BlogWritingCourse

Our new class of bloggers has now completed their second week of the Blogging 101 course at BlogWritingCourse.com.  Not only have they begun to understand what blogging is, but now they have begun to personalize the experience by creating a theme, a title, and even a tagline for their new blogs!

Here is a list of the blogs that have been created so far…of  course they don’t all have content in them, but we will get there. Oh yes, we will get there…

• Tales of a Southern Fried Mind
• Knitty by Nature
• Never Just a Housewife
• Ajamel’s Blog
• Lifting My Eyes
• Pansy Colored Glasses
• Free Form Scholar
• Faith and a Full House

It is so exciting to see these blogs actually take shape and become part of the thread of the blogosphere!  I can’t wait to see the “before and after” versions of each of these blogs from this week to the end of the eighth week of the course.  It is always an amazing transformation!

We have completed our first week of the Blogging 101 blog writing course, and it is looking to be an exciting term!  This time around we have 18 students - - with a wide variety of blogging interests. 

Themes of this round of bloggers include:

• Things that matter
• Personal faith
• The characters in our life
• Books and writers
• Unschooling
• Homeschooling
• Knitting
• Labradoodles
• Single-motherhood
• Healthy living
• Managing a home
• Modern artists
• Musings on life
• …and more

That is one of the most exciting parts of this course for me…seeing, firsthand, some of  the diversity of ideas and styles that make up the blogosphere!  If you would like to keep up with what is happening with the course, be sure to subscribe to this blog.  Or if you already know that you would like to be part of the fun experience of creating your own blog, why not sign up for our next round of Blogging 101?

We’d love to help you turn your personal passions into a blog, as well!

Mark your calendars, and register today, because the next round of Blog Writing 101 is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 12.  If you have been thinking about signing up for this course, now is the time. 

This course is perfect for anyone who has been thinking they would like to start their own blog, but weren’t sure where to start.  Or for those who have begun a blog, but would like to know more about design, sidebars, promotion, and building traffic.  Anyone who would like to write and build a more effective blog, this course is for you!!

To find out more about the course, check out Blogging 101.  Or you can simply head over right now and register for the course! 

Hope to see you there…

I get so weary of bad news.  I keep threatening to invent a B-Chip for televisions that would filter out all bad news and only let me see the good.  A while back, I even plunked down money for a subscription to the Good News Network, which brings a string of constant good news directly to my Feed Reader. 

The “good news” is that if you know where to look, good news is everywhere.  Blogging has become one of the best mediums for spreading news about random acts of kindness, anecdotes of good deeds, and opportunities for you to get involved and make a difference in the world. 

For example, the blog Round II Cameroon recently posted about her Books for Cameroon project.  This cause highlights the lack of educational reading materials in the schools of Cameroon, where most facilities are not even equipped with a functioning library.  The Peace Corp has gotten involved and is helping to establish a library in at least 25 schools, serving 20,000 students.  All books donated to this project will be incorporated into the teaching curriculum and be available for check-out by students.

If you would like to donate to this project, the Peace Corp has created a terrific informational page about the Books for Cameroon project, including a simple donation link.

What good news do you have to share today?