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Frosted Posts and Blogs to Boast

2012-01-21T10:20:00.003-06:00

Brr! It’s a winter wonderland out there, but warm and cozy indoors. Who’s blogging about the season? And who’s just hunkering at home?

Here are a few keywords to get those frozen creative channels warmed up:

free-falling

frequent

fresh

friendly

frightful

frigid

frisky

frolicking

frost

frowning

frozen

frustrations

fryer

Pick any of these words, or use your own! Just be sure to link back to the Meme Express in your post. Then return here, and leave your linked comment. Watch your readers pile up!

Happy snow day!

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Snow Day photo by Terry Korte

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Creative Crafters come alive today!

2012-01-10T09:14:00.001-06:00

Are you a creative crafter? Do you enjoy arts and crafts?

Today’s your day!

Maybe you made a New Year’s Resolution to take up a new craft or artistic hobby. Perhaps you are a professional producer of handiwork or homemade goods.

Either way, if you have published blog posts or articles, this is the day to link ‘em right here at the Meme Express.

It's

craft

day!

Why not put up a new crafty how-to, a photo montage of your best creations, a look-at-my-creations slideshow or even a crafty product review?

Be sure to link to The Meme Express when you post.

Then come on back here, and leave a comment with a link back to your own published crafty blog entry or online article. It’s that simple.

Today, as a bonus, I’ve opened my writer fan page (on Facebook) to YARN and NEEDLE CRAFTS links. Just “like” the page, and you can leave your related links.

Hem in some additional readers, who may stick like glue by subscribing to your posts!

I’m putting title links to the best entries up on Paper.Li edition today: A Raft of Crafts: Arts & Parts today.

Who’s feeling extra crafty now?

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Meme Express Rings in 2012

2012-01-02T18:26:00.001-06:00

Happy New Year!

How did you ring out the old year and ring in the new one! Did you fly right into the new year, with horns a-blowing, or did you chug slowly through the calendar change?

New Year Train Vintage Postcard

Public Domain Artwork

What did you do to celebrate the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012? Were you able to stay up to usher in the brand-new year?

Did you blog about the New Year's arrival?

What New Year's resolutions did you make? Are you still keeping them?

Did you spend New Year's Eve recounting or revisiting memories of the past year?

Leave a comment with a link to your relevant New Year's blog posts/online articles. Be sure to stick a link to Meme Express in your post on your own site as well.

Happy New Year all around!

Amazing Autumn

2011-09-25T15:21:00.001-05:00

Amazing Autumn

Fall is here!

Flowers are fading, but vibrant foliage is appearing, as green leaves explode into bright autumn colors before tumbling to the ground.

Nights are cooler, and sweaters are coming out of hiding.

Kids of all ages are beginning to brainstorm for Halloween trick-or-treat costume ideas. Teachers are devising autumn-oriented lesson plans and decorating classroom bulletin boards in bright autumn hues.

Fashionistas are stowing summer togs to make more room in their closets for mid-weight jackets, trousers, boots and other seasonal styles.

Outdoor sports lovers are dusting off hiking boots and tuning up bikes for autumn trail trips.

Home decorating buffs have swapped front-door wreaths and pastel displays, replacing them with corn husks, gourds, Indian corn, pumpkins and fall flowers.

Who’s blogging about autumn?

Share your blog post and article links on autumn in comments below. Watch your readership grow. Be sure to spread the fall fun by visiting other commenter writers’ blogs too!

And please don’t forget to tell your blog readers that you’re posting in response to a blog prompt at the Meme Express for amazing autumn!

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Happy Labor Day!

2011-09-04T09:02:00.001-05:00

It's Labor Day weekend!

As we recognize the unofficial end of summer, we also honor the American worker.

Those of us who still have jobs may count ourselves blessed, both for our active employment status and for the opportunity to take a day off and relax. Folks seeking employment may see the day quite differently.

What concepts or concerns does Labor Day bring to mind for you?

How are you spending the three-day weekend?

Will you prepare a picnic? Take a walk in the woods or a stroll in the sand? Gather with family and friends?

What does Labor Day mean to you?

Why not put up a blog post on Labor Day? Keywords might include boss, career, coworkers, employer, holiday, job, profession, unemployment, vacation or work.

Be sure to leave a comment below with a link to your Labor Day post!

