How to Make Your Blog Work For You - WritersLife.org     Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello its Peter here again from writers life and coming up today how to make your blog work for you writing a blog can feel like a major slog if all you want to do is write books then the idea of starting up a blog maybe rather abhorrent most writers are already time poor and having to dedicate some of our precious writing time to keep writing up something that doesn't really satisfy us can be very demotivating indeed however writing a blog can be useful and even for the most resistant writers there are ways to make having one more enjoyable and valuable too so how can you make your writing blog work for you let's take a look first be creative your blog can be about anything that's right absolutely anything you don't have to go down a particular route or stick to one specific format in fact don't make your blog unique and interesting find a niche be weird and experimental use your blog as an opportunity to truly exercise your creative self and you might come away feeling inspired next have fun blog writing is only a drag if you make it self if they're going to be negative about it don't do it there are other ways to market your book that will be far less painful do them instead you can make blog writing and enjoyable experience though think about how to set yourself challenges look at it as an exercise in writing and editing use it to find new readers and keep your blog lights fresh and fun and this will effortlessly shine through next write about what you love stay true to yourself use your distinctive voice be descriptive interested and passionate about your blog topics if you write about what you have a genuine enthusiasm for this will come through and it will be so much easier to engage your readers and find new ones too and next don't worry about the numbers many authors write blogs with only one purpose to try and sell more books well there's nothing wrong with this if you get too bogged down in the numbers or whether or not it's affecting your book sales your blog is going to become rather a chore and a ball that's not to say you should put effort into finding new readers but remember creating a popular blog takes time so focus your energy on writing excellent blog posts instead next get feedback use your blog to get invaluable feedback on your new writing or ideas for stories and new projects your readers are an excellent resource for this ask them questions get feedback and you'll be able to use this to shape your writing into something that people want to read writing a blog can aid your creative writing in so many ways so instead of dragging your heels embrace blog writing and learn how to make it work for you and don't forget if he's struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up if you liked this video and subscribe to our channel for more I'm Peter and I'll see you next time bye for now