I’ve been searching for a short-cut to the understanding of Google+ that I think I need, but there doesn’t seem to be one. All roads point back to one thing, which isn’t a short cut at all. Rather, it’s a … Continue reading →
I’m so happy to be joining everyone for this weekend’s bloggy bash for working on blogs and social media. I’ve already completed one item on my list (I got Rick to do it for me yesterday). But, I’ve already added … Continue reading →
This weekend is a mini-Bloggiesta, two days of working on our blogs and social media tasks in the company of others tackling the same issues. Here is my to-do list: Backup WordPress site with FileZilla Backup blog with WordPress tools … Continue reading →
Welcome to Nonfiction November, a little project hosted by Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness and Leslie from Regular Rumination. With weekly themes and a link-list for discussion posts (like this one) plus nonfiction book reviews, Nonfiction November promises to be a laid-back and refined celebration of … Continue reading →
Joy’s Book Blog was featured on Nina Amir’s site: Writing Prompt: Profile Bloggers Knight, Filian, Riter, Moll, and Wakeman, by guest blogger Amanda Socci (Edited to fix blogger names — thanks for the correction, Amanda!). The site is called Write Nonfiction in … Continue reading →
Check out my guest post at Girlxoxo: Bloggers Recommend Summer Reads {The Learn Something New Edition}. The perfect accompaniment to the Back to School Reading Challenge! In fact, check out her whole Summer Reads series, I got lots of great … Continue reading →
After writing “I Am Not Afraid of Trayvon Martin” for Huffington Post, I was asked to participate in this video: I Am Not Trayvon Martin. Most of what I contributed ended up on the cutting room floor, but I’m still … Continue reading →
I mentioned on Wednesday (Book Review: The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler) that I own more writing books than any other genre but, in the past, have been lax about reading them cover to cover so I’ve only reviewed a … Continue reading →
I have a new piece on Huffington Post, completely different from the kind of material I’ve posted there before, but building off the discussions from the Diversity Book Club (I wrote most recently about that group here: Book Review: The New … Continue reading →
When Google Reader announced it’s own demise, I quit using it. To tell the truth, I quit using it several weeks earlier when my manuscript was going well and everything else in my life was taking second priority. Like Chris … Continue reading →