They sure bother me. You what SWAG is, right? It’s Stuff We All Get. All the cheap branded junk from the job fairs and marketing conventions of the world: fluorescent pens, calendar magnets, carabiner keychains. Baseball caps with corporate logos you’d never wear but keep anyway. A SWAG blog is a blog that churns out tons […]
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When you reach a point in your blogging that feels detached and unfamiliar–like you’re being told what to say and how to say it–stop for a minute and consider the people, things and events that helped shape the blogger you are today. Focus intently on strong influences. Perhaps a beloved grandparent who took you fishing every […]
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I just got slapped awake today by a reading of an excellent article on skelliewag.org, which offers a lethal but necessary dose of truth about blogging: be original and don’t sell out. So simple and pure, I know, but so fundamental anyone who blogs. Now I confess: I have been operating Wordful as a wanna-be […]
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