Monthly Archives: July 2016

The message behind the blog name

Posted on July 22, 2016 by DrEMiller

Want to increase your blog’s following? Branding is the key. Think about your blog’s name…

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Intro to Poetry: Day 3

Posted on July 21, 2016 by DrEMiller

Today’s topic is Friend. And the poetry form to try, if I like, is an acrostic. After dozens of false starts, I finally settled on this taunting acrostic… …although it seems to have little to do with “friend.” I should … Continue reading →

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Intro to Poetry: Day 2

Posted on July 20, 2016 by DrEMiller

Poetry is hard work. I’ve successfully avoided writing poems most of my life. But to improve my writing, I need to paint word pictures. No one in the world does so better than a true poet. I don’t expect to … Continue reading →

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Intro to Poetry: Day 1

Posted on July 19, 2016 by DrEMiller

Poetry is a writing form I avoid. I don’t paint word portraits or scenes. I fail at rhyming. But I am taking the Intro to Poetry tutorial offered by Bloggers U. The “why” of it is too complex. Call it … Continue reading →

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Blogger’s U Courses

Posted on July 18, 2016 by DrEMiller

Today was the final day of my 14-day review of Blogging Fundamentals. I have taken courses through Blogger’s U on many occasions. Before the new independent study format, the courses were delimited by specific dates, with limits to the number … Continue reading →

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Just Another Plea for Blogging Help

Posted on July 18, 2016 by DrEMiller

This blog really needs your help and input.  Today’s Blogging Fundamentals (Day 14) assignment is to create a regular feature, like Freaky Friday Fotos or Mundane Monday Musings. OK. I made those titles up, but the point is that I … Continue reading →

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Get more readers with your Gravatar — Roberta Pimentel

Posted on July 17, 2016 by DrEMiller

This was posted shortly after I posted my Blogging Fundamentals post today. It gives more information on generating your own blogging avatar. Enjoy! I have been blogging for 2 month on WordPress and I believe in learning by doing and … Continue reading →

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Blogging Fundamentals: Day 13

Posted on July 17, 2016 by DrEMiller

Easy assignment for Day 13 of Blogging Fundamentals. The directions were to create a logo for the blog that would be used as the identifying icon in my WordPress communications. The purpose of the logo is to create one’s own … Continue reading →

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Blogging Fundamentals: Day 12 — Oops!

Posted on July 16, 2016 by DrEMiller

Yesterday I goofed. It wasn’t what I wrote that was wrong (although I might clean it up a bit today). It’s that I got the tag wrong. Subsequently, although my post showed up here, it did not show up among … Continue reading →

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Blogging Fundamentals: Day 11 – “Nightmare”

Posted on July 15, 2016 by DrEMiller

What happened to Day 10? Somewhere, I lost my way. Timely prompt, that: Nightmare. Today’s assignment is to use the inspirational prompt posted on WordPress’ Daily Post page, where you can get inspiration for blogging or writing (usually one word … Continue reading →

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