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Useful Tips and Tools for Hobby Bloggers

Posted on 18 January 202118 January 2021 by Valerie

Just because you blog for fun and not financial gain doesn’t mean you don’t take pride in your writing. You still want your blog space to be beautiful, well-organized, and reader-friendly. This collection of useful tips and tools for hobby bloggers will help you to create and maintain a lovely blog you will be happy to share.

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Writing and Blogging Resolutions You’ll Want To Keep

Posted on 1 January 20219 January 2021 by Valerie

If you have tired of the same old “new year, new you” superficial goals usually floating around every January, you will appreciate these ideas for writing and blogging resolutions you’ll want to keep working on well into the new year. These realistic and do-able plans will keep you motivated to write and blog your way to next new year’s eve.

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How To Love Blogging Again

Posted on 11 September 202023 September 2020 by Valerie

Have you ever been in a blogging rut? Or maybe you’re in one right now? Do you feel like you need to learn how to love blogging again? Most writers and bloggers have felt this way at one time or another. And almost all of them will tell you they are glad they pulled themselves out of it and persisted.

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7 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start a Blog

Posted on 15 August 202016 September 2020 by Valerie

Thinking about making your writing public? Whether you write for readers and shares or financial gain, certain issues should be considered upfront. Following are seven questions you might want to ask yourself before you start a blog.

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Self-Care for Writers and Other Introverts

Posted on 7 August 20207 August 2020 by Valerie

Writers by nature tend to be introspective and spend lots of time by themselves. It sort of comes with the territory. Self-care for writers {and other introverts} needs to incorporate restful, low-key activities. We also sometimes require reminders to take care of our basic needs, because we’d rather be thinking than doing.

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How To Spring Clean Your Blog

Posted on 2 July 20203 July 2020 by Valerie

Do you spring clean at your house? Do you enjoy the feeling of having a neat, decluttered living space? It is time to do the same for your writing. This post will share tips for how to spring clean your blog.

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Setting Realistic Blogging Goals

Posted on 1 July 202016 November 2020 by Valerie

Do you set blogging goals for yourself, but find your motivation quickly fizzles out? Do you try to do too much at once and become intimidated? Maybe you need to step back and look at the big picture. Let’s talk about setting realistic blogging goals.

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Digital Decluttering: 3 Questions To Get You Started

Posted on 1 July 20206 July 2020 by Valerie

This will, of course, be a work in progress. Just as you cannot clean out your closet or declutter your kitchen once and be done with it, keeping your digital decluttering under control will involve active decisions each time new things find their way in.

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How Do I Determine Which Blogs Are Worth My Time?

Posted on 1 July 20202 January 2021 by Valerie

Sometimes I follow bloggers who do not follow me back. Inversely, I often have fellow bloggers who engage with my blog or social media for whom I do not reciprocate. It is not a competition. No one is keeping score. Not everyone you follow will benefit from following you. And vice versa.

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Why I Write

Posted on 30 June 202017 July 2020 by Valerie

The truth is, this never going to be one of those clever, feel-good, let me help you solve this problem you didn’t even know you had blogs. But if just one reader finds something here they can relate to, then the time I spend writing is worth it.

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Hello, friends. I’m Valerie, and I’m glad you’re here. I share posts about secular homeschooling, blogging as a way to connect, and life as a non-believer. When I’m not writing, I enjoy reading non-fiction and taking too many pictures of my cat. 😉

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