Happy Labor Day!

Mayday! Mayday!

2011-05-01T01:10:00.004-05:00

Mayday! Mayday!

May is here! Could spring weather be far behind?

Do you need a blogging prompt for the first days of May? How about this public domain photo by Stefan Doering? Do these faces send your imagination into overdrive?

Post your own creative thoughts on your blog. Jot a journal entry, or pen a poem. Start a story, or share a few favorite quotes. Upload a song or a video.

It's up to you!

Then c'mon back and leave a comment at the Meme Express with a link to your own blog entry, so our readers can find it!

Happy May!

The Meme Express participated in the A to Z Challenge, posting daily alphabetic entries throughout the month of April. Thanks to the host blogs and to the many readers and visitors who made the A to Z Challenge so much fun. Welcome, new subscribers and blog followers!

Zipping to the Finish with the A to Z Challenge

2011-04-30T01:11:00.010-05:00

Zipping to the Finish with the A to Z Challenge

Zoo-oo-oom!

Here we are. It’s the last day the A to Z Challenge. Are you ready for Z Day? The zinnias are nearly ready to bloom in some gardening zones and zip codes. How about yours?

Zap! That's a rap!

Congratulations to all bloggers who participated – and particularly those who made it through the entire alphabet in April!

Here’s a tune just for you!

Happy A to Z!

You are invited to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts. Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Yearning to Yodel with Blogging Titles

2011-04-29T01:11:00.009-05:00

Yearning to Yodel with Blogging Titles

Yo-de-lo-de-lay-hee-hoo!

Today is Y Day for the A to Z Challenge. No more yo-yo moves from letter to letter! One more day till the finish, and we're all gonna make it.

Are you yearning for yard-work? Have a yummy yogurt, and hang in there! Here’s a golden oldie from yesteryear to amuse your muse, as you post on your today:

Yee-haw! You’re almost there!

Happy A to Z!

You are invited to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts. Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Examining Exciting or Extravagant Subjects for Blogging

2011-04-28T01:11:00.009-05:00

Examining Exciting or Extravagant Subjects for Blogging

X marks the spot for W Day for the A to Z Challenge.

OK, I admit it. Not all of these prompt words actually start with the letter X. However, if you have been blogging all month, using every letter of the alphabet today, you deserve a little bit of eXtravagance today. So let’s not be eXacting and eXasperate ourselves!

Just have fun, as you eXercise your own creativity.

Happy A to Z!

Be sure to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

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Winding up with Wonderful Word Prompts for Blogging

2011-04-27T01:11:00.007-05:00

Winding up with Wonderful Word Prompts for Blogging

Well, wow.

It’s W Day for the A to Z Challenge.What are you wallpapering? Where is that waitress with your water? Who's that wolf, whistling at the door?

As you weave your W-words for today’s blog post, here’s a favorite old tune to accompany your musings.

Happy A to Z!

Be sure to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Volatile or Valuable Topics for Blogging Entries

2011-04-26T01:11:00.007-05:00

Volatile or Valuable Topics for Blogging Entries

It’s V Day for the A to Z Challenge. Save the vacuum for later, and breathe deep the vapors of vitality, rather than the voice of vanity. Visit a vineyard, or remove a violating virus from your system.

Veer for value and veracity. Watch your readership grow, as we complete the A to Z Challenge this week and pursue bonus blogging afterwards.

Here’s a helpful reminder. Tuesday is Pick-a-Prompt day at the Meme Express. That means you can pick any past prompt from the sidebar, if you wish. Alliterate with V-words today for extra interest, if you can.

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

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Uncovering Ultimate Blog Topics

2011-04-25T01:11:00.006-05:00

Uncovering Ultimate Blog Topics

Um, are you ready for this? It’s U Day for the A to Z Challenge. Here are some uncommon, but not untimely, blogging prompt words for today.

Is your upholstery ugly? Has a loved one issued an unwelcome ultimatum? Or is an urban upstart urging recompense from usury? Blog it for U Day.

We’re in the final week of April and the last few days of the blogging challenge. Congratulations to all who have kept up!

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Trolling for Terrific Topics for Blogging Entries

2011-04-23T01:11:00.006-05:00

Trolling for Terrific Topics for Blogging Entries

Tsk – tsk! It’s T Day for the A to Z Challenge. Don't be ticked off by tacky trespassers, who tap-dance around the truth, when you can tally terrific titles today.

