Working full time as a writer doing freelance work and work of my own can be a juggling act on the best days and a tightrope act on some of the worst. I have to find a way to balance the work for pay with the writing for passion (which …Click Here to continue
Curse of the Keywords Past
Keywords that I used in the beginning of my journey continue to haunt my website today. The year that I launched my first blog, I had no idea what I was doing or what direction I was going. I knew that I wanted to write, and so I wrote. Surfing …Click Here to continue
One Key to Writing Success
One of the keys to the universe of success revealed itself to me today. I discovered that if I want to get some writing done then I will have to take time out of my day to write. I hear what you are all saying, “You want to be a …Click Here to continue
(Almost) Halfway through the NaNoWriMo Challenge
Halfway there (or almost any way) – the time in the NaNoWriMo challenge has past the two week mark and that means we are now surging towards the finish line. I already dropped the ball on one of my commitments. Writing every single day of the challenge will not happen …Click Here to continue
Writing to Know More
“Write what you know.” That directive has come at me from a number of different directions. My children will tell you that I know everything (and my husband will agree that I often live in that deluded state). I think that the experts teaching the point would say that I …Click Here to continue
Build a Flow of Words for Freelance Writing Success
Writing for a living requires that I build up a flow of words that can secure my success in freelance. Most of the writers I know want to write what they want to write. I discovered that building a career often requires that I write what I can write so …Click Here to continue
Writing for MORE than Money
Writing for a living seems like a dream, even though I have been doing it for the last five years. The idea that I can sit at a computer and write words that entertain or inform others – AND GET PAID – takes my breath away. They might say that …Click Here to continue
Keeping Momentum for NaNoWriMo
My desire to stay up until dawn to write collapsed with the birth of my first child. It took with it my ability to read a great book in one weekend, or the opportunity to pee without interruption – but that is a rant for another day. The excitement of …Click Here to continue
Following a Writing Passion
I woke up the other morning with the revelation burned into my thoughts. The energy from the concept had me bouncing off the walls even before I added the two cups of coffee. My husband arrived home with me bursting at the seams just to share what I had discovered. …Click Here to continue
