Write To Done: Leo Babauta's Unmissable Articles About Writing

I'm wondering if anyone noticed that I took a voluntary break in writing WritersCrunch...I've been really busy with some projects that I'm starting off February 1st. These projects took me away from being online and have been more of brainstorming, research and writing offline. More gists later.

I took a peep today at my Reader and found that I've got lots to catch up with. My first look was at Zen Habits, where I discovered an interesting new blog Write To Done by Leo Babauta. The author of the ebook Zen To Done, created the new blog as a way to share some of what he has learned as a professional writer, as well as helping writers improve their craft and art of writing.

Write To Done is aimed at writers from professionals to people who want to be writers or enjoy writing, bloggers, aspiring novelists and poets to freelance writers. The blog will be covering many topics such as journalism, blog writing, freelance writing, fiction, non-fiction, getting a book deal, the business of writing, the habit of writing. And so on.

I found the post: How to Write First Thing in the Morning very practical for me. What about you? What did you find interesting in the new blog?

WritersCrunch replaces iLive

I started this blog two weeks ago on October 27 and recently set up the site feed. It's been a really interesting experience watching the hits, visitors, page views and above all feed subscribers. So far site visitors have been mostly from the US, UK, France, Canada and Germany.

Now, the blog recently changed it's name from iLive to WritersCrunch, but with the same concept, and more features like 'JobJoint' for freelance blogging and writing jobs on the internet; 'Crunchy News', where you can read current and crunchy news about the writing career and writers.

I appreciate your readership and comments and hope that you'll find the right resources from the WritersCrunch Feed.

PayPerPost hosts FREE Blog Conference in Las Vegas

PayPerPost™ will be hosting bloggers from all planets of the blogosphere in a one-of-a-kind blog conference tagged PostieCon'07 on November 10, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The one-day conference will include targeted sessions focusing on helping bloggers market themselves and better leverage the PayPerPost™ platform. Experienced bloggers will share their knowledge of how bloggers can build traffic on their sites as well as readership, and how to effectively monetize their voice. Top PayPerPost™ earners and advertisers will also share their successes in two unique sessions. CEO/Founder Ted Murphy will also lead a special session for PayPerPost™ advertisers. The day will end with a rockin' party where winners of the Blogger's Choice Awards will be recognized!

PostieCon '07 attendees will get networking opportunities, blogging and business tips and if you happen to be one of the first 100 people to register, you'll get into BlogWorld FREE!

Blog and Get Paid at PayPerPost!

Blogging is becoming better and better by the day! A new blogging revolution has attracted about 50, 000 bloggers who write about websites, companies, their products and services and get paid for blogging.

PayPerPost is an incredible new self-service marketplace that allows you to get paid to blog about the products, services and websites you love. You can easily earn $500 per month or more with your current blog!

The site also offers an opportunity for you to facilitate direct relationships with advertisers. If you have enough traffic and influence to appeal to advertisers on your own, the PayPerPost Direct widget can help you to negotiate terms and help ensure you are paid by an advertiser for the work you perform and maximize the amount of money you make per post.

For advertisers, PayPerPost solutions provide you with a vehicle to promote your Web site, product, service or company through the PayPerPost network of over 50,000 independent bloggers. You can connect with bloggers to create buzz, build traffic, get product feedback, gain links, syndicate content and much more.

Why Are My (or You) a BLOGGER?

I started this blog about a week now and didn't know if it would be worthwhile or not. My goal of creating a blog about my writing career stems from my passion for the art of writing and not about making money.

So far, my experience has been fun and interesting. Though I'm not making any money from this blog, partly because I've not signed up for an 'AdSense account', I've found blogging about what I love to do - writing - more rewarding than anything else. This brings me to asking folks whether they enjoy what they blog about or they blog just for the money?

I've been reading top niche bloggers such as Darren Rowse and I must admit that he is one of the most passionate bloggers in today's ever-expanding blogosphere. Darren started blogging in 2002 after he read an article about 'blogging' and within 24 hours he started his own personal blog. His story has been one of my inspirations on my path to becoming a pro-blogger.

So when I read people's blogs, I ask myself: What do I LEARN from this blog? Above all, I've learned that you will only go further to becoming a pro-blogger "if" you write what you're passionate about!

It's Crunching, Folks!

Hi, my name is Loy Okezie! I've been writing for over a decade now and have developed a passion for this art. My blogging experience since 2006 has given me great pleasure and satisfaction and has motivated me to create two niche blogs - WritersCrunch and SocialCrunch.

WritersCrunch is a weblog created on October 27, 2007 that shares resources on writing as a career. The blog posts writing contests, writing jobs and writing events as well as gists about my writing career and inspiration. WritersCrunch will be passionately profiling and promoting successful and aspiring writers as well as best-selling authors who are creatively carving a niche in their writing career.

Currently, I am the editor of WritersCrunch and also involved with other projects including a fiction novel I've been writing - not sure if I should let the cat out of the basket yet:), and it's been fun and rewarding!

If you would like to contact WritersCrunch, please send me an email.