Problem: Article: See what comes up. Someone else may have already thought of it before, or it may be too similar to something else. Once you've verified that your title is original, see what other results your search produces; this is a good time to find out if some part of your title might be obscure or overused, and what else people are searching for when they come across your fanfiction. Now that you've got a name for your fanfiction, go back over your story with this title as your new frame of reference. Does it do an adequate job summing up or characterizing your story? Does it make sense in context after reading it, or will readers fail to apprehend its meaning? Just as you proofread your writing to look for inconsistencies, double-check your title to make sure that it's a fit for the completed work. Rereading your fanfiction will give you another opportunity to mine for other potential titles that might better serve the story. Ask a friend to look over your fanfiction and give you their thoughts, particularly on the title choice. You wrote it to be read, so this will also give you your first opportunity to have other eyes on your story and receive some initial feedback. Have your friend point out the strengths and weaknesses of your story where the relation to the title is concerned.  Ask the person reading your fanfiction to tell you what they think of the title before and after reading the story. If it's not strong enough to interest them before they read the story, you may need to rework it. Find a friend that is impartial or more likely to give you honest criticism. Ask them to be specific: hearing "it's good" benefits no one. Before you commit to your title, consider what inspired your fanfiction. If it directly borrows from source material, make sure the title you've chosen is in keeping with the style of the source while also being original enough to distinguish itself as your own original work.
Summary: Run a search for your title. Reread your story. Have someone else read your fanfiction. Stand out from your source.

Problem: Article: Fill a large bucket or sink with cool to room temperature water. Immerse the leather in the water for about 10 minutes, or until it becomes thoroughly soaked.  Note that this process works best when used with vegetable tanned leather. You can technically stiffen the leather by soaking it in nothing but room temperature water, but it will only become mildly harder and you will not be able to shape it. The addition of a hot water step will allow you to make structural changes while hardening the leather further. As your leather soaks, fill a large stockpot with water and set it on the stove over high heat. Continue heating the water until it reaches a temperature of 180 degrees Fahrenheit (82 degrees Celsius).  Use an accurate thermometer to keep track of the temperature. If the water is too hot or too cold, your results can vary dramatically from those described here. If you do not have a thermometer, you can gauge the temperature of the water by slowly heating it on the stove and testing it every minute or so with your bare hand. If you can keep your hand immersed in the water, it is safe to use that temperature for your leather. Once you can no longer bear to keep your hand in the water for more than an instant, remove the water from the heat source and do not allow it to get any hotter. Some people prefer to soak the leather in boiling water. Doing so stiffens the leather at a faster pace, but it also gives you less control. The resulting leather can become very brittle and may be unevenly stiff across its surface. Pull the leather out of the cool water and immerse it in the hot water. Let it remain there for a few minutes.  After the first minute, you should already see the leather darken and curl. The longer you soak the leather, the stiffer it will become. If you soak the leather too long, however, it will be more brittle when dry. When using this method, soaking the leather in hot water for 30 seconds after it already darkens will result in a piece of leather that is hard but not inflexible. This means that the total hot water soak time would be about 90 seconds. Leave the leather in the water for a longer period of time if you want to make it stiffer. When you pull the leather out of the water, it should be fairly flexible. If you need the form the leather into a specific shape, now is the time to do so. When wet, the leather will be stretchy and easy to form. This stretchiness will vanish within the first minute or two, though, so you need to work fast if you plan to stretch it out. The leather will still remain flexible for up to an hour after the stretchiness fades away, though. Let the leather sit out at room temperature for several hours. After it dries, the leather should be notably thicker and stiffer. Stiffened leather will also shrink, so the piece you started out with may not look as large when you finish the process.
Summary: Soak the leather in cool water. Heat a second pot of water. Dunk the leather in the hot water. Shape as desired. Allow the leather to dry at room temperature.

Problem: Article: Rather than writing a personal blog, create and maintain a blog on a specific topic.  Readers are more likely to return regularly to blogs that provide reliable content in a specific subject area.  Reflect upon your interests.  Perhaps you are an enthusiastic gardener or a voracious reader of celebrity news.  Targeting a blog to your interests will help keep you engaged as a writer, and your passion for the subject will likely translate into enjoyable content for your readers. Focus upon an area of expertise.  Maybe you work in computer programming, or have learned how to provide restricted-diet foods for your family.  Use these skills as a foundation for developing a blog that will provide useful instruction for your readers. Careful attention to blog maintenance and to providing fresh content will help you grow and maintain a steady audience.  Create a regular schedule to keep yourself on track.  Perhaps you'll plan to post a set number of times per week, or designate different content for different days -- a recipe each Monday and Wednesday, for example, on a culinary blog, with plans to share shopping advice on Tuesdays and an amusing anecdote on Thursdays. Learn how to schedule postings in advance.  Popular blogging sites typically give you the option of drafting posts and then scheduling them for release at a future date and time.  Doing so will enable you to keep your blog active even if you're out of town or otherwise occupied. While the process of setting up advertising links via ad players such as Google Ad Sense, Amazon Associates, or Pay-Per-Post is fairly straightforward, it may take several months before you start to receive ad revenue.  Ads typically pay on a format of "cost per thousand readers," or CPM, so drawing readers to your blog is very important.  Search for related blogs and post comments to draw readers to your site.  Always remember to link your URL.  Scan the Web for opportunities to participate in "link ups" hosted by prominent bloggers.  Link ups offer you the chance to submit a blog post that will then be posted alongside other bloggers' posts in a collection of links. Consider learning "search engine optimization," or SEO.  This is a technique for improving the rate at which search engines such as Google list your blog postings in their search results.  A quick Web search will yield tools to help you learn how SEO works. Maintaining a quality blog requires an investment of both time and significant mental energy.  Payoff, however, comes both in the form of ad revenue and in the community successful blogs can create.  The number of hours successful bloggers put in per week varies, but remember that in addition to writing content, you'll need to spend time on advertising, networking, bookkeeping, and efforts to maximize your social media and search results.  Consider 20 hours per week a reasonable starting point in terms of time commitment, then evaluate your own work pace and habits once you're underway.  Plan to spend at least an hour or two drafting and an extra hour editing each post.  Always, always proofread before posting to ensure your content is tidy and easily read.
Summary:
Consider Your Audience. Update your blog regularly. Recognize that making money blogging will take time. Prepare to spend significant time and effort on your blog.