by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 In Part 6, let’s look at five ways to promote your blog and use it to build your platform. We can grow our readership by connecting our blog to tools like social media, author pages, videos, and more.  5 Ways to Use Your Blog to Build…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 I wanted to be clever, not practical. My goal in crafting blog post titles was to think of the snazziest title I could, even if it wasn’t search engine friendly. It took a few gentle suggestions from a blog editor for me to embrace a different…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Blogging becomes a relay race when you join a writer’s group of like-minded writers. Instead of racing alone to share the next blog post in time, you have teammates—other bloggers who can become your guest writers. Then you don’t have to always blog alone—you have a…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 A blog lets you spill your heart onto the screen. What do you want to share with your readers? What is God teaching you that you want to pass on? How can you organize your thoughts? That’s what we’ll talk about in Part 3 of this…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 Blogs rock! You can connect with your audience, show editors and agents that you are serious about writing, and share what’s on your heart with others. Blogs are worth the investment. Last month, we looked at why we should start a blog, what we should write…

by Katy Kauffman @KatyKauffman28 “If you’re a writer, you need a blog.” Have you heard that? But do you think, “I just want to write.” After all, writing on a blog takes time away from writing books. So why have one?  Why Should We Start a Blog? Instant encouragement. A…