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Guest Post: Bluebells by Harlequin Romance Author Kate Hardy
As anyone who reads my Wednesday Musings knows, I am heading to the United Kingdom this fall. Thus, I’m all about anything and everything English. That’s why this week’s blog hop post is from my pal Kate Hardy. She’s talking about bluebells – which we don’t have here in New England. Seeing these pictures… Well,…
Facebook: Stay or Go?
There’s been a lot of back and forth this week about Facebook and whether the social network is a worthwhile part of your marketing plan. Since both Dear Author and Smart Bitches covered the economics of the issue in great depth, I won’t rehash the arguments. (I do recommend you read their blog posts however.)…
Five Favorite Quotes from Art & Fear by Bayles & Orland
Last week I mentioned that I was re-reading my copy of Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland as preparation for moving out of my comfort zone. This week, as I continue to circle page 1 of the super-seekrit project, I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite quotes. If you…
Snow Day
It used to be that a snow day meant Tattoo was home from school. So now that he’s in college, you’d think a snow day would involve nothing more than me curled up with my Alphasmart while the snow piled up outside. Not so fast. Snow days have brought a new phenomenon here in Empty…
A Writer Turning 50: Bucket List
My bucket list is taking shape. Like I said last week, I’m all about new experiences, and the bucket list reflects that: Have coffee beneath the Eiffel Tower Spend a night in a castle See the English countryside Live in the English country side for a few months Spend a night in a super luxury…
A Writer Turning 50: Sushi
I’m off schedule this morning. Normally, in keeping with my new ‘writing is a business’ attitude, I try to get these posts uploaded on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, Tattoo commandeered my computer for a ROTC project. (We only have one printer in the house and my computer is the one connected to it.) Then I overslept…
Writing Productivity 1
An Interview with Donna Alward I’ve said over and over that I want to learn how to write more productively. The best way to learn writing productivity is to talk with those writers who are far more productive than I. Therefore, I decided to interview a few of the most productive writers I know to…
A Writer Turning 50: Step One
Stop thinking like a stay at home mom, and start thinking like a small business. Sorry about dropping the ball on last week’s blog post. A house full of company over Thanksgiving had me behind on everything, and since I had a proposal due by week’s end, I had to focus all my energy on…
Is Anybody Out There? I’ve been asking myself that question for a few weeks now. Since September, I’ve been showing up here every Wednesday and sharing whatever is on my mind. But why? It used to be blogging was a great way to connect with people. Readers, we writers were told, want to learn more…