Calissa Leigh Writes

Another author’s take on copyright and what it means to him. I found it very interesting.

Think your writing is bad?
Think again.

I think blogging helps in this area. If you have ever wanted to write about a particular topic, blogging might actually help you work out your ideas without putting pressure on you.
It might help build you up as an expert, and it might also help you figure out if your topic is something you really [...]

Sorry everyone!
In order to keep out spam, I had my settings changed. I had a terrible problem with another blog, and thought I could keep it from happening again.
What I didn’t realize was I had the setting so registered members could comment, but NO ONE could sign up.  o.O
Whoops.
Sorry. Anyway, with new hip technology, anyone [...]

Have you ever went to a message board, and felt empassioned by someone else’s troubles or questions?
Whether or not you comment on a message board, let it inspire you elsewhere too. Blog it, write an article. Express your feelings about a topic. For you fiction writers, play out a scene where you are discussing the [...]

How blessed are we to live in an age of computers?
I started a novel a while back and suddenly chose to change the name of someone. Think if I had to do this when typing on a typewriter?
So nice to have a find and replace feature. *Le Sigh*
Yes, I’m grateful I don’t have to go [...]

I’m having music issues. Too much good music, so little money to buy it with. I sort of understand why people, anxious to listen to their favorites, want to try downloading illegally.
However, as much as I am tempted, I just can’t. I want my favorites to actually get something from me listening to it. Frustrating [...]

I don’t know why, but any time someone says something critical to someone else about writing, seems like the uneducated response is to assume that person is ‘frustrated’ about his own writing.
Please. EVERYONE is frustrated, at one point or another, with their own writing. JK Rowling was frustrated and probably is every once in a [...]

I was doing something else and came across this ad:
We are a startup company in need of an entry level freelance writer, in helping to write informative articles as well as press releases. Because we are a startup company and our budget is tight, this is a non-paying position and perfect for somebody who would [...]

I have been looking up ways to help promote blogs, since that is what I’ve come to enjoy. I found some interesting sites which promised much in the way of information.
Some were very vague, which is striking, because most of the tips are: Have great content!
Silly, because their content, their tips for helping to promote [...]