WRITE IT

1. Log in to your account.
2. Add the blog application if you have not already (see “What are Applications?”)
3. Click on ‘Blog’ and select ‘Write Blog’ from the drop down menu.
   An editing window will open up.
4. Type the title of the piece in the top field.
5. Type or paste your entry into the main editing window.
6. Type your name at the end of the entry. On some pages this will be the only way for people to know you wrote the entry.

FORMAT IT

1. Highlight the entire passage. (Click in front of the first letter, then drag all the way to the very last period.)
   1. Click on Format, and select Paragraph from the drop down menu. If you don’t choose to do this, make sure you look to see how the public will see it (items 12 and 13 below).
   2. Check it for errors – sometimes when you paste text from another application it won’t look exactly the way you intended. Make it look as close as you can using the available editing tools.

IDENTIFY IT

1. Important: select a category from the drop-down list on the right. This is one way people may find your work.
   1. Click on Tags/Browse – select relevant tags from the list. This is another important way people can find your stuff. By using tags people have used before you’re more likely to be discovered.
   2. Click on Assign if you’d like to make your own tag(s).

POST IT, CHECK IT

1. Click on Save to finish.
   1. Click on Writing Main to see what your piece will look like in its abbreviated form.
   2. Click on the ‘read more’ link to see the full piece as the public will see it.

UPDATE IT

1. To make changes, click on ‘My Account’.
2. Beside the name of the entry, click ‘Edit’ and continue.