Writer’s Tips November Edition – WordPress Hacks, Writing Timelines, Creating Audio Books, Editing Tips, and Social Media

Welcome to November edition of my collaborated Writer’s Tips. Each month I share some of the blog posts I come across with helpful writing or blogging tips. This month, I found quite a few goodies most worthy to share to help bloggers. Hugh Roberts shares three helpful posts again for those of us using the block editor – how to center images and how to look for blocks you’ve previously used, and how to find common Gallery blocks in the WordPress editor. From the Story Empire, Joan Hall gives us tips for writing differing timelines in our books, and Beem Weeks explain the procedure for turning books into audio books. Editor, Anneli Purchase shares misused expressions that writers can get caught in. Natalie Ducey has a new tutorial on how to add a Subscribe Button to your WordPress blogs. Last, but not least, Sue Coletta gives an in-depth explanation for the value of authors using Tik Tok platform.

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Hugh Roberts on How to Center Captions and Images in the block editor

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Hugh Roberts shares how to access our most used blocks for easy setup

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How to find secret Gallery Blocks on WordPress

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From the Story Empire, Joan hall has a great article on writing Timelines

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From the Story Empire, Beem Weeks on Audio Books

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Anneli Purchase, Ten Misused Expressions for writers

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Natalie Ducey has a tutorial on How to Add A Subscribe button on WordPress

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Sue Coletta as Anne R. Allen’s guest writer on Tik Tok and why it’s beneficial for authors

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Writer’s Tips – The Classic Editing Experience vs. #Gutenberg, #Podcasting on WordPress, Grammar Goofs

Welcome to a new edition of Writer’s Tips. In this compilation I’ve collected along my reading travels, I found an informative post about using the new WP editor, and another interesting find from the WordPress website – WP now enabling podcasting, and some excellent tips for bloggers.

 

Starting Your Own Podcast on WordPress.com

https://wordpress.com/blog/2020/08/12/starting-your-own-podcast/?utm_campaign=1515641&utm_content=2097794&utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email

 

I came across this WordPress post from one of the ‘Happiness Engineers’, who explain lots of questions bloggers have about the new Gutenberg editor. I highly recommend bloggers on the new editor to check it out, and those (like me) who stubbornly remain with the old editor, to bookmark this for the day we are forced to using it. Be sure to read comments there too, as they are just as educational.

Source: The Classic Editing Experience is Moving, Not Leaving – The WordPress.com Blog

 

Grammar Goofs to Avoid by Kathy Steinemann Part 1

https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/grammar-goofs01/#comment-7898

 

Part 2 Grammar Goofs by Kathy Steinemann

https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/grammar-goofs02/

 

Donna from Retirement Reflections, offers some interesting and new tips to help bloggers

https://retirementreflections.com/2020/09/19/your-best-blogging-tip/

 

I hope you enjoy this edition of writer’s tips.

 

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Writer’s Tips -7 Things To Lookout For Before Following A Blog, Loglines, Promotion Opportunies

Tips for Writers

 

Today in Writer’s Tips I’m sharing a few worthy articles for bloggers and authors offering some valuable tips from blogging to book writing to editing and promotion.

 

 

Hugh Roberts with 7 helpful tips to look for before following a new blog:

Source: 7 Things To Lookout For Before Following A Blog – Hugh’s Views & News

 

 

Many self-publishing authors dread the costly editing process – which is a big mistake.  It might cost them not only readers but a valuable reputation as a marvelous writer. Often, authors a…

Source: Finding the Perfect Editor for Your Books | Savvy Book Writers

 

 

Would you like to be interviewed? Colleen is generously offering writers to submit your answers and be interviewed on her blog – The Fairy Whisperer. Free promotion!

https://colleenchesebro.com/submit-to-conversations-with-colleen/

 

 

Are you using Windows 10? If so, you will want to read this article about the upcoming HUGE Windows update coming to a computer near you!