The final countdown is underway. Try to keep posting! You can make it to the end of the blogging challenge!

T is also for tag clouds and text lists? Troubled by terminology? Here's a free key: "Blog Labels: Tag Clouds vs. Text Lists," by Marie Anne St. Jean.

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Searching for Subjects for Sweet Blog Posts

2011-04-22T08:56:00.000-05:00

Searching for Subjects for Sweet Blog Posts

Sssssh! It’s S Day for the A to Z Challenge. Stop and smell the sweet spring aromas, as you search for your S-words for today’s blogging posts.

Savory seasonal scents are simply sacred. Step in the garden in your strappy sandals, and you will see for yourself. You may not even need a sweater!

Guess what? Just seven more daily posts to go, and the A to Z Challenge will be complete!

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Reaching for Reflective and Relevant Blog Topics

2011-04-21T01:11:00.008-05:00

Reaching for Reflective and Relevant Blog Topics

Rescue is here. It’s R Day for the A to Z Challenge, and we have a roster of words with more rhythm and reach than high-powered radio reception.

Is your refrigerator running? Reach out, and reserve your refreshment. Then refine your reasoning, and reap the rewards.

Reflect and write! Have fun with your R post for today.

R is also for reports and readership. Have you wondered how to track readership of your own blog? Read this helpful online article for simple instructions: "Blogging Basics - Where Are My Hits Coming From?" by Marie Anne St. Jean. And if you are a rabid reader, be sure to peruse these: "How to Write an Award-Winning Book Report" and "How to Write a Book Review, by Linda Ann Nickerson.

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Questions and Quips for Blogging Post Subjects

2011-04-20T01:11:00.012-05:00

Questions and Quips for Blogging Post Subjects

Quick, catch your quill! It’s Q Day for the A to Z Challenge. Who’s ready to blog on this quintessential day of the 26-day challenge?

Got any questions? Maybe this quizzical oldie will help:

Q is also for quality. Are you curious about how to produce a high-quality blog? Check out my friend and writing colleague Lisa Mason's online article titled "Establish Your Expertise with Quality Blog Posts."

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

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Picking Practical or Provocative Post Topics for Blogs

2011-04-19T01:11:00.011-05:00

Picking Practical or Provocative Post Topics for Blogs

Preposterous! Today, we present P Day for the A to Z Challenge. Pop some pretty peppermints, and pick up your pencil. Placate not the panderers, but ponder your prime possibilities.

Pick a prompt and publish your post for P Day.

Remember, Tuesday is Pick-a-Prompt Day at the Meme Express. You are welcome to pick any past prompt from the sidebar, if you wish.

P is also for personal and prioritization. Perhaps peruse this: "Articles vs. Blog Posts -- What's the Difference?" by my friend and writing colleague, Lyn Lomasi.

Perhaps prophetically or purposefully, P also stands for poetry. (In fact, I have an entire blog that is devoted to poetry.) Do you know how to write various forms of poetry? Here are a few easy how-to's, to get you started:

You can be a poet - don't you know it?

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Overcoming Obstacles and Observing Optimum Blog Ideas

2011-04-18T01:11:00.008-05:00

Overcoming Obstacles and Observing Optimum Blog Ideas

Outstanding! Today is O Day for the A to Z Challenge. Have you had your oatmeal yet? Now's your opportunity to offer your own opinions and outlooks.

OK, there you have it. Outline your optimum outlooks, and publish your post today!

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Nodding at Nifty No-Nonsense Blogging Topics

2011-04-16T01:11:00.009-05:00

Nodding at Nifty No-Nonsense Blogging Topics

Now – now. It’s N Day today, no time to nap. Nod knowingly at name-droppers and narcissists, narrating their naughty nonsense. Say no to nosedives and naysayers on N Day!

We’re nearing the homestretch now with the A to Z Challenge. Nice work, all!

N is also for names and niches. Have you ever wondered how to create your own blog? Check out this helpful online article by my friend and colleague, Marie Anne St. Jean : "Start Your Own Blog with Blogger Blogspot." Not to be neglected, newsletters also start with N. Here's "Newsletters: Going Online," filled with practical pointers for publications from long-time journalist and public relations veteran Linda Ann Nickerson.

