[Gorgeous art and photo by Lisis Blackston—order a print! Graphic design by yours truly—thank you for letting me use your art, Lisis!] Here’s a quick funny before I get to the meat of my post today… If you run a blog, have you looked at your keyword report recently? I took a peek at mine…
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Dear Reader
[photo by yours truly] [As a fair alert to you, comments are closed because of the nature of this post. If you’d like to communicate with me directly, please email me at lori [at] janebenimble [dot] com. Thank you for your understanding.] Dear Reader, I would like to explain some things to you. Until today,…
Are You Hazarding Your Best?
[Photography and graphic design by Lori Franklin - Jane Be Nimble.] Please use this art anywhere and everywhere you’d like. I snapped this photo while I was in a contemplative mood on a beautiful day by the bay and deemed this photo worthy of acting as a backdrop for one of my favorite quotes. This…
How to Not Blow Up Your Blog in Disgust After Three Months
[Photo: kristenjoyhill] * * * * * * Pre-post comment: Today, blogging is my allegory. While this post is centered around blogging, the advice I humbly proffer easily translates to everyday life. Also, I added a new page called JBN Favorites. Check it out if you’re new-ish to JBN or to read my guest posts at…
Of Defection and Lemonade
My post today covers two areas My temporary defection over to Life, Laughs & Lemmings A NaNoWriMo update (i.e., how to make lemonade out of lemons) Defection (temporary, that is…) I’ve volunteered to sit at Sami’s table over at Life, Laughs & Lemmings today. This is quite a treat, beings that Sami is such a…
Chillax and Unplug
On October 12th, San Francisco received a gully-whopper of a storm. It manifested as the kind of storm that knocked down power lines and telephone poles, as well as the occasional tree. Holy Falling Debris Batman! Eep! You’d think I’d be used to it, growing up in the Midwest and attending grad school in Minnesota….
NaNoWriMo—A Writing Experiment
I follow Suzannah’s blog, Write it Sideways, a blog about writing tips and sharpening one’s writing approach—check her out! Now she’s done it, Suzannah inspired me to take the NaNoWriMo challenge (National Novel Writing Month). Goal 50,000 words and a great story Time Limit 30 days (November 1 to November 30) Award Per the NaNoWriMo…
Loving Lisis Blackston Day
Two hundred eighty days ago, a gift was put on this earth and Quest for Balance was born. But, today, there’s another day to celebrate. One of the parents of Quest for Balance (Q4B) is having her birthday and today, it’s all about Lisis. I happen to know the “other” parent of Q4B, Alison, a.k.a….
Friday Fire Up: Leadership
[Photo credit] Be a leader. Speak up for what you believe. Find the fire. Grab your friends’ hands and start a revolution. This earth was meant to be a playground for us little humans. Get out and play! Live! Follow your passion! Show others, while you’re at it! Lead a group of teenagers. Show them how…