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To Sleep or Write?
by Tanya Dennis The kids are finally asleep. I just kicked off a second load of laundry, straightened the living room (for the fourteenth time today) and cleaned the bathroom. Exhausted, I ignored the dirty dishes in the sink. It’s 9:27 PM, but it feels like 11. I should write. I should work on that…
So You Think You Have Nothing to Say?
Last month I drove an hour and a half to my first speaking engagement. I knew this day would come. The day when I couldn’t just hide behind my computer screen. The day when I would have to take my writing on the road and share everything I’ve learned as a writer so far. And…
Do I need to file taxes as a writer?
Tuesday are Tax Tips Tuesday here for the next month. Need more relavent information on writing and taxes? Click on the tag Tax Tips Tuesday or click HERE! Do I need to file taxes as a writer? The simple answer is it depends. Here are a few considerations in deciding whether or not…
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Guest Post “Where do you get your ideas?” Why is this seemingly innocent question so often cited as the most annoying to creative people? As the first question to come to mind, it is over-asked and comes out sounding thoughtless, both of which are enough to make it bothersome. Beyond that, questions about ideas are…
Make A Dream Come True: Fix Fatao's Heart
Taken from the Compassion website: UPDATE: Mar. 7 at 10:15 a.m. MT – Abdoul Fatao Kone is a 6-year-old boy living with his father, mother and five siblings in Bobo Dioulasso (southwest Burkina Faso). Fatao’s father is a part-time security guard who struggles to make ends meet for his family. And Fatao’s mother sells fritters…
Finding Your Writing Voice
by Mick Silva It may not seem so, but in their early days, all authors were builders. Much as we might like to believe someone could slap down a suitcase of money to buy that beautiful mansion, it doesn’t work that way. No one moves into a house they didn’t build. Of course, everyone tries…
Vlog on Interruptions: Cause I Didn’t Have Time to Write
So I’ve been wanting to do more vlogs and since I missed my post this morning, here is a two-take impromptu encouragement from a VERY EXHAUSTED me. And honestly, I think I was talking TO MYSELF more than anyone else out there! So what do you think? To Vlog or not to Vlog more often?…
Spring Cleaning: Getting Rid of Distractions
The notion to get an early start on spring cleaning has taken hold of me. My husband and I have been thinking about getting rid of things, but it’s a little more than a desire for fewer surfaces where dust can accumulate. My head is full of projects: better manage my online/social media presence, do something with…
Is it Important to Know the Future?
It was a Sunday morning of my writing weekend. I had just finished a rather good word count and went back and forth about debating whether or not to miss my church’s new series on Jesus, but figured I could catch it on the web. So I flipped through the channels of the hotel television,…
Tax Tip Tuesday: Common Direct Expenses for Writers
Writers work in all different genres and write for a variety of media outlets. Some of us are business writers, others create romance novels and many write articles for magazines or copy for web sites. Putting words into print is our profession, but dealing with the financial aspects of our writing business can be challenging.…