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Sometimes it’s hard to write. There are so many things going on around us, trying their darnedest to pull us away from our writing projects – kids, laundry, the phone…

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admin on October 30th, 2011

“When will I ever find the time to write?” It’s the lament of everyone who has ever sat down with a pen or a laptop and attempted to create a memoir, a poem, a short story or a full-fledged novel. Excuses begone! Stretch your writing fingers, pull your best characters and storylines out of the [...]

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admin on August 19th, 2011

It is ironic to think that in giving up monitoring my time through constant glances at my wrist jewelry, I have found that I better enjoy my time and spend it more creatively.

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admin on August 1st, 2011

Intoxicated by our own love of words, we just keep pounding away at the keyboard, hoping that something we share with somebody will make an impact, inspire someone, or at least get read all the way through.

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admin on July 10th, 2011

This summer represents an opportunity for me to experience new things. Perhaps I’ll stumble across something in my adventures that will be worthy of a “published piece.”

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admin on June 21st, 2011

If you are a writer and don’t have someone to hold you accountable – whether it’s a coach or a fellow writer, a friend or a calendar with dates marked in ink- I encourage you to find someone now. You’ll thank yourself for it!

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admin on June 5th, 2011

It might be time for a little pick-me-up… like a toothpick umbrella with words for your advertising or promotional copy.

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admin on May 9th, 2011

If words aren’t your job all day, every day – and sometimes even if they are – your message can be ineffective, and you just aren’t sure why.

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admin on April 25th, 2011

We all want to be the “next big thing.” We all want to give the talks, get writer’s cramp just signing books for hours on end, to see our books on the shelves of big box and Indie book stores alike, and to have our Amazon link come up on Page One of a Google search.

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admin on April 9th, 2011

If you are publishing anything these days (and in today’s technology-driven world, “publishing” is akin to tapping the “enter” or “send” keys on the computer), your message had better be as good as it’s going to get.

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