NaNoWriMo - Still 13 days and counting…
As an avid writer, I tend to do several pieces of writing on a daily basis. When I am not doing my article writing, I am working on one of several various stories, essays, character sketches, plot or storyline scenes, free writing or even creative writing using creative writing [...]

NaNoWriMo - 16 days and counting…
Am I the only person who does not have a special outfit for writing? I just wear whatever. Sometimes I am wearing pj’s to write in. It’s the glory of being an author, journalist, writer…. the glory of writing from home.
I’m usually found in workout pants since they are so [...]

NaNoWriMo - 18 days and counting…
The hardest part of writing is always the inner critic or inner editor that comes to play. Often s/he squashes the muse and nothing is every accomplished, or is very slowly accomplished. Everyone has an inner critic or editor, but learning how to quiet him/her is important to focus on. [...]

NaNoWriMo - 22 days and counting…
Everyone needs a “kit” when they intend to spend a great deal of time writing. There are just some must have items that must be there to make writing more relaxing, peaceful and do-able. So what do you have in yours? In mine is:
1.My laptop named Cass (after one [...]

NaNoWriMo - 28 days and counting…
Over on the NaNoWriMo forums, the following question was posed:
So what is your writing totem–the crazy hat or the weird outfit or the favoured pen that keeps you writing? What is your magical artifact that will get you to 50K this year?
I had to really think about my answer. [...]

NaNoWriMo - 29 days and counting…
Writing comes naturally for some, and for others it is a bit more complicated. In the same breath, even the most experienced free-flowing author will get snagged from time to time. Here are some sure fire tips to help you get as much writing as possible done.
Plan and Outline. [...]

Totally cracked me up this morning when I saw this cartoon.

The reason it strikes me as funny, is because I have heard that if you are a great writer, you simply cannot do anything else well. Is that so?
Well, I just got a job writing for a food column, based on two dishes that I [...]

It’s so difficult to maintain business relationships in this day and age. With the Internet as a huge source of communication between clients and their freelancers, the face to face contact is gone, as is the business suits and skirts.
In fact, chances are, right now you are sitting there staring at these words, and if [...]

Winston Churchill said:
“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never–in nothing, great or small, large or petty–never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
So I sit and stare at the words that hang above my computer [...]

This is the first evening I’ve had time to sit down and right in forever. Well, not true. I’ve been writing daily and nightly for several days, but this is the first “free” writing I’ve had.
How do you keep your priorities straight?
Organization. I’ve had several projects that came up at once, and in addition trying [...]