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Making Magic and Mayhem with Blog Topics

2011-04-15T01:11:00.012-05:00

Making Magic and Mayhem with Blog Topics

My! My! My! It’s M Day for the A to Z Challenge. Congratulations to all. We’re halfway today.

Take your mark! Make a magnificent or menacing mood more meaningful in minutes with an M-word blog post.

Here’s a musical memory to make an M-related impact on bloggers’ minds. Hey, hey, my, my. Old bloggers never die!

M is also for movies.

Do you know what goes into a movie review? Make sure you read "How to Write a Movie Review before you publish yours! Then go to your favorite movie site, or apply to a web publishing platform like the Yahoo! Contributor Network or Examiner to publish your expert film evaluations! (Tell 'em Linda sent you!)

If you love music, you might also want to try your hand (and your ear) at performance reviews.

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Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Looking for Lofty Levels with Blog Topics

2011-04-14T01:11:00.010-05:00

Looking for Lofty Levels with Blog Topics

Lift your heads, lovesick laborers! Leave lethargy behind. Light your lanterns, and look out! Laughable lyrics and lovely longings are on the way for L Day.

Lick your lips, and get lined up for today’s blogging challenge.

Here’s an oldie to set you looking in lovely locations for an L-post.

L is also for labels. Looking for information on label lists for your blog? My friend Marie Anne St. Jean has a helpful article: "Using Labels to Sort Your Blog Posts Can Increase Readership."

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

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Kicking Out Keynote Blog Content

2011-04-13T01:11:00.010-05:00

Kicking Out Keynote Blog Content

Kawabunga! It’s K Day for the A to Z Challenge. What a day to kick back and keep your keyboard clunking with kinetic energy and kindness! Create a keepsake, if you wish, with a killer post on K Day.

Don’t fall kaput on your keister. Put up a K-post today on your own blog!

Here's a kissable tune to keep you creative:

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Just Jump into New Blogging Topics

2011-04-12T01:11:00.008-05:00

Just Jump into New Blogging Topics

Jump for joy! It’s J Day for the A to Z Challenge. Are you jaded by jargon or joyfully jeering at jesters and jokers on the job?

Have you posted 10 blog entries already this month? Jolly good job, if you have!

Happy A to Z!

Remember: Tuesday is Pick-a-Prompt Day at the Meme Express. That means you can pick any prompt from the sidebar listing for today's blog post. (Of course, you can do this any day, but Tuesdays are special that way.)

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

Inviting Ideas for Blog Posts

2011-04-11T01:11:00.009-05:00

Inviting Ideas for Blog Posts

Ay-ay-ay! It’s I Day. What important ideas or illusions can you share with your blog readers today? Do you hold ideals of idiosyncrasy or iconoclasm, when it comes to your ideological icons? Is your inkwell running dry from your imaginative innovations?

I is also for infringement, as in copyright violations. If you are a blogger or web writer, do you know how to find out if a content pirate has stolen your work? And what can you do about it, if you find out that this has happened?

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Personally, I have found countless examples of my own work being reprinted and republished without advance permission. In some cases, folks have courteously remedied these situations. Some have purchased reprint rights. Professional follow-up is the key!

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!

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Hello to Happy and Helpful Blog Topics

2011-04-09T01:11:00.009-05:00

Hello to Happy and Helpful Blog Topics

Hello-o-o-o-o! It’s H Day.

How can you harmonize your hilarious or heavy blog posts with H-words today?

Are you heading for Hallmark to pick up heartfelt or heartfelt greeting cards for an upcoming holiday or happy birthday? Is your holistic health plan helpful for keeping you human? Or are you simply harried and hurried and seeking honest tips for handling hard days on the job?

Here’s a “Hello” song to get you started

H is also for headlines. How do you create the most helpful and hearty headlines for your own blog? Check out "Techniques for Writing Blog Headlines and Subheads: My Top Ten," by Linda Ann Nickerson for how-to's.

While we are at it, H is for hot topics. Lisa Mason offers helpful insights for choosing attention-getting entries in her online article titled "5 Tips for Writing Popular Blog Posts."

Happy A to Z!

Don’t forget to bookmark the Meme Express, so you can return for additional blogging prompts, as the A to Z Challenge continues throughout April.

Please leave a comment below (with a link to your post), so readers can visit your blog!