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#AtoZChallenge Day One: A – Abandoned House

April 1, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 40 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, Blogging Challenges and Tags TAGS: #AtoZChallenge, Creative writing prompts
Creative Writing prompts A to Z Challenge

Welcome to this year’s A-Z Blogging Challenge. My theme for this year is character prompts. Each day throughout April, you’ll find a new character prompt that relates to that day’s letter.   Day one: A – Abandoned House   Your character is exploring an abandoned house. What can they see? Hear? How do they feel? … [Read more…]

7 Things to Look for Before Paying for Book Marketing

March 24, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 40 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, Books and Fiction TAGS: marketing, writing
7 Things to Look for Before Paying for Book Marketing in purple text on a pale green backgroud

  If you’ve recently published a book, you’ll know by now that the writing it is the easy part. It’s the marketing it that’s the hard part. With so many other books out there, being seen can be a tough task, and it’s tempting to hire an outside marketing consultant or agency to help you … [Read more…]

3 Reason to Start Writing Your Book Today

March 15, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 7 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, Books and Fiction TAGS: Writing. Motivation
3 Reason to Start Writing Your Book Today in red text on a yellow background with a pile of books beneath it

When people find out that I’m an author, so many of them tell me that they want to write a book. When I tell them to go for it, they have a list of excuses for why they can’t right now. I’m sure some of these are genuine, but I’m equally sure that a lot … [Read more…]

5 Steps to Plot Out Your First Novel

March 10, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings Leave a Comment | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, How to... TAGS: writing tips
5 Steps to Plot Out Your First Novel in blue text on a pink background with a picture of a notebook and pen

Do you have a fantastic story idea for a novel? If so, and you’ve never written a full length novel before, you might find that one of your main struggles is knowing how to plot out your novel to make it flow well and tell your story. Below, you will find a guide to plotting … [Read more…]

50 Blog Post Ideas

March 8, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 19 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, Motivation and Inspiration TAGS: blogging
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Have you ever found yourself with some spare time to write a few blog posts and then realised you are drawing a complete blank on what to write about? Here are fifty ideas for blog posts so you never find yourself stumped about what to write again.   50 Blog Post Ideas     Blogging … [Read more…]

Blogger’s Would You Rather? – March

March 6, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 10 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, Miscellaneous TAGS: Blogger's Would You rather?
Blogger's Would You Rather?

Welcome to March’s Blogger’s Would You Rather. Join in the fun and share your answers in the comments 🙂     Question One Would you rather? A) Make money from writing sponsored content Or B) Make money from social media advertising   Question Two Would you rather? A) Read a blog that tells someone’s personal … [Read more…]

Introduction to Ghostwriting – Free Five Day Course for Beginners

March 1, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 26 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing TAGS: free Course
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One of the questions I get asked the most when I tell people I’m a ghostwriter is how I got started. The answer to that is through a lot of hard work and trial and error. But with the right resources, getting started as a ghostwriter doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it can … [Read more…]

Optimise Your Blog Like a Boss

February 24, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 52 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, Books and Fiction TAGS: SEO
Optimise Your Blog Like a Boss book cover

One of the things I get asked about a lot from newer bloggers is the dreaded SEO. It’s such a big topic, that it’s not easy to explain it all properly in a paragraph or two – or even a blog post. Which is why I’ve taken the plunge and wrote a book all about … [Read more…]

The Main SEO Thing You’re Doing Wrong and How To Fix It

February 22, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 46 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, How to... TAGS: blogging
The Main SEO Thing You're Doing Wrong and How To Fix It in red text on a black and turquoise geometric design background

When you first start blogging, SEO seems like a bit of a minefield, but you soon come to see that it can actually be quite simple to nail the basics. But just when you think you’ve got it, you realise that you’re doing something wrong. Some of the main issues come when bloggers get that … [Read more…]

How To Say No To Low Paid Work – And Why You Should

February 20, 2018 - BY: Debbie, My Random Musings 62 Comments | CATEGORY: Blogging and Writing, How to... TAGS: blogging
How To Say No To Low Paid Work - And Why You Should in black text on a yellow background with a top and bottom red border made from pound and dollar signs

As bloggers and freelance writers, it’s part and parcel of our day to receive a hundred and one emails from people who want our services. But how many of those emails actually offer something worth our time? Very few in all honesty. In the average week, around 10% of the emails are worth bothering with. … [Read more…]

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