The world has been on a roller coaster ride this week and I’m not surprised that we’re finishing the work week on Friday the 13th. My late father taught me two things about tough times, one is to always keep a sense of humor, and two, they don’t last forever. I finally got my…
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Content Creator’s Business Toolbox
I’ve been telling you about this for the last month and today, my first content creator’s product under my brand, Budget Smart Girl, is part of a bundle sale put together by April Lemarr. The bundle is just $27 and BTW, it’s not only my product you’ll get but lots of other goodies…
Increase the Odds of Getting a Byline
Last week I told you how to decrease the odds of getting rejected by editors and agents. I’ve had lots of requests for similar information for freelancing writing, so here are some tips to increase the odds you earn that all important byline…and money! Study and Research First Always remember to study and research…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Another Strange Object
Thanks for all the feedback about the strange object prompt from last week…seems you loved the idea. Here’s the second one and I hope it also ignites your creativity. Have fun and happy writing.
Tuesday Guest Blogger-Katy Eeten
Say hello to today’s guest blogger, Katy Eeten… When did you begin writing? I began writing short stories and poems when I was very young, but I was in my mid-twenties when I decided that publishing a book was something I wanted to aim for. It didn’t happen my first couple attempts, and I pushed…
Monday Motivation-Don’t Rain On My Parade
For those of you who have been following the site for any length of time, you know the following story. Sorry if it’s old news to many of you but this quote made me think about it again. It’s about the editor, who, very early in my writing life, returned a manuscript with a handwritten…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Oh, The Frustration
It’s March…the sun is shining and it’s going to be 60 degrees over the weekend. I’m going to sit outside, read and relax. I feel like I deserve it. Classes kicked off, private students were set their tasks and goals for the month and I realized how lucky I am to have such wonderful students….
Don’t Give Them A Reason to Reject You
I don’t have to tell you what a competitive business writing is. Agents and editors days are filled reading lots of stories. Secretly, they hope they’ll find a gem among the slush pile, but bottom line is, it’s in their nature to reject anything that has amateur written all over it. That’s not to say…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Strange Objects
Many, many years ago, I ordered a book from Writer’s Digest Book Club which was a book of just photos. What would a writer want with that sort of book? Good question. It was a writing prompt collection. Not words, not story starters, but photos on which to base your story. This month, I thought…
Tuesday Guest Blogger-Ashley York
Our first guest blogger of March is Ashley York… When did you begin writing? I began writing in Elementary School. Our teacher had us write to “publish”. We would create our story that she would “edit”, we’d draw the cover that she would laminate, and we’d have a little book of our very own. Making…