Julie R. Neidlinger is a writer, artist, and pilot from North Dakota. She has been blogging since 2002 at her Lone Prairie blog, and works as a freelance writer and visual artist.
Earlier this year, we took a survey of you, dear users, and asked about some of your content marketing pain points. Here’s what you told us, in order, were the […]
Periodically, I watch episodes of the TV show “Numb3rs” on Netflix just to pretend that I’m a math genius. My friend and I have made an inside joke about one […]
For several years, I was an art teacher and a substitute teacher (K-12). Most of what I remember from my teaching days all those years ago are things like keeping […]
Do you swear that you do a better job writing if you don’t plan and instead, just write in the moment? You may feel better about your writing experience when you […]
Do people really read anymore? It’s a bit of a conundrum that content marketers and bloggers are facing today: Publish lots of consistent content. Make sure it’s long-form content. And then there […]
What makes a unicorn, besides the sparkles, rainbows, and solitary horn? Rarity. Something you don’t see too often, if ever. So when it comes to content marketing, what are the […]
Always a shy child, my mother approached me during my high school career and informed me that I was to send in an application to the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership […]
While the idea of creating viral content as a goal sort of makes my eyes roll uncontrollably, this isn’t the first time I’ve written about the subject. So why all […]
It was mid-autumn, and the air was getting colder. I was walking with a friend down the street, heading to that evening’s symphony performance. As we passed by the county […]
Writers have their own brand to build, and just like any other brand, they are encouraged to have a website with a blog. But other brands, and their blog writers, […]
Are you ashamed at how vulnerable you are to junk mail? Direct response letters are part of the pantheon of junk mail. Or at least, that’s one way to look at […]
You had a great idea, you wrote your heart out, and it turned out to be a huge…dud. How do you recoup the time and effort you put into it? […]