by Katherine | Dec 29, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
Content calendars are a pain in the butt to create, aren’t they? What if I told you that it doesn’t have to be that way? In this post, I’m going to show you how I sit down and create a yearly content calendar. I publish here on the blog once weekly on... 
by Katherine | Oct 13, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
If you’ve been looking into blogging, you’ve likely noticed most blogs have a subscriber form and usually some opt-in freebie. So what exactly is the deal here? Well, there are some excellent reasons why you’ll want to build an email list, which I’ll discuss first. ... 
by Katherine | Aug 11, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
If you haven’t heard of Medium, this is an excellent post for you to read because I’m going to talk about it this week! Specifically, I’d like to talk about writing on Medium. If you are a writer of any kind, you may wish to take a closer look at Medium to... 
by Katherine | Jul 14, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
How to be Successful at Affiliate Marketing Whether you are a brand new blogger or a seasoned hobby blogger who is looking to monetize (or even if you’ve tried monetization with limited success), there is one strategy you need to be using: Affiliate Marketing. If the... 
by Katherine | Jul 7, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
Picking up on my earlier post about why you might want to consider plotting rather than pantsing your novel, I thought I might share with you the basics of plot structure so you can plan your book out as best you can. I wrote this post with a novel in mind, but you... 
by Katherine | Jun 23, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
Are you a Pantser or a Plotter? In fiction writing, writers will typically fall into one of those two groups. Pantsers write by the seat of their pants and plotters will outline their story beforehand. I used to be a serial pantser when writing creatively in school.... 
by Katherine | Jun 16, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
No doubt you’ve heard about the importance of building a list. It makes sense, algorithms change on social media platforms constantly, and one shift can lead to a dramatic drop in your reach on Pinterest, for example. To build a list, you have to do something to... 
by Katherine | May 19, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
Blogs need pageviews (AKA traffic) to survive. There’s no other way to put that. Did you know that an effective Pinterest Marketing Strategy can help you get those page views? More traffic means more money. For instance, my goal is to have this blog pay for itself by... 
by Katherine | Apr 28, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
If you have ever thought of writing a fantasy or science fiction story, you no doubt have pondered just how in the heck you are going to describe the setting. I wrote earlier last year about How to Write Killer Scenes Without Boring your Audience, but I wanted to... 
by Katherine | Apr 14, 2019 | Miscellaneous Posts
So you got your new blog and are probably super excited right? You should be, go you! Now what? Well, my advice to you is to get yourself on social media and get out there. That’s how your initial readers and potential clients are going to find you. Guest posting is...