Today I want to talk about how to write a blog. Not how to become a blogger, or how to use your blog get a kajillion hits to your site, or how to supplement your income by working from home 4 hours a ...

n Pick a topic and stick to it. If you don't want to limit yourself too much, create subtopics to keep your posts organized. And, the title of your blog should be directly related to your content. n ...

It has become very chic in some political circles to bash blogs for containing all opinion and no fact. Some journalists consider blogs to be as credible as Internet hoaxes. However, I disagree with ...

It’s never too late to learn to write well or for a refresher course on some standard reference materials that never go out of style. So here is my pick for three reference books everyone can have at ...

Sometimes I use this blog for writing tips, some of which can be found here and here. I’ve been in an MFA writing program, listening to advice from bestselling writers and marketing pros. I know well ...

I admit it: I’m sort of procrastinating. (Aren’t you?) Still, you may benefit from my desire to declutter my things-to-blog-about file. Here are a raft of links, tips, pithy inspiring quotes, and ...

Business writing, like all forms of writing, can’t be sloppy, unfocused, or lack structure. As a writer, I get numerous questions about writing techniques. It doesn’t matter whether you are writing ...

I just hit publish on my 100th blog post on LinkedIn. When I started writing on LinkedIn nearly two and a half years ago, I wasn’t sure about what I would even write about. I just knew I wanted to ...

Shira Lurie is in the first year of her PhD in Early American History at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on popular political dissent in the early American republic. You can find her ...