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A Review of My Blog by The Villager
Well, I am absolutely flattered that Stevenson University’s newspaper, The Villager, reviewed Steph’s Scribe, and gave it a good review. I can honestly say, my blog has never been reviewed before, so that was exciting to see. Thank you to Chip Rouse, The Villager advisor, and writer Bri Buttner, for the great piece. I will say that I take great pride in my blog, and I do play around with it quite a bit. I like playing with the aesthetics, photography, and content, and I always try to mix it up. I’ve been consistently blogging since 2011, when I wrote my first post, and I’ve never stopped. I truly enjoy writing,…
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Book Promotion Wrap Up Week One –Thanks for Entering To Win!
*** Week one of book promotion for Inn Significant has come to an end, and I wanted to thank all 594 people who entered to win on Amazon for doing so! We had three winners this week–Thelma, Kendra, and Jessica. I hope you all enjoy Inn Significant…I really do. I’ll be giving away some signed copies this week on my author Facebook page thanks to some good ideas from my savvy students in public relations class. So stay tuned… I also wanted to thank the Star-Democrat newspaper on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for featuring the story about the book this week. Hopefully, some folks who either live on the Eastern Shore…
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Recounting Five Years of My Life As a Blogger
On April 6, the notice above popped up in my notifications on my blogging platform, WordPress. I was thankful for the reminder because I wouldn’t have remembered the anniversary of the first day I began the blogging journey. I am too busy tackling the challenge of deciding on what I will write about next. What will the next post reveal? Will I write about writing, fashion, teaching, decorating, films, or books? Or, will I choose to tell a story? In some ways, I’m amazed that five years have passed since I first began this endeavor. I’ve logged 707 posts to date on Steph’s Scribe. During some months, I turn out…
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And Then Inspiration Comes: Start Writing | Hints and Tips for Writers and Bloggers
You want to write. Writing is in your blood. You bloggers know this is true. You novelists know this is true. Magazine writers, newspaper writers, nonfiction writers, script writers—it’s part of who you are; it makes up your very existence. You can’t imagine life without it. And yet, some days it’s difficult to find inspiration. Some weeks, it’s difficult to find inspiration. Some years, well, you get the point. The problem is, if it’s part of who you are, you can’t let inspiration fall by the wayside. You need constant inspiration. These little pieces of inspiration are vital to your success; they help you nurture your creative side, but that…
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Thank You Time
My friend, Amy Nelson, got me feeling sentimental this morning with her post about nostalgic songs…So…This is a long overdue thank you to those of you who’ve helped, followed, and supported all my crazy endeavors over the last couple of years. Thanks to you, we’ve reached over 3,000 followers of the blog, and have received over 67,000 hits on The Scribe in addition to almost 39,000 hits on my dear friends’ international magazine website at Paperblog. I’ve met some cool people through blogging and launching an independent novel, and I’m very thankful. The folks at Readers’ Favorite have been fantastic, and the awards ceremony last fall was a blast. And…
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C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-I-O-N !!! Woo-Hoo!
Steph’s Scribe hit a milestone today! 50,000 Hits on Steph’s Scribe! 24,000+ hits on Paperblog! Thank you all for your kind support. * * * Additionally, I received this lovely comment today about “Beneath the Mimosa Tree” from a dear friend and wanted to share it with you. I can’t tell you how much Charles Steinberg’s sweet endorsement of the novel means to me. As my former boss, mentor, and dear, dear friend, this type of praise makes the grueling job of writing worth every bead of sweat that came across my brow. Here’s what he said: Add me to the growing list of those who enjoyed author Stephanie Verni’s…
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The Big Thrill
*** Yesterday, Paperblog, a fabulous website that features “the best articles around by experts and enthusiasts” selected Steph’s Scribe as “Blogger of the Day.” Well, this made my day. It was a big thrill. I’ve been blogging regularly two to three times a week since April 12 of last year. It’s become a passion of mine and I relish the time I get to spend doing it. It was exciting to be featured, and I’m sure I’ll stay on a Paperblog high for quite some time. It isn’t always easy to come up with things to write about each week. Though writer’s block hasn’t exactly grabbed hold of me to…
