Share your favorite tales about people, places and events with a chance to win Black Blogger Connect’s 2nd Annual Black History Month Blogging Contest. What’s cool about this contest is that you can use previous written articles, so you don’t have pull your hair out trying to create something new. Hurry up and submit articles;…
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10 Ways to Honor Others on Valentine’s Day
Here are 10 quick ways to honor others on Valentine’s Day. In-Person Call and wish them a Happy Valentine’s (yes, you have to pick up the phone) Greet them with “hello” or “good morning/afternoon/evening” Smile Handshake Hug Virtually Send virtual flowers Send a card or e-card Text “Happy Valentine’s Day” Make an audio or video…
Happy Valentine’s Day & Happy Anniversary to Me
I want to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine’s Day. Also, I left my Human Resources career to pursue to my passion of writing five years ago. I walked out on faith not knowing what would happen, and I’m still stepping. I’ve had some failures and I’ve had some successes, but I count it…
Black Bloggers Connect: BHM Entry: Overcome Blogger’s Block With These 6 Types of Black History Posts
As we celebrate Black History month, I would like to share six types of black history posts that will document black people in history; highlight people creating history today; and help you overcome blogger’s block. Link Posts Link posts make it easy for you to link to your favorite black history sites, resources, publications and…
Buy Your Copy of “Everville: The First Pillar” By Roy Huff Today
While checking out my Twitter stream last week, I learned that Everville: The First Pillar by Roy Huff was about to be released and wanted to help a fellow scribe announce his new project to the world. Well, I am happy to report that Roys’ book is now available for purchase on Amazon. Roy proudly…
Want to Present at Blogging While Brown Conference?
Visit Blogging While Brown to find out what you need to do to submit ideas for panels, duo presentations, solo presentations and micro sessions for this year’s conference.The deadline is February 15, 2013. I presented Live Blogging 101 at Blogging While Brown 2011, which was held in Los Angeles and it was a great experience….
Publish Article: AKArama Foundation, Inc.
AKArama Foundation, Inc. held an amazing event, “Day of Service Honoring Female Veterans.” I was in awe because I had never heard of such an event before this one. It was a huge honor to cover it. Read the article below to learn more.
Pearce Publications’ FREE Writing Contest
Pearce Publications started following me on Twitter, and it was a blessing for two reasons. First, I am now connected with more people in the literary world AND I found out that they are sponsoring a FREE writing contest. Visit their site for more details. The submission deadline is February 28, 2013. Image: reliablewriters
Check Out Marcie’s Event Calendar
I am pleased to announce that my event calendar, created to serve writers, bloggers, social media and other literary professionals, is up and running. Only two events have been posted thus far, but it will grow from here. You can view the events as a list or a calendar (see the images below). Stay tuned…
3 Ways Editorial Calendars Can Help You Overcome Bloggers Block
This article was originally posted on Succeed as Your Own Boss on February 5, 2013. Many people begin their blogging journey with excitement and zeal. Their creative juices are flowing and they manage to maintain their sites for a good 30 days to six months with full commitment. Then life happens and they are struck…