BlogHide Resteemsjenlavallee (43)in photography • 7 years agoTuesday Thoughts...Note to self: less doughnuts, more salads (I'll start tomorrow).resteemedjessicakluthe (51)in education • 7 years agoCrafting Strong Scenes in Short Stories - Some TipsI'm preparing to teach an in-person three-hour writing workshop on the fine art of scene writing. When I first joined Steemit, and had very, very few followers, I shared a post about showing (scene…resteemedspencec6 (52)in typography • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.02.05 - Size - The Foundations of TypographyChapter 02 - Classifying Type Lesson 05 - Size Understanding the sizes of fonts is an important part of typography. There are a few different ways in which we can measure type. The most obvious…resteemedjessicakluthe (51)in writing • 7 years agoFlash Writing: Developing Good HabitsFlash writing (be it fiction or creative non-fiction) offers a lot of possibility. There are few hard and fast rules governing the form, which makes it exciting to explore. But, this lack of…resteemedspencec6 (52)in design • 7 years ago01.04 - The Anatomy of the Letterform - The Foundations of TypographyChapter 01 - Introduction Lesson 04 - Anatomy of the Letterform The anatomy can seem a little daunting at first, as there are quite a few terms to remember. But it is useful to familiarize…jenlavallee (43)in animals • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Fetch on Canada's 150Today is Canada's 150th Anniversary!! Happy birthday, old girl. To celebrate, I played a rousing game of fetch...for hours. It was such a great day: I ran and ran and ran, my tongue was…resteemedspencec6 (52)in design • 7 years ago01.01 // Welcome - The Foundations of Typography SeriesChapter 01 - Introduction Lesson 01 - Welcome Typography is one of the most fundamental (and often overlooked) aspects of graphic design. Not only is it an extremely useful tool in the…jenlavallee (43)in blog • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Creating content: Importance of your colour choicesThere are many factors that go into writing good content (you know, the kind people want to read!). While some of those things will be obvious to your reader (do you use proper grammar and have…resteemedcalamus056 (58)in steemit • 7 years agoHow to improve your curation qualityOn SteemIt, curators are at least as important as content creators, if not more important. As curator you have the power and responsibility to distribute rewards. Curators as a collective have the…resteemeddraketheman (48)in photography • 7 years agoClose to the Creatures - Macro Photography of Bugs and other small thingsThere are thousand different types of insects and bugs in our world, most people just see them as annoying being that have no right to be here. Not infrequently, they are often eradicated using…jenlavallee (43)in kidlit • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Kidlit of the week: Wildwood by Colin Meloy (Harper Collins)Wildwood is a middle-grade book series ( collectively known as, The Wildwood Chronicles ) that I just can't put down. Everyone who knows me knows, I'm a Harry Potter guy-- always will be ;…resteemedwhatageek (74)in steemit • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Steemit Tips: Don't Let Bad Timing Frustrate YouHere is the thing, we are getting busy on this site. Very. And for now there are not that many ways to filter content. So that means, there is a good chance, your work is only going to be visible…jenlavallee (43)in food • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Free-range eggs: Why they matterIn life we are bombarded with choices. Some are big, life-altering, choices (like, should I marry this person, or should I quit my job to become a day-trader on the crypto-market?). Others...not so…resteemedmoataz (53)in asksteem • 7 years agoProblems With Steemit's Built-in Search & How AskSteem Can HelpIntroduction About a month ago, an amazing Steem tool was introduced by @thekyle: Ask Steem - STEEM Search Engine . AskSteem is a unique tool that makes searching Steem's blockchain fairly…jenlavallee (43)in colorchallenge • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.ColorChallenge: Orange Tuesday (entry no. 1)I love the idea of a daily #colorchallenge -- what a fun and easy way to post a new story. I think I'll join in, here and there, starting today with orange . Scene: Pumpkin Festival at a farm…jenlavallee (43)in blog • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Writing a story that only you can writeA reader will always be more interested in your steemit post if you write it in a way that only you can. I know, I know… easier said than done . But, maybe not. It can actually be easier than you…resteemedwhatageek (74)in news • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.News: We Are On The Bounce In Crypto Stocks: Steem Back Up %17It has the third time this month that the market has taken a hit and we are on the bounce yet again. This is not investment advice but the markets are back in the green again. You do what you want…resteemedfoodisfree (53)in gardening • 7 years agoPlanting a New Normal: What If Our Streets Were Lined with Community Gardens and Fruit Trees?I planted a small front yard garden with a sign, "Food is Free Project." There was plenty of space behind my privacy fence to garden, but it seemed like a cool idea to do it out front, so I just…jenlavallee (43)in kidlit • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.You're a wizard, Harry...Today marks twenty years since Harry Potter was first released. It's been a magical two decades, hasn't it? I was a teenager when I was first introduced to words like Hogwarts and muggle…resteemedmeisi51 (43)in steemit • 7 years agoSteemit - Easy guide for beginnersAlright guys – since I've been new to Steemit as well as maybe a lot of other guys I believe it might be helpful to have some guidance in getting startet with Steemit and how to use it as a useful…