Social Media Monday—How to use Hyperlinks Effectively on Your Blog

by Edie Melson

What is a Hyperlink? It's is a clickable link found within a post. The previous sentence contains a hyperlink—the words WHAT IS A HYPERLINK. If you position your cursor above any of those words and left click, you’ll be taken to another page on the website. Other common terms for a hyperlink are a Hotlink or just a Link.

Hyperlinks are a good thing to have within a post for a several of reasons.

Social Media Image—What's your foundation?

I'm thankful that in these uncertain times I have something firm to stand on!

Share your thoughts in the comment section below. 

I also invite you to use this image any way you like online. Post it to your blog, share it on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, anywhere you'd like. All I ask is that you keep it intact, with my website watermark visible.

Don't forget to join the conversation!

Blessings,

Edie

Life Lessons—14 Things Writers do to KEEP From Being Successful

by Edie Melson

I’ve never met a writer who didn’t want to be successful. Sure everyone’s definition of success is different, but we all want to succeed. And a lot of writer blogs offer advice on how to find that success. And while it’s vitally important to learn how to write well, network, and market. Often those aren’t the only things that stand between us and our goals.

The one thing I’ve discovered on my own writing journey is that I’m often my own worst enemy. I’m the person who has—most often—stood between me and success. So today I’m sharing 14 things that writers do to KEEP from being successful.

Social Media Monday—5 Simple Things You can do to Keep Your Social Media Identity Consistent

by Edie Melson

As writers in today’s digital world, we all know the importance of having an online presence. The savvy writer works hard to leverage social media to do everything from building a platform to interacting with readers.

Even armed with the knowledge of how important engaging online is, many authors have missed one vital component. 

Consistency. 

So today I’m sharing 5 simple things you can to do keep your social media identity consistent.

Restore the Joy of Writing—a Social Media Image to Share

by Edie Melson

I've shared several posts over the past few months on how to keep moving forward with writing. I think the basis of that momentum is the joy we feel when we write. Sometimes, circumstances reduce that joy to a dying ember. 

The image today is a short cut to help you rekindle that joy. I'd love to know what else you'd add to this short list.

Restore the JOY of WRITING by giving up these 5 simple things - Edie Melson

Share your thoughts in the comment section below. 

I also invite you to use this image any way you like online. Post it to your blog, share it on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, anywhere you'd like. All I ask is that you keep it intact, with my website watermark visible.

Don't forget to join the conversation!

Blessings,

Edie

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Write Like a Reader—Tips to Discover Your Inner Reader

Discover your inner reader.

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson

Yes, you read that right. 

The title offers tips to discover your inner READER. 

To be successful writers, we must do more than just write. We must engage with our readers. That means we have to be able to communicate with them in mind.

Nine Ways Writing is like CrossFit

by Lynn H. Blackburn

I joined CrossFit a few months ago. Me. The girl allergic to exercise now finds herself doing deadlifts, kettlebellswings, and burpees.

It’s caught me completely off guard, but I love it. The other thing that’s caught me off guard is how much similarity there is between my CrossFit journey and my writing journey.

Here are my Nine Ways Writing is like CrossFit.