I know it's been a while since I last posted something here. There has been a lot going on behind the scenes, and I will be sharing some of that with you in the coming weeks.
Let's face it, as much as we may want to believe that we can 'motor on' and keep up the appearance that nothing is changing or challenging us behind that "happy curtain" of
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Are you just getting started in your new writing life? Is your second act just beginning?
In this section, you’ll find tips and ideas to help you get started with your writing life.
The One Thing You Need: Don’t Start Your Quest Without It!
When we left the city, the sun was shining.
But it gets dark early this time of year and there are no streetlights on country highways. By early evening, the darkness is like a heavy blanket that shrouds everything.
A surprise snow squall swept in. Anything the headlights were doing to guide us was stripped away. All we could see was snow and
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Writing for E-Learning: A Promising Living?
A lot of writers are teachers.
Either they're still in the classroom, or they've left full-time teaching behind to create their new writing life.
I don't have any hardcore stats, but I feel comfortable estimating that roughly 75% of the writers I've met online are, in some way, connected to education.
It seems that those who love words
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Plan and Find Your Freedom to Write
Happy New Year!
We're only one week into 2016 and it still feels full of promise.
We start out with hope, optimism, and a renewed sense that we can do what we've always dreamt of doing. THIS will be the year!
But, after the champagne wish bubbles pop, our more familiar reality may start to nibble away at the euphoria.
It is as I said in
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New Year’s Resolutions Are Not Enough: It’s Time for a Plan!
It's the time for resolutions ... or at least the time when we start hearing about them.
In case we forget, blog posts and magazine articles remind us: “How to Design Your Life” … “How to Find Clarity” … “How to Get Organized” … “What do you really want?” … “101 Ideas For Your New Year’s Resolutions” ...
Another year is coming to close and,
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Pinterest for Writers: 30 Tips and Resources to Get You Started
My Pinterest month, (a.k.a. "PintoMo"), has come to an end.
In the beginning, I really wasn’t sure I’d ever recommend it to writers. It seemed too unwieldy, too demanding, and too overwhelming … really, it was just too much extra work. At that point, if I hadn’t committed to “PintMo”, I would have left it behind.
However, with persistence I’m
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Make Money Writing: 77 Trusted Sources for Advice, Ideas and Cash
Do you wonder if you'll ever make money writing?
Maybe you're already making some. You've published a book or you've sold an article, story or blog post. You might even have a regular client or two. But still you wonder, "will I ever be able to make a living writing?"
The Internet offers many, many opportunities to make a living with
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The Best Way to Stand Out in a Noisy Online Crowd
My husband and I have a favorite breakfast place that we go to every Sunday morning. It’s small and the tables are all cramped together, but we love the food.
Enter the "loud guy". You know the type: they’re usually completely unaware that the whole room can hear them as they take center stage amidst their silent table companions. Just to be
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