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Daily Blog Burnout

By Jared Dees

It was bound to happen. I have posted something new to this Daily Learning Log every day since November 1, 2017. That is nine months straight without missing a day. First, let’s look at the negative: I consistently spend more time on this daily blog than any other project other than email (see my monthly…

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August 1, 2018 Filed Under: Meaning and Motivation

Gary Vaynerchuk’s Content Model

By Jared Dees

Gary Vaynerchuk’s team puts out a lot of content on social media. How do they come up with so many ideas? How do they have so much to share with Gary Vee is running a multi-million dollar company? His team just put out a great Slideshare summary of the process they use on social media…

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July 31, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, Marketing, On Entrepreneurship

Two Types of Social Media Content for Authors

By Jared Dees

The Book Designer recently offered some guidance for authors planning Instagram content: Post content to appeal to a “bookish” audience. Post content to appeal to an audience that loves the themes of your books. The common theme is clear: share posts that reflect a shared love between you and your audience. Do you love books?…

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July 30, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, Marketing

Don’t Wait for Ideal Circumstances to Write (A Writing Lesson from E. B. White)

By Jared Dees

I really needed to read this quote this week from E. B. White: I’m able to work fairly well among ordinary distractions. My house has a living room that is at the core of everything that goes on: it is a passageway to the cellar, to the kitchen, to the closet where the phone lives….

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July 29, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, My Fiction Journey, On Writing

4 lessons I learned from reading my fables to my kids

By Jared Dees

62. That’s the number of fables I’ve written so far this year. If you had asked me a year ago what I would be writing in 2018, I never would have guessed it would be this. Yet, I’ve really enjoyed the experience and its getting results. I’m a teacher. I love helping people learn. When…

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July 28, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, My Fiction Journey, On Writing

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including Christ in the Classroom, Just Plant Seeds, Take and Eat, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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