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Writing Tip: Get out of Balance

It’s good to have a balance in all things, right? Like a well-balanced diet – not too much protein, not too many carbs, lots of vegetables. Or a good work-life balance – yes, you want to advance your career and make money, but not at the expense of neglecting your family. Balance and moderation are […]

Inspiration for the Week: Writing Quote #MondayMotivation

Here are some words of wisdom for all you perfectionists out there (talking to myself here, too!) Let me know how this quote inspires you this week!Filed under: Writings about Writing Tagged: inspiration, Margaret Atwood, motivation, story prompts, writing quote

New Year, New Goals

I always like to start out the new year with a list of goals and a renewed vision. I prefer the term “goal” rather than “resolution,” because to me a resolution sounds like something so permanent and inflexible that if you mess up just once, you’re done. A goal, on the other hand, is something […]

Inspiration for the Week: Music to Write By – Lisa Gerrard #MondayMotivation

This year, I will be offering a post every Monday, featuring music, a quote, or an inspiring picture to help you get your week going. Use it get yourself going on a Monday morning, use it for a writing prompt, or any other sort of creative motivation. My aim is to put a little positivity […]

Year-End Wrap Up

It’s time for the obligatory “looking back at the past year” post. On the writing front, for me it’s been a good year. I launched a newsletter. I published a book. I’ve done more content writing professionally than ever before. I’ve connected with people, both online and in local writing groups, and made some new […]

The Snow Queen

The subtitle for this post (if I were to do such a thing) should be “The Blue-Haired Writer Girl Gets all Dressed Up.” A couple of weeks ago my fabulous hair stylist invited me to be her hair model for the Christmas Open House at her salon. I was quite honored, because she has many […]

Christmas Gift Ideas

I wrote a post last year about gift ideas for the writer in your life (or for yourself, if you’re a writer). To add to that list of pens, books, and writing apps, I’m promoting two other writerly gift ideas. Agile Writer Conference Agile Writers is a Richmond, VA-area writers group of which I’m a […]

The Nitty-Gritty of Writing: Grammar Rules Matter

I’ve written some posts before about those boring basics of writing, like punctuation, capitalization, and troublesome words like “it’s” versus “its.” In today’s world of texting abbreviations and rapidly-changing slang, it seems almost pointless to bother with proper grammar and spelling. But if you want to be a professional writer of any kind (or even […]

How to Be Effective on Social Media: The Holiday Edition

For those of you who don’t know, for my day job I work in social media, both for a company, and independently as a social media coach for writers. So for this week’s post, I’d like to offer a few free tips on how you can use social media effectively to reach readers, gain followers, […]

5 Reasons I’m Thankful for Stories

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here are five reasons why I think stories are important, and why I’m so very thankful: Stories are entertaining. Some may say that there’s no real value in entertainment – it’s just a frivolity. While it’s certainly possible to sacrifice your responsibilities and productivity in the name of always seeking […]