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-october-2018-update-dump-your-files-to-avoid-crashes-warns-microsoft/

 

 

Expert advice from Kristen Lamb on how to condense your entire book into one attention-grabbing logline.

The Log-Line: Can You Pitch Your ENTIRE Story in ONE Sentence?

 

 

Three famous writers share their experience on the writing and editing process.

3 Famous Writers on Process and Productivity

Writer’s Tips – Friday #Blogshare – #SelfPublishing #WordPress Changes Coming

Tips for Writers

This Friday blogshare has some interesting and informative links from the big change coming soon with your WordPress Editor, Joanna Penn talks about writing with dictation, David Gaughran talks about the differences between publishing paperbacks on KDP and Createspace, and an interesting post on memoir writing.

Gutenberg is coming, supposedly at the end of August! Your WordPress editor is about to change!

Diving Deep Into the Latest Gutenberg WordPress Editor (2021)

The Ultimate Overview of the WordPress Block Editor for Developers in 2021

 

Gutenberg for Self Hosted sites – or the option to add a plugin to keep Gutenberg from taking over our blog editor. Of course I added the plugin!

https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/

 

 

Gmail has new features every writer can use. Guest writer at the blog of Anne R. Allen. Nate Hoffelder offers 12 helpful hacks. Ever wanted to unsend an email? Now you can do it!

Source: The New Gmail: Twelve Gmail Hacks Every Writer Can Use

 

Joanna Penn on the benefits of writing through dictation

https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/01/10/healthy-writer-dictation-tips/

 

David Gaughran informing us on the differences between publishing paperbacks on KDP vs. Createspace

http://davidgaughran.com/2018/08/16/switch-createspace-kdp-print-paperback/

 

 

https://www.writermag.com/2018/08/06/memoir-market/

13 Free Blogging Tips For Every New Blogger – Hugh’s Views & News

Blog sharing

Today’s post is a wonderful reblog I want to share from Hugh Roberts. Hugh has become quite the blogging expert when it comes to sharing helpful tips on everything blogging and WordPress. If you ever need an answer to a conundrum with either, feel free to visit Hugh’s blog and type it in the search bar. I’m certain you will find help there. Today he’s sharing 13 Fantastic Tips for new bloggers, but I’m sure there’s tips here for old bloggers too as many of us are still learning the tricks of the trade and may not be aware of the benefits of all of these tips.

 

13 Free Blogging Tips For Every New Blogger

If you are new to blogging or are even thinking about starting a blog, here my thirteen quick blogging tips to get you on your way.

