>FUN FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND

>What font are you?I saw this on my friend Myra Johnson’s blog and gave it a try. You might get a kick out of it, too. You Are Comic Sans You are a nothing but a big goofball. You’re quite playful and fun!You’re widely known for your zany personality and your vivacious attitude. To say that you stand out in …

>Writer . . . Interrupted Carnival of Christian Writers

> Summertime, Summertime, Sum- Sum- Summertime Check out this month’s carnival at Writer . . . Interrupted to read what other writers have to say about writing fitness in the summer and preparing for the 2008 ACFW Conference.

>DESIGN GRAB BAG

>My friends, George and Ashey Weiss, the uber-cool people from Tekeme Studios (hint: they designed this blog for me:-)) are sponsoring another contest — DESIGN Grab Bag. There are a number of items you might win by leaving a comment on their blog site. This couple does a great job, and since they are just getting established, now is the …

>EXTREME MAKEOVER

>How do you like the new look here at Carla’s Writing Café? All the credit goes to Ashley and George Weiss from Tekeme Studios. I heard about them from my friend, Mary, after they designed a new blog for her. This amazing couple really knows how to design with the customer’s dream vision in mind. I happened to be one …

>It’s a Small, Small World

>One of the highlights of blogging for me is seeing what corners of the globe my visitors come from. India. China. Great Britain. Zambia. Australia. Canada. Not to mention places of interest all across the good ole USA. It is humbling (and a little frightening) that people from anywhere can click here and read my posts. Which is one reason …

>Little Did I Know . . .

>When I embarked on this writing journey seven years ago, with visions in my head and ideas exploding in my heart, I had no idea what lay ahead. No clue that one day my vocabulary would include terms like writer’s platform, technorati, blogging, stat counting, and web presence. What was I thinking? Playing with words, studying craft books, attending writers’ …

>A BLOGGING PHENOMENON

>My friend Shannon over at Rocks in My Dryer is an incredible blogger in the “momosphere.” Our round-about connection came about when our hubbies worked in the same office and compared notes about their “writing” wives. By the way, we both have the best spouse support systems in the universe. Whatever. I started reading Rocks in My Dryer. I laughed. …

>BLOGGING Day Two With Tiffany Colter

> Blogging: Part Two Welcome back. If you missed yesterday’s post about who should blog and the basics, just scroll down and read what my guest Tiffany Colter, Writing Career Coach, had to say. Today, she will answer a few more questions. You mentioned yesterday that you post blogs of note on Friday. What are the essential ingredients for writing …

>EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BLOGGING

> Blogging: Part One The holidays are coming at us fast and furious, but I know many of you have been toying with the idea of starting a blog in the new year. Others may be wanting to make their blogs more relevant and or less time-consuming. I’ve asked Tiffany Colter, Writing Career Coach, to answer a few questions for …