Category: blogging
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My love/hate relationship with blogging
I very much have a love-hate relationship with blogging. It’s very much been a rollercoaster, so I’m proud of myself for publishing here consistently through the ups and downs over the last 200+ days. For now, I’m planning to continue daily posts. And hopefully, things will get both more fun and more interesting as we…
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My 200th blog post: small wins matter
WordPress recently notified me that I published my 200th blog post. That is an accomplishment, albeit a small one. It’s worth celebrating. If I’m honest, I’ve been busy lately. I’m super involved with things at Church right now. And while things in life are definitely going okay–I’m blessed to have a paying job and my…
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Don’t expect any pattern, rhyme, or reason to blog stats
Today I wanted to discuss blog stats and how I’ve made peace with them making no sense. If you blog, and your experience blogging is anything like mine, you will feel like there is no rhyme or reason to your blog stats: the numbers of hits in particular. Posts I don’t expect to do well…
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Considering blogging two or three times a week
Hello all! This is an update post just to say that I’m considering blogging two or three times a week instead of every day. I like SOME aspects of blogging daily, but it’s hard, and I’m not seeing fruit from it after a number of months. Research suggests that blogging LESS frequently may actually be…
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Thankful Thursday: a loopback on popular posts
I’m leaving for retreat today, so I thought I’d do something I haven’t done before on this blog: spotlight some previous posts that have been popular. There’s not really a new post today, but hopefully one (or more) of these will be new to you! Here they are, in no particular order. -A tale of…
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Two approaches to blogging
I think, if you want to blog well and regularly, without it being a complete time suck, there are probably two main approaches to blogging. Each basic approach offers variations and options, of course, within itself. But for the most part, I think bloggers either: I follow the second approach. I like the consistency and…
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100 post milestone and no intention of stopping: what I’ve learned about blogging
This is my 100th post on this, the second blog I’ve run. For the past 58 days, I’ve been blogging daily. It’s been a real journey, and a great one. I’ve had my ups and downs. I’ve had a book launch. And I’ve been reflecting and learning all the while. Here are the biggest things…
Creative Writing with the Crimson League 