Recommended Blog Reading

So much to read, so little time. To make matters worse, here are some fantastic blog posts.

• Writing. From Brain Traffic, a compelling exhortation to cut it out.

• Writing. Joanna Young & readers give us 30+ ways to overcome writing roadblocks.

• Words. From Punctuality Rules, a very cool glossary of knitting terms.

• Social Media Marketing. Lee Odden compares social media marketing to direct marketing in this very instructive post.

• Copywriting, Blogging. Spammers, beware. Lorelle VanFossen declares this the Year of Original Content.

• SEO. One of my favorite writers, Mihaela Lica, explains the importance of meta descriptions and how to write them.

• Copywriting. Men with Pens reveal The Secrets to Writing Really Great Website Content.

• Social Media Marketing, Twitter. Here's a surprising long list of the most effective brands on Twitter, from Constructive Grumpiness.

• Blogging.Terry Heath eloquently tackles (oxymoron?) the question of whether blog content should be free ranging or narrowly focused.

• Books. Meryl K. Evans came up with a great idea - she's compiling a list of short, powerful, and favorite books. Have any addtions? I'm sure she'd love to hear from you.