Austin Bloggers

Hey Austin! Listen to Your Mother is currently accepting submissions for the 2015 show! Details here: http://listentoyourmothershow.com/austin/2015/01/12/austin-submissions-are-open/

Blogging Tools: 6 Blog Tools All Bloggers Should Be Familiar With Blogging takes up a lot of time and it's hard work! Get the blogging tools that help you save time and money in this post. Work smarter, not harder!

Looking to work with brands? Consider these awesome tips. ~Leigh Ann

10 Tips for Bloggers who want to work with brands. By now most of you know I work for a large PR agency, and one of my roles is influencer strategy. Meaning, I am often tasked with putting together lists of influencers to be used for big promotions, events and

Good advice!

How to Be a Confident Blogger : Mom Blog Magazine | News & Notes for Mom Bloggers If you have been reading my work for some time you know I have been blogging to the tune of eight years. Eight years! As I look back on all that I’ve learned I have to say I have made some mistakes and have had some pretty epic victories. I have honed my writing skills, although writing is always a ...

Would you work for free? Or for $6 even?

Have you ever thought about the definition of the word FREE? | Jenny On the Spot - Sparkle. Coffee. Free: adjective \ˈfrē\ - given without consideration of a return or reward. In the blogging industry, that word, FREE, gets thrown around a lot. FREE STUFF. We hear comments like, “You’re so lucky. You get FREE stuff!” I don’t mind hearing that so much from people who really don’t know better. How...

Awesome lessons learned about being a writer:

12 Lessons Learned from 12 Years of Writing | Copyblogger Writing has been Demian Farnworth's professional life. And naturally, he has a lot to say about it ...

"It's more important to use the right word than the biggest one!"

--Wisdom courtesy of Word Girl.

Great way to turn around a crazy morning. I'm partial to #2. #12 explains why I read an entire James Patterson book in mere hours. And everything Stephen King says is golden.

26 Indispensable Writing Tips From Famous Authors Writing is easy: All you have to do is start writing, finish writing, and make sure it's good. But here's some vastly more useful wisdom and advice from people who seriously know what the h...

Austin American Statesman writer Omar Gallaga () went to BlogHer 12 and had some interesting insights. What do you think? http://www.statesman.com/life/digital-savant-blogher-conference-shows-power-of-blogging-2434921.html

Digital Savant: BlogHer conference shows power of blogging It became clear at about 4:37 p.m. Aug. 2 that this was not a typical blogging conference. That was when President Barack Obama appeared on gigantic video screens in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton New York to address, live via the Internet, BlogHer '12.

So true! Although, there is one occasion when normal is amazing. You know what we're talking about!!

What great blog posts have you read this week? Doesn't have to be blogging related, just share something you enjoyed!

Happy Friday! This goes out to all you writers.

A wordplayer's manifesto. Great reminders.