  • It’s all about me. Ensure you have an ‘about me’ page. Tell visitors a little about yourself and at least give them a name by which they can call you. However, don’t have an ‘about me’ page that starts off by saying ‘This Is An Example Of An About Me Page’. Click here to read about setting up an ‘about me’ page and what it should include.
  • Make a journey outside of your own blog. I’ve always been amazed by just what information is out there in the blogging world. I’ve learned how to self-publishing a book, how to use social media and make it work for me, how to bake gin & tonic cupcakes, take great photos and, of course, picked up lots of blogging tips. Reading other blog posts can also give you ideas for writing your own posts. Even if you can only spare a few minutes a day, make sure you visit, read, and comment on other blogs.
  • Get talking to fellow bloggers. When you leave a comment on another blog, other readers will read and see your comment and may then come and visit your blog. However, ensure that the comment you leave is relevant to the post and at least proves that you have read it. Try and avoid leaving pointless comments such as ‘Great Post.’ Instead, tell the author what it was that made you think it was a great post or why you enjoyed reading it. They will appreciate your comments and may then visit your blog and become your next follower.
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Some of the Bloggers from The First Annual Bloggers Bash – London, August 1st, 2015
  • Treat others how you’d want them to treat you. Don’t ignore anyone who has taken the time to read and comment on one of your posts. However, most importantly, never ignore anyone who has taken the time to leave a comment on the ‘about me’ page of your blog. Think about it like this. You’ve invited a guest around for coffee and completely ignore them when they arrive. That’s almost like ignoring comments left on your blog. Treat everyone who visits your blog as a guest and ensure they are made to feel welcomed. After all, with millions of other blogs out there, they can always go elsewhere…can’t they?
  • Not all links are seen as friendly. Speaking of comments, never leave a link to your blog in a comment unless it is either relevant to the post you have just read, or you have been invited to leave a link. When I first started to blog, I learned very quickly from other bloggers that this is frowned upon. What would you think if you owned a coffee shop and, without your permission, somebody from a rival coffee shop came in and left a load of leaflets about their coffee shop? It’s not your blog to leave details of your blog on unless it’s relevant to the post or you have been asked to leave a link.
  • Join a challenge. There are lots of writing and photography challenges in the world of blogging. Don’t be shy, have a try. Not only will it help you with your writing and/or photography, but other participants will come over and read or look at your take on the challenge. It’s a great way to make new friends, have fun, and pick up more followers.
  • Join a party. Blog parties are a great way to introduce your blog to many other readers and for you to discover new blogs to follow. This is a place where the host will either invite you to leave a link to your blog, one of your own blog posts or to introduce a blog that you follow. I’ve hosted and joined blog parties and have always found them a great success. However, the rule is usually that if you leave a link to your blog then you must at least visited some of the blogs of the other people at the party. It’s a great way of showing how friendly both you and your blog are.
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I met hundreds of new bloggers and gained lots of new followers at my first ever blog party.
  • Make sure you’re contactable. Can you imagine a TV or movie producer, an editor of a magazine, or another blogger wanting to contact you to invite you to write an article, and they can’t find a way of reaching you? Continue Reading , . .

 

 

 

Source: 13 Free Blogging Tips For Every New Blogger – Hugh’s Views & News

How One Amateur Blogger Improved Her Writing with an SEO Plugin – ALWAYS WRITE

Reblog Share

 

Today I’m sharing another interesting article from my blogging friend Marsha Ingrao’s blog at Marshajustwrites.com. Marsha has been working diligently to discover the world of blogging and how to get more traffic to our blogs using SEO (search engine optimization).

 

Ya, she gets as freaked out as we do when it comes to learning new things and methods to build our blogs and readership, that’s why I love her articles because she’s no different than us when it comes to being overwhelmed by all this information and as she learns things, she shares by breaking things down into bite sized pieces. While I have chosen to use the “Ultimate SEO‘ plugin instead of Yoast, the same info applies except for some varying features on both.

 

Have a look at Marsha’s article below:

Blogging tips

 

Attention Amateur Blogger!

An amateur blogger can benefit from plugins not available on WordPress.com. Adding the Yoast SEO plugin improves and focuses writing skills.

What Is Your Blog’s SEO Score? As an amateur blogger, I paid very little attention to anything SEO. If I saw those three letters together, my eyes glazed over. Continue Reading….

Source: How One Amateur Blogger Improved Her Writing with an SE O Plugin – ALWAYS WRITE

3 Stupid Questions That Will Make Your Blogging Great – ALWAYS WRITE

Blogging tips

 

Today I’m sharing another blogging friend’s awesome post that all bloggers should read. My friend Marsha Ingrao of Marshajustwrites.com is a wealth of information on everything blogging. Marsha’s blog talks about all the little nitty gritty things we sometimes don’t even realize why they’re in our dashboard and what they’re for. Well Marsha is a great communicator and explains things to us in simple terms.

 

Have a look at one of her posts here titled 3 Stupid Questions that will make your Blogging Great!

Don’t you know what an alt text is? Don’t you hate asking stupid questions? Even if it will help your blogging? Let me do it for you. I mean everyone knows about alt text by now, don’t they? Do you even know where to find alt text? I did not. And who thinks up keywords … Continue reading “3 Stupid Questions That Will Make Your Blogging Great”

Source: 3 Stupid Questions That Will Make Your Blogging Great – ALWAYS WRITE