Instead of a writing strategy this week, I’ve rounded up several effective web writing tips from a panel of bloggers. These tips are (mostly) from the Web Writing Panel at the Writer’s Craft Fair hosted by the BC Association of Magazine Publishers. I was honored to participate in this panel – I love being a panelist! – and learned a few new web writing tips that I wanna share.
First, a tip for attending writer’s conferences: Go to the writing panels, not just the workshops. I love the Surrey International Writer’s Conference for many reasons; one is the proliferation of panels they offer. Panels are especially informative and entertaining because you learn from a variety of specialists – not just one writer, novelist, or blogger. Continue reading '5 Web Writing Tips From a Panel of Bloggers'»
I was honored to be a panelist in the “Writing for the Web” forum at the recent Write on Bowen Festival on Bowen Island, British Columbia. It was so much fun, in fact, I wish I’d signed up to teach a blogging workshop! I love answering questions about my passions: writing and blogging.
Here are a few online writing or blogging tips that were highlighted – plus what I learned about being a panelist in a writing conference…. Continue reading 'What I Learned as a Participant in an Online Writing Panel'»
Ever submitted something to a writing contest? Did you lose? Yeah…me, too. Below is a piece I wrote for the Surrey International Writers Conference, about being addicted to writing. It didn’t win, place or show — but it improved my writing skills and it spurred me to write a blog post for Quips and Tips for Successful Writers! That article is called 7 Things to Do When You Didn’t Win the Writing Contest.
When you get rejected by editors or don’t win writing contests, remember Beckett’s classic quotation about failure:
“Ever tried, ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett.
I love it! All writers must snuggle up to failure and rejection (we have to be adventurous that way! Resilient! Bounceback-able!).
Here’s my entry for the writing contest — it’s a letter to my husband Bruce. The theme? being addicted to writing. The hook? wonderful quotations from published authors about the writer’s life… Continue reading 'Addicted to Writing – A Writers Contest Entry'»
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