“Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn’t matter. I’m not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn’t make us better, then what on earth is it for.” - Alice Walker
Alice Walker was, probably best known for her book, “The Color Purple”, which was eventually turned into [...]

Honestly this quote was an easy choice. First, I love Mr. Emerson’s work. Second, the thoughts behind this particular quote beg to question who you really are.
Today’s quote:
“Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
So who are you? Define who you are. Talent does not [...]

Ok, in the previous article Beginning a Writer’s Resume - Part One, we took a look at the first three sections of your writer’s resume. Now we need to go past that.
WORK HISTORY:
Your work history might have absolutely nothing to do with the job you are seeking or with your writing at all. You still need to [...]

Ok,  I have spent the past couple of days researching the heck out of writer’s resumes and trying to figure out how to create mine. So I thought I would walk you all through the steps. Maybe it will help someone who doesn’t know what they are doing either.
CREDENTIALS:
It’s always best to start with your credentials. Why? [...]

When faced with the challenge of creating my own personal writer’s resume, I panicked a little. In fact, I probably panicked a lot.
Sure, I have a regular resume. In fact, I have two. One for any administrative positions I apply for, because I have experience as an Office Manager and one for a teaching position, [...]

Hey happy writer’s - I stumbled across a thought today.
I don’t have a writer’s resume - do you?
If you do, what the heck do you put on it? I did extensive research on the whole thing trying to figure out how to list the articles I’ve written.
I’ve also ghost written several things - where someone [...]

My idol. My Hero.
Mr. Albert Einstein is everything I wish I could be. Yes, even the crazy, eccentric side of him. He had a no holds barred outlook on life and it was beautiful. The man was brilliant. He was a genius. And he was the coolest guy to ever live.
Today’s quote:
“Imagination is more important [...]

Do you ever wonder why things happen the way they do?
I’ll be the first to admit, I was so bad about this. Everytime something happened I had to know why it happened and if I couldn’t control it somehow, I went nuts.
And then something happened. I opened my eyes and noticed that God was there. [...]

Recently, there was this huge uproar on my WAHM message board that I frequent. It’s essentially a young woman who is a freelance writer like myself. She was complaining because her check was “late” and she feels that she should get paid via paypal, as well as twice a month. In addition she is unhappy [...]

Dusty Photographs
I sit on the floor like a child, cross my legs,
and sift through the dusty photographs,
I run across it so often.
I relive each memory, every moment of my life,
So who needs all these pictures?
I blow the dust and look into the eyes of someone far away.
I remember that day, when I was just a [...]