Wednesday, November 20, 2013

[New post] Annual Thanksgiving Orphan Party

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "You're invited to the VanFossen Annual Thanksgiving Orphan Party Saturday, November 30, 2013 For many years we've gathered together anyone missing home, left out of Thanksgiving celebrations, or eager for more social during the Thanksgiving holiday w"

Monday, November 18, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: It Still Hurts

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "As my career tangled itself in WordPress, even though I was well known in other industries, I quickly became popular within the WordPress Community - and the target of meanies. Yep, as in the childhood bullies that plague us our whole lives. Without a"

Saturday, November 16, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: Emulator, Original, or Teacher?

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "In a candid interview on The Culture Show, Lady Gaga described the artistry of her work. I don't know if any of it is any good, and I'm not sure it matters...it is a life force on its own. I'm still very young, in the duration of my life's work. If"

[New post] Blog Exercises: Expanding Your Social Web Connections

Lorelle VanFossen posted: ""I'm following you because you are a Doctor Who fan." I was stunned at those words. Yes, I'm a Doctor Who fan. I'm a fan of science fiction in general, but this year is an exceptional one for Doctor Who fans. It's the 50th Anniversary of the first epi"

Friday, November 15, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: Thinking About Next Year’s Plans

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "In "Blog Exercises: Intentional Blogging" I encouraged you to review the first exercises in this blog exercise series, putting emphasis on the intentions behind your blogging. I'd like to check in on your editorial calendar today. In "Blog Exercises"

[New post] Blog Exercises: Intentional Blogging

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "One of the things I work with in teaching writing for the web and blogging is to blog intentionally. I call it "content with intent." Content with Intent From the very first of these Blog Exercises I've preached content with intent, blogging with ev"

Thursday, November 14, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: Social Media Etiquette

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "If you would do it in public, would you do it online? Unfortunately for many, the answer is a resounding YES! However, most of us have some...whatever you call it...oh, yeah, class, moral fiber, manners - etiquette. I'm not the Dear Abby of socia"

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

[New post] Blog Exercises: Bye-Bye to Dumb Drafts

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "Demian Farnworth of Copyblogger wrote a brilliant article, "5 1/2 Reasons You Should Kill a Draft Blog Post. It's today's blog exercise. In summary, Demian's tips are: The idea sounds bad to you days later. It's likely to create controversy you don"