Thursday, August 5, 2010

This Week's Blogging Secret: Be Quirky - Be You!

Lisa Yee's business card

Have you met Peepy?

Award-Winning Author Lisa Yee has created this amazing character of the stuffed animal creature Peepy - who she carries around with her and who hob-nobs with the luminaries in the world of children's literature.

Peepy is her adorable companion on her adventures, and features prominently in her blog's accounts of events - check out all the shots of Peepy from the faculty dinner at this past weekend's SCBWI 2010 Summer Conference!

Here's a shot I took of Peepy at the Golden Kite Luncheon during the Conference:




Now, not everyone can take a stuffed animal creature and imbue it with personality and have it make sense with their overall market identity - but Lisa Yee's Peepy is a great example of how you can be whimsical, and have fun, and truly, it adds to your brand, to your blog, to your image.

So, think about how you can let your individuality shine through on your blog in a way that's quirky and synergistic with who YOU are and what you're all about.

And when you see that adorable-plush-yellow-big-eared Peepy, say "hi!"

Namaste,
Lee
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4 comments:

  1. DeniseAugust 5, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    This is the best advice. I love reading blogs that make me feel like I am getting to know the writer, trying to be popular or to write like you don't naturally do is only going to be frustrating and sound synthetic. Be real, in the blog world and in the real world.

    My friend’s mother thinks blogging is TMI and that people shouldn’t put their lives up on the web. But, why write something you're not invested in? Why write if you don't really have a strong opinion? I say blog from the heart, because that's what readers want.

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  2. Lee Wind, M.Ed.August 5, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    Hi Denise - yes, blog from the heart - that's putting it beautifully!
    Namaste,
    Lee

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  3. AnonymousAugust 5, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    I shared this blog with Peepy, and now she's quite proud of herself and wanting more than ever to write her epic memoir/fashion tips book.

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  4. Laurie YoungAugust 5, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    I love how Lisa Yee's blog is mostly pictures. Just shows another way to share content without having to share banalities. Also, Peepy is the perfect alter ego for Lisa.

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