My To Do List I’m a list maker. That doesn’t mean I actually refer to them or can find them when I need them, but simply making the to do list is what’s important to me. It gets the thought out of my head and lets me move on to […]
Read MoreDo You Have a Writing Ritual? As defined by dictionary.com, ritual is “an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.” It’s no wonder that many writers create and follow a writing ritual, a prescribed procedure for jump starting their daily process. Daily that is unless it’s interrupted […]
Read MoreNew Words for Writers: Expanding Your Vocabulary If you don’t know about it, be sure to check out wordsmith.org. If you subscribe, you can receive a word a day in your mailbox. This is a great way for writers to learn new words. Each week the words are organized around […]
Read MoreHow to Get Organized: A System for Computer Files People who know me would say I’m a very organized person. For example, I can find a receipt from six years ago in less than five minutes and the same goes for books, clothes, cooking utensils, and just about everything that […]
Read MoreA THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The sense of wishing to be known only for what one really is is like putting on an old, easy, comfortable garment. You are no longer afraid of anybody or anything. You say to yourself, ‘Here I am — just so ugly, dull, poor, beautiful, rich, […]
Read MoreYesterday, I was fortunate enough to spend time with a few very interesting women–three of them prolific local artists. These were women I didn’t know well, but they felt very familiar. We were all about the same age, and the energy in the room was lively and fun. The conversation […]
Read MoreWrite every day means create a writing habit. Face it, sometimes it’s just not possible. Case in point. Last Friday I woke up with a scratchy throat. I didn’t feel great, and because I hadn’t had a cold or anything for longer than I could remember, I took a few […]
Read MoreWriting prompts are a great way to begin your writing day, especially if you are writing a memoir or autobiography. Old photographs can be a great source of inspiration as well as a source of history. When my parents died, I became the keeper of photographs that had belonged to […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to meeting our writing goals, many of us could benefit from working with a writing coach. There are many reasons we don’t do things we really want to do–like write a memoir, for example. It might be the critical voice of a high school teacher (you know […]
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Social Media Planning
In shifting my focus from promoting my adoption memoir to marketing my Write YOUR Story workshops, I’ve realized that I need to pay more attention to social media and social media planning. Last night I did a little reading on the subject and this morning I began updating some of […]
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