The meeting with the agent left me with more questions than answers. I thought I was building a solid platform. My websites and social networking were all on the move up. The connections I had made with other writers and editors had me ready to launch my book at the …Click Here to continue
About Writing
Blogging from the VERY Beginning
Blogging and online writing both look like massive elephants on the supper table. The tasks seem so big that you have no idea where to start. I had a conversation with a great friend who faces this task and she told me I needed to write some Beginner Basics for …Click Here to continue
Writing Obstacles Come in All Sizes
The schedule fell into place and 6000 words flowed easily onto the pages. It felt great to check off the work projects and make time for personal projects along the way. Day two may not have been as productive, but 4200 words still felt like an accomplishment. Wednesday morning started …Click Here to continue
Staying the Course for Writing Success
I shared my plans about the classes my sons were taking in the next few months. One has a competitive drama group and the other will probably do art or music. “So you want them to stay broke!” I understood what the man was trying to say. There are certain …Click Here to continue
Measuring Success for Freelance Writing
Each morning starts with a quick look at my statistics for Successful Freelance Writer (and all of my other sites). I look to see which articles are getting the most views and how readers are getting to my site. Today I found a new website – two actually. Get in …Click Here to continue
Breaking the Word Dam for Freelance Writing
The words should be pouring out through the keyboard. Quiet fills the space and the kids will be occupied for the next hour. Yet the words seem caught up in my mind. They are locked away by the muse and seemed determine to stay hidden in that dark corner. Writing …Click Here to continue
Writing Projects Gone Wild
The list of projects became longer than the piece of paper. It was too much. I officially have too many irons in my fire. There are so many crammed into that pour flame that it is amazing it still produces any heat. There is no problem with juggling a lot …Click Here to continue
Breaks for the Successful Freelance Writer
My brain took a vacation and my muse went along for the ride. That is never a good combination. The cut goes even deeper when there are projects on the table demanding to be completed. The goal of 5800 words that I set just the other day is laughing at …Click Here to continue
Choose Your Writing Expertise
Find what you love and then do it. That advice from the experts seems simple enough, but it can roll out of control if you are not careful. There are so many things that I love, or enjoy, or just am good at doing that sometimes I get scattered trying …Click Here to continue
Fixing the Unbalanced Writer
There are too many things trying to occupy my time. My brain gets overcrowded and nothing seems to get done. Good intentions lie scattered around like the day after the battle. It is NOT pretty. The first day of February, a friend sent me an email inviting me to be …Click Here to continue
