Tag Archives: blogging

How Do You Write What People Actually Want to Read?

Posted on September 24, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

If I knew exactly how to write what people actually want to read, a lot more people would probably be reading this. So what does make writing worth someone’s time? Continue reading →

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What I Wish I Had Started Doing Earlier in Life

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I’ve been doing this in one form or another for most of my life. What I wish I’d understood sooner was the value of doing it for myself. Continue reading →

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If the Salary Was the Same, I’d Be a Writer

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Teaching pays the bills, officiating works as a side hustle, but writing is the thing I’d choose if salary were no longer part of the equation. Continue reading →

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Apparently, We’re Time Traveling Again

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Three days after asking what message I’d want from my future self, WordPress turned the time machine around and asked what I’d tell my past self. Apparently, we’re stuck in a temporal loop. Continue reading →

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What’s My Favorite Quote? WordPress Asked Me Again

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I answered this question on May 1, and I have not collected an entirely new set of life-changing quotations since then. Apparently, WordPress would still like an update. Continue reading →

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Apparently, This Ending Needed a Rewrite

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Just 32 days after asking which book ending I would change, WordPress asked which ending I would rewrite. So before answering again, I had a few words for the Daily Prompt department. Continue reading →

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I Don’t Follow Bloggers. I Follow Writers.

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I blog every day, but I don’t really follow bloggers.

I read blogs. I click around. I sometimes find something thoughtful, funny or surprisingly well-written. But I don’t follow bloggers the way I follow favorite bands, authors, movies, teams or restaurants.

I don’t really follow bloggers.

I follow good writing when I find it. Continue reading →

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The Prompt I’d Forget Just to Answer Again

Posted on June 20, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

When a daily writing prompt asks almost the same question it asked two weeks earlier, the only reasonable response is to answer it again — with mock outrage, a little sarcasm and one more loving nod to Arthur. Continue reading →

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My Favorite Meme Is Making Fun of Memes

Posted on June 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I don’t have a favorite meme. Memes are not treasured heirlooms. They are disposable little jokes we fling at each other when complete sentences feel too ambitious. Continue reading →

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How to Build Loyal Subscribers, According to a Guy Still Looking for More

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

WordPress asked how to build loyal subscribers, so naturally I am sharing my expertise as a blogger with 409 subscribers after only 15 years of effort. Continue reading →

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