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Now that we have our basic homepage created, let’s add content. At the top of the left menu, press the plus sign to add more pages/content to your website. The menu gives a few choices including shop, Instagram, blank, gift cards, gallery, and several more. If you’re just starting and don’t know what to …
First, sign up for an account. Since the app works through Square, you can use your Square password to sign up. I’ll be completely honest. I had a very hard time getting into my account. I reset the password multiple times and could not get started for over an hour. Be aware you might …
Weebly is a web page creator from Square. You can create a basic website for free with their site. It also has free SSL security on the lowest level site. (SSL is a security protocol that authenticates the site identity. Most browsers require this.) Weebly allows users to create a place to sell their …
Wattpad is for authors. It’s the perfect solution for writers who do not want to formally publish their work. Writing can be a dauntless task before we even get to the publishing aspect. Not everyone wants to query, work with an editor, and/or deal with marketing. Wattpad can be your publisher with zero hassles. …
First, sign up for an account. You only need an email address. Enter a username (how you will be known on the site) and your birthday. The site is for users thirteen years old and over. The birth date verifies content limitations as well as age. Next, tell Wattpad what you like to do: …
Wattpad is a free social forum for readers and writers. The site was created to “remove the barrier”* between authors and readers. It allows writers to post their stories fee free and connect with millions of readers. Did I mention the readers get all the material for free? Wattpad allows writers to explore their …
If you’ve been following this blog, you know how redundant that title is. Everything here is for writers. I poked around at a few specific reference sites that assist with the actual writing process. Style Guides: Here’s a great list of different style guides from Wiki. Each publishing house, university, and workplace probably uses a …
There’s nothing better than the Farmer’s Almanac when looking for facts. Here is a link to the resource. I found some other great sites to supplement it. One other quick reference is Time and Date. This site lets you play with time like you’re a Time Lord. No, not really, but it does show you …
Welp, you can’t search on the internet without either Google or Wikipedia answering all your questions. In fact, here’s a link from Wikipedia for a bunch of online encyclopedias. I expect you are using the big two, so here are some “alternative” sources for research. When I started as a romance writer, I had …
Tell me you don’t love the digital age where there’s a map that talks to you through your phone. I can get directions any time—walking, biking, driving—through apps like Google Maps. The Waze app informs me about traffic and construction all on the same phone. I love a map. But if I’m not driving, I …
Ginny Frost