Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken #InternationalLiteracyDay
It’s International Literacy Day! And to celebrate, the teen and I have been working on something special. Well, actually it was mostly down to the […]
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Six ways to change the world with your blog
I sometimes miss the days when blogs were an alternative to the mainstream media. These days, they pretty much ARE the mainstream, whilst traditional […]
Blogging update: six months on after the big blog reboot
It’s six months on since I took a leap into the unknown and rebooted my blog with a new design and – crucially – […]
Seven short books to read this winter
Every year I keep a list of the books I’ve read, and every year I aim to read one more than the year before. […]
New Pinterest board for bloggers over 40 launches – come join us
If you’ve read my book Social Media for Writers, you’ll know that I am very much Team Instagram rather than Team Pinterest. Personally, I find […]
10 tips for writing beauty reviews
The more I do it, the more there is to learn. Hope these ten tips are helpful for anyone starting to write beauty reviews: […]
10 crimes committed by writers on Twitter
When I was working on my new Twitter for writers book I was also taking my Social Media for Writers Twitter account from 0 to 10,000 followers in […]
99p ebook – Twitter for Journalists, Authors and Bloggers
I have a new book out! Well, I say book but it’s more of a mini book-ette since it’s only about 65 pages long. Twitter […]
Moving blog platforms – from Typepad to WordPress
When I started blogging in 2007, Typepad was the shizz. Blogger was for hobbyists, Typepad was for professionals and the jury was still out on […]
New stationery alert! Kaweco fountain pen by Pen Heaven
Exam season is coming up, and even if you’re not doing any exams yourself, just the fact that it EXISTS is traumatic enough, so […]