A Rhymer Writes

Photo courtesy of Google Images This week in our blogging class we had an assignment to write a post using the following prompt from  Bravewriter : You have one trip you can make in a time machine. Do you travel to a point in the past or the future? Explain your choice. I have been thinking of this assignment all week and I have decided it's almost impossible to decide. There are a lot of different thoughts I have about where I would go to in the past. I almost exclusively would choose to go to the past. That in and of itself makes me think about this more than I probably should considering it's not an actual choice I have to make. For instance, why wouldn't I want to go to a point in the future? Lots of people want to know what might happen but I don't! Mostly it's because I know that God has provided us with free will and that means that anything could change an event in the future. In God's wisdom he allows us (thankfully) to make the choices ...

What's the hardest part of writing a blog? Well, writing. Go figure.  Image courtesy of Google Images We all have something to say. We each have opinions and ideas. We enjoy books and movies we could review. We like to eat out or try new recipes and we could easily turn that into a blog post. But to figure out exactly what you want to write when you're sitting in front of your laptop is a little more difficult than just thinking of something we enjoy and writing about it.  Today, let's talk about some ways to make this easier. Here's a list of some things you can do to help you get out of the "no content for my blog" funk. Write - I know this sound counter intuitive. If you're having trouble writing something how can writing help you? What I actually mean is that you should get into the habit  of writing. Write every day. Set a time for yourself. I like to write after lunch and set a timer for a short time duration, say 10 ...

Videos are a nice addition to your blog, like this funny clip from Michael Junior: We all love watching videos and it's a great way to attract visitors to your blog, make your posts more enjoyable to read, and share information with your readership! But there are a few things that will make sharing videos on our blog more effective. Today I want to share a post that will help you avoid some common mistakes when using videos on your blog. Click the link below and find some great advice about sharing videos when blogging:  Four mistakes you make when posting videos on your blog.   Happy Blogging!

Blogs are so much more fun with pictures! And there are so many pictures on the internet that you can use to create interesting images in your posts. One thing you need to be aware of as you start Blogging is to make sure to give credit where credit is due! DON'T BE A PEST! Photo By Steve Bremmer Make sure that you are always crediting your photo sources! I snagged this image from  Flickr Creative Commons Images . These images can be cropped, text added and manipulated and are available for free. Just be sure to use the caption feature here on Blogger and credit the source of the photo. Shouldn't Mr. Bremmer receive credit for that beautiful shot? Steve, whoever you are, kudos, man, kudos.  Just remember, no one likes it when a Blogger takes credit for someone else's work, be it a photo, a list or a blog post. Creative ideas and products should be the property of the brilliant minds that produces them. When you credit an image, a Blog p...

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