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INDEPENDENT BLOGGERS: SENSE AND NONSENSE

October 23, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Independent bloggers, stand alone writers who post non-viral content, look at numbers. Without the numbers, the follows, the likes and comments, they feel worthless. If you’ve ever spent time around a whiny blogger, you know the story. Not enough hits, not enough social engagement, not enough validation for them to continue. Eventually, they give their […]

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PROFESSIONAL BLOGGER or HOBBY BLOGGER

October 7, 2020 by David Gillaspie

A professional blogger reads the room, knows their audience, and edits like a crazy person. Being a professional means never getting caught mistaking to, too, or two. The same with they’re, there, and their. Accept and except, its and it’s fill out the card. Being a pro means taking greater interests in what moves the […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blog, blogger, edit, facebook, hobby blogger, Joe biden, keep writing, professional blogger, readers, Trump Presidency, twitter, vote, vote Joe biden, write, writer

FAMILY PLAN? FARM THE KIDS OUT FOR PEACE AND QUIET

September 16, 2020 by David Gillaspie

For most, a family plan is making sure the kids are alright. Planned pregnancies and Tiger Mom tactics? What’s that? My parents had four kids and we always lived across from a sand dune and a forest. Smart move. When they said go out and play, we knew where to go. Forest play was more […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: blogger, family, family plan, farm, LA, Los Angeles, North Bend Oregon, planned pregnancies, ryderwood washington, sand dune, small town, stories, vader, wife, writer

GROWING OLDER LIKE CHEESE, WINE, AND MILLENNIALS

August 13, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Growing older is a common lament for all generations. The silliest complaints come from the youths. Who are these youths? Anyone younger than the one complaining about growing older. Since I’m sixty-five and don’t complain, let’s look at those who do. Ready?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, aging millennials, blogger, complaining, generations, growing bolder, growing older, judging, millennials, oregon blogger, Oregon writer, writer, youth, youths

HISTORY MATTERS MORE THAN OPINIONS? USUALLY

August 2, 2020 by David Gillaspie

History matters when someone starts explaining things beyond their grasp. If you don’t understand the basics of a single topic, then everything sounds authoritative. So how is it possible to tell the difference between a crackpot and a legitimate source? If you trust a blogger who gets with it an a daily basis, you’re on […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: American History, blog, blogger, covid, historical objects, history, history matters, history museum, Joe biden, material culture, Mr Trump, Oregon, Oregon History, pandemic, Portland, portland history, presidential election, US leadership, vote, voting, voting day, writer

NEEDY READERS? GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT

July 15, 2020 by David Gillaspie

What do needy readers want? Tastes change, fads come and go, but the top selling book of all time is pretty clear. Across all platforms one book stands higher than all the rest. Do you need a hint? Think ‘Tale of Two Cities.’ Wait, that’s the title. Damn. The big question: Is it worthy? What […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: cancer, cancer treatment, comp read, devotion, Hemingway, John Irving, Love, MARRIAGE, needy readers, needy writers, pain pills, read, readers, sore throat, wife, writer

BOOMER WRITER WHO DOESN’T WRITE EXPLAINS ‘PROCESS’

July 14, 2020 by David Gillaspie

You’ve seen the boomer writer in a coffee shop, or at least used to before covid took up residence. They have a table, a backpack, and coffee, while they unpack like a campout. That’s the early stage. Later, they show their work place, a replica of the one they wanted to avoid, their home desk. […]

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BLOGGER COMMUNITY, NOT A WRITING COMMUNITY

June 4, 2020 by David Gillaspie

The blogger community runs parallel to the writing community. From most vantage points, it’s looks similar, but it’s not. The biggest difference is accountability, and that means money, a question of either making money, spending money, or both. The correct answer is both.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: accountability, authenticity, blog, blogger, blogger community, blogspot, community, English, English major, guru, influencer, money, self host, spend money, wordpress, writer, writer commuinity

BOOTLICKER: A TASTEFUL EXAMPLE OF STYLE

June 1, 2020 by David Gillaspie

A bootlicker comes in all shapes and sizes. Baby boomers are bootlickers with years of experience. If you want some expert advice on how to lick a boot, find an old person, but not too old, and ask questions.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: baby boomer, BOOMER, boomerpdx, bootlick, bootlicker, shame, sycophant, toady, writer

WRITERS WORK TO EXPLAIN WITHOUT BEING A JERK

May 29, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Writers work, readers read, and somewhere between the two an agreement happens. Sometimes the agreement includes a reader who stops reading while the writer keeps writing. That’s what writers do. Readers look for the next story, something more worthy of their time. Then this happened:

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: America, audience request, color, data, key fob, list, locked car, man of color, mask, quarantine, readers, uniform, wife, writer, writers, writers work, writing chores

PROFESSIONAL BLOGGER or HOBBY BLOGGER

FAMILY PLAN? FARM THE KIDS OUT FOR PEACE AND QUIET

GROWING OLDER LIKE CHEESE, WINE, AND MILLENNIALS

HISTORY MATTERS MORE THAN OPINIONS? USUALLY

NEEDY READERS? GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT

BOOMER WRITER WHO DOESN’T WRITE EXPLAINS ‘PROCESS’

BLOGGER COMMUNITY, NOT A WRITING COMMUNITY

BOOTLICKER: A TASTEFUL EXAMPLE OF STYLE

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