the process of (trying) creating a new website. Heading over to read some of these, Hugh’s post is first!
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Wonderful time then Annika. I’m sure with all Hugh’s helpful blogging posts you’ll get it together. π x
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Thanks for the informative links. Wishing you a Happy Birthday on this lovely, sunny day. π Cheers!
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Thanks so much Debbie for the lovely wishes. And yes, bonus we have sunshine today!!! π x
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Good list of resources, as usual. I just finished over at Staci’s. She has some excellent links posted.
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Thanks Jacqui. Yes! Staci’s compilation is amazing! π
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Your shares are awesome, Debby! Thanks for sharing, and for including my post, as well. You rock! XO
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Thanks again Natalie. Happy to share the good stuff. π xx
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… Happiest birthday wishes, Debby!! Hope you enjoy a fabulous day celebrating you! XO
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Thanks so much Natalie β€ xx
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Thanks so much for including a link to a recent post of mine, Debby.
And a very Happy Birthday to you. I will raise a glass (or two) to you this weekend. π₯
Have a lovely day.
xx ππΎ
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My pleasure Hugh. Always happy to share useful info for our community. π And thanks for the lovely wishes. Cheers my friend! β€ xx π₯
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Happy birthday Debby and I know you have some great celebrations planned… enjoy.. thanks for the links, the free photo links are particularly useful.
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Thanks again for your beautiful wishes everywhere, lol. β€ Glad you have some new sources for photos now. β€ xxx
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Very useful tips, Deb! As I work on my fitness book, I’m paying more attention to use of images. Of course I take most of my own, but I use Unsplash as my favorite for any image. I also use unsplash for using images on my lecture powerpoints, because once they appear on the web, digital copyright infringement may be an issue. Glad you included Hugh’s list of Gutenberg friendly themes, I missed that post.
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Thanks for adding to the conversation Ter. I know there are many image sites available, but to be honest, I basically always use Pixabay because there are no copyright issues at all and no attribution required too! There is an abundance to choose from there. π Hope you’re on the mend! π x
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Thanks for these tips Debby, and for adding your link to Click & Run. x
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Thanks for the invite Stevie β€
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Great resources there, Debby. Thank you. Some I have read before, others I’ve bookmarked.
Happy birthday, Gemini Girl. Have a wonderful birthday week and month! xx
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Thanks so much Norah. I’m glad to hear I found a few useful posts for you that you haven’t seen π β€
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These are wonderful, Debby! Some of these articles are very helpful and informative. Thanks for collecting them and sharing them with us. Pinning, tweeting, and sharing! π xo
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Thanks so much Vashti. Glad you found something here for you. π xx
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As usual, very helpful links Deb. Thanks for sharing. Belated Happy Birthday dear Deb, I know you must have had a wonderful day. Cheers to many more. π
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Thanks for the wishes Balroop. It was a lovely birthday weekend. And happy to share the good stuff. π
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Thanks for so many really great ones this time!!!
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My pleasure to share John. π
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Thanks very much, Debby, for this wealth of information. I’m off to check them all (and hope you had a fabulous birthday)!
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Glad to share Olga. And thanks for the nice wishes. I did! π x
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Happy belated birthday, Deb! Hope it was wonderful for you!
thanks for sharing these links. It’s always nice to discover more information and tips. Blogging is a whole animal aside from our book/manuscript writing.
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Pleasure Lis. Yes, I can do without the animal part as my laptop is giving me such grief lately π¦
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Great resource links, many thanks for this Deb, have bookmarked for reference! π β€ xoxo
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Happy to help Sher π β€
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Happy belated birthday!! As a non-fan of Gutenberg, I’m curious about the themes and how they operate. I love the idea of a newsletter swap. I wonder how that works…hmmm…thanks for the links!
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Thanks for the birthday wishes Kate. And I’m with you on Gutenberg. If you’re well versed in ‘backdoor’ WP, you can try out themes to see how they look. I personally, don’t touch that stuff, lol π
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Great links, Debby. I’m bookmarking this post.
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Happy you found them helpful Michelle π
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Thanks for the resources, again, Debby. And I hope you had an amazing B-day!!!
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Thanks Liesbet. And, yes I did π x
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