It’s Time to Give Yourself a Break

“You’ve got one life to live, it’s time to get intentional with your wellbeing, beliefs & possibilities to create a life and business you are thriving in and passionate about!”  ~Meagan Saum “Sometimes, the most productive thing you can do is to relax.” If you run a business and roll your eyes at taking timeContinueContinue reading “It’s Time to Give Yourself a Break”

Do I Really Need to Write Everyday?

K. M. Weiland Debates the Pros and Cons of Writing Every Day. Do You Have to Write Every Day? 10 Pros and Cons Should writers make it a habit to write every day? Is that the secret to success? Is that what distinguishes “real” writers? I used to think so. Often, when someone would askContinueContinue reading “Do I Really Need to Write Everyday?”

Learning Dog Tricks Made Me a Calmer Person

Writer, Cindy Zikmund talks about the words, “leave it”, and how they can be of benefit in our life. While practicing the dog trick, Leave It, with my five-year old pup, I unexpectedly learned to regulate my own impulsive reactions and it couldn’t have come at a better time.  During a live internet broadcast aboutContinueContinue reading “Learning Dog Tricks Made Me a Calmer Person”

Critique Group

An update on the WWW hosted Writing Critique Group from the coordinator of the group, Deborah Swenson.  The response to the WWW Critique Group has been great, yet there are still some kinks to be worked out. As of now, we will start a waiting list for the WWW Critique Groups. If you are interestedContinueContinue reading “Critique Group”

Social Media Executor, Say What?

Anne R. Allen recently wrote in one of her blogs about the loss of a good friend. After not hearing from her frined in a while, she went to social media, only to find the FB page “had been gutted”. Having previously written about the topic, Anne returns us to the reasons why a SocialContinueContinue reading “Social Media Executor, Say What?”

Nail That First Line!

Darynda Jones’ book – First Grave on the Right  Laura Drake talks about why the first line of a book is important. Stephen King reflected on the magnitude of a novel’s introductory sentence. “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story,” he said. “It should say: Listen. Come in here. You wantContinueContinue reading “Nail That First Line!”