March has been a great month for my articles on Medium.com. After a very slow February where I barely made the partnership fee of $5.00 from my revenue, March ended up being very different – so far bringing in six times that amount – my highest income ever off the site. What was the difference…
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Poetry Friday: What I’ve Learned From the First Few Days of Novel Writing Month and the Last Pet Poem.
This will be short! Some of you might feel relieved! I tend to write longer posts but my writing plate is very full at the moment and I’m questioning whether I can keep up with it all. I just posted my blog to Medium.com for the day. I’ve been writing daily on that platform, instead…
The Challenges of Blogging Daily
As many know, I’ve been splitting my writing time between two blogs for the last three months. I am still posting here, on WordPress, and I also have a page on Medium.com just using my name. You can search for it that way if you wish. Otherwise, I’ll post a link here for you to…
A New Milestone: 1800 Posts
Earlier this week, I promised I’d write about some recent milestones. Today, I am writing my 1800th post on my WordPress blog, The Apples in My Orchard! Eighteen hundred posts! Wow! Since I’ve been writing daily since the end of February 2017, it’s been almost five and a half years of posting. It’s not quite…
Can You Help?
Last year, I set a blogging goal for myself of at least 1,000 views a month. I met it except for the month of May. What is it about May? I’ve had plenty of views this year, making my stats glow with well over 1K per month until THIS month – May! I have about…
Milestones
Today is my 1600th blog post! Wow! Today, I also find myself bereft of topics to write about. I’ve visited prompt pages, looked in my draft folder, and read some other blogs. Meh. Nothing stirs me. Lately, I’ve felt that I am forcing my writing. Not all of it. But, certainly, some of it. I’ve…
Slice of Life: Blog and Project Updates
I just don’t have it in me to write a diatribe on anything today. Instead, I thought I would pull some loose ends together on things I’ve been up to. This includes projects that are underway, possible upcoming blog changes. Projects My roman shade project is starting to come to a conclusion. The first shade…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Popular Past Posts
Today, I thought I would link to some of my more popular past posts. For whatever reason, these posts have been read over and over. I’d love to know what makes them so popular with readers. Read one or a few. Each post can be accessed easily by clicking on the title or indicated text….
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Today, I am in a contemplative mode. Inquiring Minds Want to Know: How many college applications does the average college-bound senior send in? Are digital applications easier than the paper ones of the past? Why does it take until senior year in High School for English class to be fun? Why do you feel like…
We All Have Untold Life Stories
Have you ever given some thought to the stories you are not telling through your blog? We all have them. Stories of heartache. Stories of grief. Stories of anger. Stories of frustration. Even stories of joy, all of which go unshared. They are all part of our life’s journey – our stories. Some of us…