Working Blogger

Well, I’m back - blogger burnout has been abolished, and I’m coming back with a new sense of direction for Working Blogger.
It’s been an interesting time away from the blogging world - during this time, I didn’t blog very much (not at all here) and I didn’t keep up with any of the various [...]

I know, I know … most likely you all know that, seeing as how I haven’t posted here for ages. But Working Blogger is now on temporary hiatus. I’m playing around with a few ideas for this blog - have one specific idea that I’ve been exploring.
So, until then, you can catch up with what [...]

Not that long ago, I wrote about the flexibility of blogging and how much I liked the ease with which you can try out new things, and yes, change your mind.
I’m reminded again today of this flexibility, and the power it has to encourage creativity.
I’ve mentioned in the past that Chrissie and I have [...]

Mike Sansone over at ConverStations has a post about his blogging schedule, and I really like his idea of doing a “blogger’s warm-up” first.
Before he begins writing, he has a commenting warm-up routine:
“before I even think about my own post, I invest 15-20 minutes responding to comments on my blog and commenting on other [...]

This has been an interesting week so far, and I’ve learned a few things, which is always good.
1. Remember to check incoming links.
I post to all of my blogs using ecto - it’s one of my favorite things in my “blogger’s productivity toolbox”.
But posting via ecto does mean that I hardly ever log into [...]