Every day Squidoo HQ features a lens of quality as a “Lens of the Day” on their main page and in their newsletter. For Canada Day, July 1, my Canadian travel lens was featured. When I created this lens I used a few of my images to get it started but then populated it with…
What initially started as an offshoot club for plus size fashion bloggers has since developed into a popular interview article about plus size bloggers and their closets. When Squidoo closed down their clubs I was left with a lens that did no’t really have anything to offer readers because the content had become irrelevant. After great thought and…
Today I received an email announcing that The Write Prompts lens received a purple star. Of all the 200+ lenses this is probably one that I am most proud of. The Write Prompts is my first lens, originally developed by another writer who turned it over to me. From the day it became mine over…
Over at Squidoo they have instituted a purple star award for exceptional lenses from Giant Squid lensmakers. They describe lenses given a purple star as “one of the most remarkable pages on the entire site”. Being awarded a purple star increases the rank of the lens as well as the visitors. But of course the…
As of October 6, 2008 I joined the I joined the Giant Squid Top 100 Club. I remember back in the day (a few months before this) that I was working hard on my 50 lenses to become a Giant Squid. I never thought I’d make it this far but I did. Next goal. 200!”
This month: I became a Giant Squid.
This month: Book-in-a-Week has been really busy since the second mention in Writer’s Digest. The website is growing, offering more features like a forum, blog and writing prompts. I’ve gotten a bad case of Squidoo lens addiction. It’s painful and time consuming but fun.