NeoBluePanther

Category: Blogging

  • A Contest to have your Ad on the Blog!

    It’s that time again. After a long time, I have decided to hold a contest on the blog again. The purpose of having this contest is two fold:-
    i)  To interact with bloggers.
    ii) To spread the word about the first annual “The MAG” Short Story Writing Contest.

    The Prize:
    Before I tell you about the contest, let me tell you what you stand to win. If you win the contest, you get to have your 125 X125 ad on the blog for a period of six months. Your ad will be placed right above the “Write Network” badge. Interested? Read on for details.

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  • The Best Cure for Writer’s Block!

    onecureMost of us believe in the Writing Block, just as we believe in the Santa Claus, or the Tooth Fairy. I have always believed that writing block is nothing but the writer getting lazy. It can’t, however, be denied that most of us, at one point of time or another, go through phases where writing anything becomes difficult – almost impossible.

    There are many ways to set yourself free if you get stuck with the Writer’s block, and in the age of the World Wide Web most of these solutions are just a mouse-click away. Many of these solutions are individual specific, and might work for some while being completely ineffective for others.

    There is, however, one solution that I feel can work for almost everyone.

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  • Are You a Born Writer?

    1235996_pencil-pusherIt is often said that writing is a combination of talent and hard work. Some say it is talent that is more important, while others say it is the hard work that pays. Without going into this unending debate, I will let you answer this question for yourself, “What do you think is more important : talent, or hard work?”

    Being talented in very simple terms means that you were born to write. You have the gift of the muse, and whatever you might do for a living, you simply have to write something every now and then. To some extent, all of us have that gift, or at least most of us. This is the most probable reason why blogging has become so popular today.

    If you, however, hope to write regularly – for your blog or professionally – I sincerely doubt that just being talented will serve you.And, If you still believe that you are a born writer, you need not read any further.

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  • The best time to write?

    time of the dayA question that every writer is bound to face sooner or later is,”What is the best time to write?”

    The politically correct answer would be: “When inspiration strikes” or even a, “When you feel like it.”

    But if you write on a regular basis, or have a regularly updated blog, I am sure, you are aware that waiting for inspiration to strike you is a definite recipe for not getting anything written. Sometimes, you are so far from being inspired that you are actually looking for excuses to do anything but write. How can you get yourself to write during such times?

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  • Four Reasons Why Everyone Should Blog

    FRWESBAs a blogger, you are sure to come across people who will ask, “Hey, why do you even blog?

    A lucky few can answer the question with, “I do it for money”. A majority of others have to make do with,” I blog because I like to.”

    I am sure you like to blog; I am sure because I do too. But, in addition to that, there are some practical reasons why a person should blog. Here I am going to list four of them:

    1. To improve your communication skills: To communicate is a human being’s most basic need. Whether it is happiness, or joy, or just a general state of  ennui, it has to be shared. Writing is an important means of sharing, and one that you have to resort to often – both in your personal as well as official life. I have seen many people who can accomplish the most difficult tasks in a jiffy, but they break a heavy sweat when they have to write something.

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