Interview with Terry Doherty from “Scrub-a-Dub-Tub”
“Scrub-a-Dub-Tub”
We blog to share ideas about reading with kids, family literacy, and literacy opportunities. Unlike the website, which is filled with books, the blog gives us the chance to highlight particularly valuable reading experiences, too.
May 2005
Every Monday, I co-author a roundup of news and information about reading and literacy from the previous week. Each month I publish an annotated list of the books we (our reviewers and me) have been reading; and each quarter I have interviews with literacy guests and authors.
Jen Robinson’s Book Page; Jean Little Library; Chasing Ray; Picture This! Teaching with Picture Books; Eva’s Book Addiction; A Year of Reading; 5 Minutes for Books; The Reading Zone; The Book Whisperer; The Book Chook; The Almost Librarian; Literacy Toolbox; Just One More Book
Be genuine. Don’t worry about what other people are doing or “have” on their blog. Be yourself … otherwise you’ll never gain an audience.
Yes, definitely. I’ve even written subsequent posts based on comments.
Yes.
LinkedIn discussion groups related to B2B for Women, children’s literacy, education, and books.
Wherever my laptop takes me, usually early in the morning or in the evening after my daughter goes to bed.
30 hours.
No, I rely on recommendations from other go-to bloggers or links found in posts.
Through research about ways to build an audience for your product/business.
Wow, I’m not sure.
Sunrises, fresh air, spring flowers (especially hyacinth), my giggling daughter, thoughtful writing.
Yes. http://thereadingtub.com and http://shareastory-shapeafuture.blogspot.com
Blogging has replaced my personal journal. That’s a good thing in that I probably spend more time writing, but it’s bad because I don’t share a lot of personal information so moods, feelings, memories are lost. Sneaking in time to blog comes at the expense of cross-stitching, putting together photo albums, and gardening, too. It is a difficult tug-o-war to maintain balance.
I am ALWAYS challenged by other blogs that I read because I want to have that same professional quality in what I say and how I present myself and my nonprofit.
