Blog: Mel's Muse - Archive for May 2010

A Personality Test: Can It Define Blog Brand, Niche & Writing Content?

Posted: Thursday, 13th May 2010

Does it ever occur to you that who you are might define not only your blog brand and niche, but also the content and style of your writing? One of my readers wrote to me recently and, as part of her e-mail, made the following statements:

• Just did the personality test on your website - I'm ESFJ - which was a bit of fun, but distracted me longer than I'd hoped!
• I far prefer having people dictate what I write than have to come up with something myself!

PERSONALITY TEST

Before we look at them point by point, I’d like to give you some general background information.

Articles on related themes: Personal Growth; Content; Brand; Blogging; Article Writing & Blogging

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Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult: ONLINE BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION

Posted: Sunday, 9th May 2010

This Online Book Club discussion is intended to be just what it says it is, as well as a resource for real-time Readers’ Groups. Whether you’ve read the book, or not, you may have very different views to those expressed here, or you may agree with them. Please leave your comments at the end so that we can all benefit from a broader perspective.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

Despite a degree of reluctance in some of us to be reading another Jodi Picoult book so soon (bit samey; all legal stuff) we agreed, when we met as a group last week, that we had found Plain Truth an enjoyable and compelling read.

Articles on related themes: Book Reviews; Book Club / Readers Group; Online Book Group

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Living With Grief Following A Bereavement

Posted: Wednesday, 5th May 2010

If you have come here because you’ve heard that I shall be speaking about grief and loss on the OpenToHope blog radio show (airing at 9.a.m. California time [5.p.m. UK time] on 10th June, 2010) then it’s probably because you are coping with the loss of a child, or have been bereaved in some other way. If so, I hope you find something worthwhile to help you through the pain of dealing with the loss of a loved one. At very least, know that I understand your pain, because I, too, have experienced it. The grief of losing my daughter remains with me to this day.

Articles on related themes: Bereavement

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Traditional Book Marketing Campaign v Marketing My Book Through Social Media

Posted: Monday, 3rd May 2010

If you’re selling a product or service, can you conduct your business solely through social media? More to the point, if you’re an author, like me, can you sell books using only the internet? And if you replace the traditional means of marketing your books with internet marketing, are you in danger of throwing the baby out with the bathwater?

I ask because of a series of events that have occurred, recently.

DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH READERS

My husband, Paul, and I have just returned from a weekend visiting friends. We had a great time.

Articles on related themes: Books, Reading & Words; Writing & Publishing A Book; Article Writing & Blogging

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