Archive for August 2013
Words for Women: These Are The Good Parts
Today’s Words for Women post was supposed to be a guest blog, but thanks to some crossed wires (story of my life these days…) I’m doing something a little different. I came across this post by Shauna Niequist at the Storyline blog, thanks to a friend who linked it on...
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Marketing Monday: Making Blogging Easier (Author Sites, Part Six)
So you made it through last week’s post To Blog or Not to Blog and ended up on the positive side of the equation. But you may still be a little nervous about the prospect of cranking out several unique blog posts a week… for the rest of your career....
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Fictional Friday: To Make A Writer Add Alcott and Minestrone, by Brandy Vallance
It’s Louisa May Alcott’s fault. She was the last domino that made a writer out of me. You have to be on your guard against seemingly innocent, entertaining stories. For, as I have found, no story is innocent, and words, once they take root, can alter the course of your...
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Words for Women: Crash! The Sting of Rejection by Robbie Iobst
CRASH! When my son was three, he was given a bright orange car, low to the ground, powered by petals and steered with hand holds. At the time, we lived in a cottage. Actually, when I use the term “cottage” I am using euphoric recall. It was a shack situated...
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