Category: Writer’s Life

  • The Successful November Writer

    By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills November writers can find themselves overwhelmed in this incredibly busy and fun-filled month. Bustling cooks are scurrying about in the kitchen in preparation for Thanksgiving. Recipes are positioned for easy viewing, and some are made ahead of schedule to freeze until needed. The table is often…

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  • The Writer’s Guide to Overcoming Stress and Fatigue, Part 3

    @VBDavis11 This is the third post in this series. The other posts are linked below: The Writer's Guide to Overcoming Stress and Fatigue, Part 1  The Writer's Guide to Overcoming Stress and Fatigue, Part 2 [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#writing #writerslife"]The Writer's Guide to Overcoming Stress and Fatigue, Part 3 -…

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  • When Writing Hurts

    by Cindy Sproles @CindyDevoted The pathway to publication is paved with potholes. Some say that for a writer to become published, you have to be in the right place at the right time. This thought is true to some extent but is not the norm. Others demand it happens only…

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  • We Writers are Blessed Stenographers

    By Tammy Karasek @tickledpinktam Years ago, I read a quote supposed to have been penned by Stephen King. It’s had me contemplating it ever since. One, because of who wrote it and two because of the power in those words, in a short sentence.   “Writers were blessed stenographers taking…

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  • Avoiding —The Writing Status Quo—By Plugging into The Power

    by Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, Ed.D. @khutch0767 During my career as a school principal, our district upgraded the computer system for all administrators. We went from PC to Mac. This was supposed to make our lives easier and sync our laptops, phones, and desktops seamlessly. Preferring the status quo, I was skeptical and…

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  • How to Live and Love the Writing Life

    By: DeAnna Lynn Sanders @deannalsanders I haven’t always wanted to be a writer. It was number three on my list: Veterinarian Artist Writer Cross cultural worker It didn’t take me long to jump from #1 to #2. While I loved animals, especially dogs, I learned by the time I was…

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