Many budding writers aren’t sure how to take an idea from start to finished project. This post focuses on the various stages of the writing process when dealing with a major creative project. I hope this will ignite some interesting discussion on how an idea or experience blossoms into a life-changing creative project. The 4 stages […]
How do you get started building an online presence on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn? How do you build confidence, trust and name/face-recognition online? Your brand encompasses your image, your logo, your colors, the URL of your website and your user-ID (whether it be your Twitter username, your ID on Facebook or
Thanks to everyone who weighed in with their thoughts on social media. If you haven’t read the comments from the last post, I encourage you to do so, as they’re often filled with insights from a wide variety of readers. I purposely didn’t mention blogging in my last post as to me, it isn’t a
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a very long time as social media is so important to writers and I admittedly spend a good part of my day on the various platforms in order to keep building that eminent “author’s platform.” The post is timely, as over the past week, social media and
This week I am filled with gratitude. Thanks so much to each and every one of you who took the time to contribute to our discussion on books that have impacted our lives. We had some amazing suggestions and some very insightful offerings on the value of books in our lives. Your insights and reflections
Great books are high on my mind these days, stemming from our discussion at a recent Toastmasters meeting, and as I attempt to complete the research for the second volume in my chocolate travel book series, Chocolatour. what are some of the great books that have impacted your life? I’ve spent a great deal of
If you’ve been a reader of this blog for quite awhile, you will notice a new look and that is thanks to Sherryl Perry who helps small business owners like me make their online presence more SEO friendly and ensure that all our platforms are integrated and working to our benefit. I met Sherryl via
It has been a very difficult year for many of us who live the life of a professional writer. The tanking economy in several of the world’s leading nations in addition to the expansion of “citizen journalism” and individuals willing to contribute for free to numerous sites and publications have greatly diminished the number of
Awhile back, I asked you what topics you might like to see covered on the blog and several of you replied with some great ideas. Since then, we’ve introduced a myriad of topics, including book reviews and numerous guest posts on a wide variety of topics. This week, at the request of “California Girl,” we
Staying with the theme of addressing topics that readers have requested, I’ve asked veteran freelance writer, Margaret Anne Fehr to tackle this topic: How do we find enthusiasm to write for publications on topics that don’t really interest us? Here is Margaret’s take on the topic: The Reluctant Writer I’ve never been a reluctant
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