You get a lot of spam, right? (Don’t worry, this isn’t spam.)
I do, too.
But lately, the nature of the spam has changed. I’m receiving all kinds of press releases from companies who want to announce products on my blog. And, these folks have really done their homework! (No, they haven’t, just like my new middle-schooler. Sigh…a story for another time.)
They’d like me to blog about their moto-scooters, high-tech floss, fireplace pokers, vegan wallets (they’re no longer called “vinyl”), birdhouses and beanbags. You name it, they think you, my readers, would LOVE it! The mistake they make is not even reading my blog or relating their story to this blog’s readership. They’re all “thrilled to announce” their stuffy stuff but fail to convince me why *I* should be thrilled.
And then, I received an email from CuratedQuotes.com. They offered to design a quote image for my blog. Why, here’s something I would actually use! That my readers might actually want, too!
I spend a lot of time searching for re-usable images on which to overlay a quote.
Like this:
And this:
(Ugh, I’ve misplaced the image credits, which were all Creative Commons-ified.)
But here’s some folks that will do this for me. And make it look all cute and jazzy. So I said YES! And I sent them my very own quote!
Isn’t it wonderful? (I imagine that’s a little girl doing “the wave” with a wave.) Feel free to use the image quote yourself!
CuratedQuotes.com categorizes all these lovely quotes for us. They have a plethora of profound, beautiful quotes prêt-à-porter, for use in your social media communiques. (Those are such fancy-schmancy words! But when quotes look so fancy-schmancy, you need to keep up.) Here are 57 awesome quotes about creativity, like this one I picked just for you:
I’m so pleased CuratedQuotes.com contacted me.
They get us. They really get us.
And they will REALLY get you. They’re offering to make a custom image quote for one of my lucky blog readers! Just enter the quote you want to be picture-fied in the comments by October 1st. A random winner will then be selected. Good luck!
This is a great resource, Tara. Unique and helpful — two qualities I love. My quote is, “Be sure the path you are on leads to your passion.” — Carrie Pearson
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt
What fun! My quote: “I love Fall, a whole bushel pile.” Linda Martin Andersen
May you always remember that writing is not a race to the end, but a journey into the readers hearts. Julie Anne Grasso. I have this on my email signature. Gonna stop by curated quotes. How cool are they.
My quote: “I got rejections. I still write. I will succeed.”- Alicia Minor. It’s nice to read other quotes because I love quotations.
Paint a piece of your heart into a picture book …and it will be loved.
” ‘Cause sometimes you just have to put it out there.” The tagline from my blog. Thanks, Tara – cute idea giveaway. Jennifer Reinharz
You must go on adventures to find out where you belong.
– Sue Fitzmaurice
Thanks for the post and contest. Wonderful image for your quote!
“A children’s story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children’s story.”
-C.S.Lewis
Cool tool!
“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” Fred Rogers