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Archives for May 2011

May 20, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Recommended reading for May 20, 2011: summer reading preview

On my summer reading list are long-form narrative non-fiction and books that I don’t have time for during the rest of the year. Here are some examples.

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: 2011 Pulitzer Prizes, best journalism of 2010, Best of Journalism newsletter, Instapaper, recommended reading for writers, summer reading list

May 19, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

The writer as content curator

Assembling stories or lists based on links to existing information to add value to what’s already out there has become a valued skill for writers and editors.

Filed Under: Media Business Tagged With: adding links to blog posts, content aggregation, content curation, writer as content curator

May 18, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

8 essential reasons to put links in blog posts

For a post to be ready to publish, it’s got to have links – adding them shows you’re helpful, in on the conversation, and know how to curate content.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: adding links to blog posts, blogging basics, how to add links to blog posts, hypertext

May 17, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

A day in the life…blogathon edition

Come with me for a minute-by-minute look at how what it takes to run the WordCount Blogathon, a freelance writing business and a family.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: blogging every day, life of a freelance writer, running a freelance writing business, WordCount blogathon

May 16, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Guest post: 5 easy steps to setting up a blog on Tumblr

For the 2011 Blogathon Guest Post Exchange Day, Annie Daniel explains how to get started on the free blog network, which has been a hit with younger bloggers.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: 2011 WordCount Blogathon, guest post exchange, how to use Tumblr, how use Tumblr to blog, setting up a blog on Tumblr

May 15, 2011 By Michelle V. Rafter

Best of WordCount: write killer blog post titles

This edition of Best of WordCount is devoted to blog post titles. What good’s a post without a great title? Find out how to take yours from ‘meh’ to marvelous.

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: blogging basics, how to write blog post titles, SEO and blog post titles, writing blog post titles

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