Just a quick note for you Firefox users out there… In case you haven’t heard, there’s a great little in-browser weblog editor called ScribeFire that’s free for the taking. ScribeFire actually started out as a Firefox extension from the good folks at Performancing but was later spun off and re-branded. You really have to try […]

I have a friend who is starting a niche personal finance blog. He’s very interested in the subject, and knowledgeable, and I think he could make it an interesting site.
When the idea first came to him a few months ago, he approached me. “How do I make this a successful blog?” he asked.
“Post lots […]

“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”
–George Bernard Shaw

Amy at The Writer’s Group declares, “Enough!” She gives a few anecdotes of writers who have achieved some measure of success, but for whom this is not enough.
Lately I’ve fallen victim to creeping expectations. Others’ expectations, yes, but more than that, my own expectations. I let past success intimidate me so that I’m afraid […]