by Ragini Werner | 17 March 2025 | Marketing, Writing
Isn’t it great when a new comment comes in on your lovingly crafted blog? But when you look closer, what a sad disappointment it is to see it’s in Cyrillic, crammed with links, and clearly dumped there by a Russian bot. So, how do you counter the spam bots...
by Ragini Werner | 24 February 2025 | Writing
There is *so* much advice out there for writers! When you’re looking for tips on writing, the massive amount available is overwhelming. Whose tips should you follow? How do you tell the junk from genuine wisdom? Try my two favorite sites, both truly helpful resources...
by Ragini Werner | 17 February 2025 | Writing
Don’t keep your reader dangling… wanting to find out who says or does what in the sentence you’re writing. That excellent piece of advice comes from science editor Dr. Claire Bacon, this week’s guest blogger. Here she discusses how to avoid ‘dangling modifiers’...
by Ragini Werner | 28 January 2025 | Writing
Cathy Scott likes cats. And cappuccino. She also likes copywriting, which is just as well because it’s her job. Calling on a career spanning 40 years, here Cathy explains what is involved in the mysterious art of creating communications that persuade us to buy the...
by Ragini Werner | 20 January 2025 | Publishing, Writing
Publishing can be an expensive endeavor. But self-publishing offers many inexpensive options. Following the success of her first guest post on the Bashful Blagger, indie author Valerie Fuqua now shares what she has learned about cost-cutting in self-publishing, and...
by Ragini Werner | 12 January 2025 | Real life, Writing
Don’t you just love looking things up? I do. For me the habit started when I was a kid in New Zealand. One day a travelling salesman knocked on our door. Dad answered and before the man could finish his spiel, Dad held up a hand to stop him: “We’ll take it.” The poor...