In the year 325, the council of Nicea decreed that Easter should be observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring equinox (March 21). This […]
JES Hays
JES Hays is the author of the Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid stories: Down the Owlhoot Trail and the upcoming Outlaw Security.
Children’s Book Day
In honor of International Children’s Book Day, here are a few titles I enjoyed as a child (they skew heavily toward animal stories and fantasy):
Dig In and Hang On (Writing Through COVID-19)
As practically nobody’s talking about anything else, I may as well hop on the bandwagon. Writers, after all, are perfect quarantine subjects! Here are some safe activities you can do […]
Jokes for Writers
Here are some jokes that (maybe) only a writer will find humorous: Writing is 10% typing and 90% staring at your computer trying to find a better way to describe […]
How Often Should You Blog?
Now that you’ve got the basics of blogging down, let’s examine your timing. As you’ve probably figured out, posting more is going to do you more good than posting less. […]
Blogging: Finding the Right Keywords
Keyword research is essential for creating the perfect headline that performs well on search engine results pages. The headline isn’t all that a search engine looks at, of course, but […]
Blogging: Finding Strong Images
We’ve talked about how to create a great blog post. However, it’s not enough just to slap some text down on the page. Finding the perfect image to represent your […]
Write a Great Blog Post
It’s not just the words you use that makes a great blog post. Here are some questions to help you write the perfect post: How easy is it to read? […]
Getting Started With Your Blog
One mistake many bloggers make is starting their post without a title or headline. But wait, you say – that’s the way we were taught to do it in school! […]
How to Brainstorm a Blog Topic
Let’s get back to blogging for a bit. The hardest part of the process – for me, at least – is coming up with a good topic. Here’s how to […]