Welcome to Day 2 of the CALLING ALL GRANDMAS Blog Tour featuring author, Harriet Hodgson @healthmn1 @4WillsPub @4WP11 @RRBC_Org @RRBC_RWISA @Tweets4RWISA

Giveaway

(2) $5 Amazon gift cards

One Writer’s Affirmations

Writing is my chosen career, but it can be difficult at times. As a health and wellness writer, I know attribution is important. But research is time-consuming and ever-changing. I spend hours researching a topic online, play email tag with people, and leave phone messages. Sometimes these things payoff and sometimes they don’t.

Yet I have one thing going for me—experience. I’ve been a freelancer for 43 years and they have taught me patience. Pacing myself is also something from experience. Self-affirmation is the most important thing I’ve learned.

When I was a new writer, I felt every word was important, and was hurt when an editor wanted to change a word. Now I focus on the quality of the product and changing words or sequence is fine with me.

I work hard and have learned to trust my instincts. That isn’t to say I don’t have moments of doubt. I do. When I’m discouraged or get rejected by a publisher, I review my writer’s affirmations.   

I have writing skills and strive to be better.

I have research skills and use them wisely.

I know how to distill information.

I love writing so much I write in my sleep.

I am grateful for outstanding reviews.

I know RRBC and RWISA members care about me, and I care about them. Those are my writer’s affirmations. What are yours? If you haven’t thought about them, I suggest you do. Affirming ourselves and our work can keep you going.

Presenting The Grandma Force by Harriet HodgsonBlurb

Becoming the grandmother of twins changed Harriet Hodgson and altered her life course. According to Hodgson, we live in a fast-paced, complex time, a time when too many grandchildren are victims of bullying, Internet scams, and sexual abuse. Hodgson believes that grandmothers are needed today more than any other time in history.

Purchase links

Amazon US eBook  https://amzn.to/2X1dr4c

Amazon US Paperback  https://amzn.to/2JPDIDm

Author bio

Harriet Hodgson has been making books since she was eight years old. In her 43-year career as a freelancer, she has written 44 books and thousands of print/internet articles. Major publishers, such as Warner Books, John Wiley & Sons, and Hazelden, have published her work. Harriet loves writing so much she writes in her sleep.

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Book trailerBefore you go

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