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The Gift of Pain
Whenever I get a persistent ache or pain, I go to my doctor. When I tell him where I hurt, he diagnoses what’s going on and recommends a course of action. My pain revealed that there was trouble going on in my body—it was my signal to get some help. In that sense it was…
Putting the WORK back into Work-at-Home Mom
Once upon a lifetime I worked as a Financial Analyst at an worldwide HR firm. It sounds far more prestigious than it actually was. Sure, I had specific degrees of stress, but I managed it all with elaborate spreadsheets, lists and calendars. I was good at my job. That was nearly ten years ago before…
What to Do When Our Families Think Our Writing is Just a Hobby
They say writing can be a lonely profession and nothing is more true when the people closest to you are unsupportive and think your writing is just a hobby. One thing I love about the writing community is that they “get” me. They understand that my writing is not a hobby, but a passion, a…
4 Practical Ways on How to meet a Deadline
The first time I wrote a book on a deadline it was both exhilarating and scary. Here’s what I’ve learned about how to meet a deadline. 1. Banish self doubt. There isn’t time to constantly second guess every decision. If an editor had faith that you could deliver, have that same amount of confidence in…
Operation Adoption: Author Jessie Gunderson’s latest Project:
I’ll Never Get My Life Back by Jessie Gunderson I’ve never thought of myself as the mothering type. I was the little girl playing in the mud and riding horses. The delight I experienced once I started having kids surprised me, but I still longed for a day when they’d be grown up and I’d…
Home-Schooling Writer: Finding a Place to Write
With all of the demands of home-schooling how does someone take on the career of writing? My last two posts have dealt with this issue. I talked about how planning your writing in one way or another, depending on your process, gets you started in the right direction. Then I gave suggestions on how to…
4 Tips to Finding Your Blogging Voice
Oh man, the growing pains of blogging and discovering what’s unique about you. Tough! I struggle with it all the time. I wrote about blogging rules and how they are like matching socks. They stink and you never find two the same. 🙂 I’m redneck and random and I don’t like “fitting” in but I…
What I’d Change About My Writing Career and Other Guest Posts
I’ve been busy, busy, busy again this week (and last) guest blogging! I hope you’ll take a look at where I’ve been guest blogging this week! I’d love to hear your thoughts on: What I’d Change About My Writing Career GREAT discussion going on! Renewing Your Mind On Novel Rocket about perseverance: I Will Persist Until…