Blogger Profile: Ten Questions for A Belle Jar

Blogger Anne Thériault has been has been making her opinion known on The Belle Jar for just over a year. Her longform posts on everything from mental health to parenthood to the rights of aboriginal peoples are at once meticulously researched, yet personal and provocative. Readers are responding to this winning combination; a recent post on media criticism went viral, racking up over half a million views. She shares her guidelines for writing about hot-button issues, tips for new bloggers, favorite reads, and more:

Daily Prompt: Green-Eyed Monster

Tell us about the last time you were really, truly jealous of someone. Did you act on it? Did it hurt your relationship? 

Photographers, show us something GREEN.

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Using Polls: From Info Gathering to Collaborative Storytelling

Recently, LouAnn talked about creating a form on your blog to engage with your readers — to ask for feedback or guide your discussions. Today, let’s chat about adding a poll, which is another interactive way to gather information from your site visitors.

Daily Prompt: Goals

When you started your blog, did you set any goals? Have you achieved them? Have they changed at all?

Thanks for the great idea, Ritu!

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What Makes a Post Freshly Press-able: Don’t Touch Me

Every day, a handful of WordPress.com bloggers are featured on Freshly Pressed. On The Daily Post, we take a close look at posts that have been Freshly Pressed, focusing on why we were drawn to them and what they can teach us about great blogging. We hope this series provides tips and tools to make your blog the best it can be.

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It’s been said that there are only two story plots in the whole world: somebody comes to town, and somebody leaves town. Don’t Touch Me by Delusia is an intimately personal take on the former. When a woman’s lover returns after a long absence, her feelings for him teeter between familiarity and uncertainty. Here’s why we liked this post:

Daily Prompt: Bittersweet Memories

You receive a gift that is bittersweet and makes you nostalgic. What is it?

Photographers, show us GIFT.

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