Leaving thoughtful comments on blog posts is reportedly a great way to drive traffic to your own blog. These seven tips for making good comments will help when you want to comment on a post, but all you can think of is “Uhhhh…..good blog post, dude!”
Here’s what ProBlogger Darren Rowse says about comments and blogging:
“I think [...]

How do aspiring or successful writers know when it’s time to give up on their goal of writing the book, selling the article, getting published, or earning a living as a freelance writer? Sometimes giving up on your writing dreams is the smartest, healthiest thing to do…but the trick is know if it’s time to change your [...]

In Signs of Self-Sabotage in the Writing Life, I described what being afraid of succeeding looks like for some aspiring and established writers. Here are five tips for overcoming fear of success, and achieving even the most lofty writing goals!
Before the tips, a quip:
“You just have to work with what God sends, and if God doesn’t seem to [...]

If you think fear of failure or rejection is the only thing holding you back from being a successful writer, think again! Fear of success can be just as paralyzing as fear of failure. Here’s a brief definition of “fear of success” as it relates to writing, plus a few signs of self-sabotage for writers…
Before [...]

These quotations from published authors on the dreaming and writing process is a follow-up from my How Dreaming at Night Inspires Famous Writers post. Thanks for the nudge, c.a. Marks
First, a writing quip:
“There are two kinds of [successful] writers: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder.” – Brian Aldiss
You can use [...]

Writers who try to be perfect are less likely to get published because they never finish! Here are tips for overcoming perfectionism for writers from a full-time freelance writer who more often than not hits “send” before an article pitch is ready (I polish articles until they gleam, but am trigger happy with my pitches!).
Before my tips, here’s a [...]

If you’re struggling to hear the voice of the writer’s muse, check out this ”Q & A” with author and writing teacher Mark David Gerson. He wrote The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write – and here, he shares a few writing tips.
Before his tips, a quip:
“It is good to have an end to journey [...]

These ten tips for successful writers include how to stay in “The Zone” and reach your writing goals! They’re from guest author and psychologist, Paulette Kouffman Sherman, Ph.D.
Before the tips, a quip:
“I set myself 600 words a day as a minimum output, regardless of the weather, my state of mind or if I’m sick or well,” said Arthur Hailey. “There [...]

These seven tips for writing with a chronic illnes are from Suite101 writer Barbara Melville.
“Writing always poses challenges,” says Melville. “Having a chronic illness, disability, or indeed any circumstances that makes us housebound, can make the writing life seem overwhelming. I took a year out to write, but badly injured my back at the very [...]

These personality traits of successful writers prove that you need more than talent and good ideas to succeed as a freelancer! To persevere after constant rejections and keep pitching into the editorial abyss, you need personality traits that go beyond talent and creativity. I’ve rounded up a few qualities of successful writers – and they apply to freelancers, hobbyists, bloggers, or published authors.
First, a [...]