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U.S. National Ballpoint Pen Day is celebrated every year on June 10th, so this fun observance is “write” around the corner! As an author and former salesperson in the office products arena, a good pen makes me positively giddy. Before the introduction of pens as we know them today, quill pens or fountain pens […]
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I Love To Write Day is November 15th and this day is near and dear to our hearts. Here are some thoughts and words of advice for current and emerging authors.
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Emerging authors want to be heard and understood, and that journey can be scary. Here are 5 tips to guide your memoir writing process.
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We won’t go into details, but we are fairly certain everyone knows what we mean when we say that our world is an uncertain place right now. Though it would be incredibly easy to get sucked into the turmoil around us, authors and artists need to take extra care to stay focused and centered and
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Ahhh, spring is in the air and along with it comes the urge to update, refresh and renew everything. From closets to backyards, whipping things into shape with a fresh coat of this or a rearranging of that is a freeing and exciting feeling. Little do authors know, their online spaces need the same TLC
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Guest post by Becky Flansburg Blogging is such an invaluable tool for authors. There are a lot of different definitions for a blog, but put simply, a blog (short for \”web log\”) is a website or part of a website where you can post regular entries of opinion pieces, news, case studies, your email newsletter
The Content Conundrum | What Authors Can Blog About Read More »
Anyone who has spent more than 15 minutes on Twitter these days knows that it can sometimes tend to be a volatile place to be social. The same can be said for virtually all on line platforms, but when it comes right down to it, we are all expected to conduct ourselves in a civilized and
How to be Humble and Kind Online Read More »
What is that authors want most? Other than being able to create and express themselves, they often want validation for their months (sometimes years) of blood sweat and tears that went into bringing their literary work to life. Though not all authors write and publish \” for the money,\” books sales are an important in
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Guest post by artist, podcaster and teacher, Jamie Ridler What if your dreams weren’t on some distant horizon but rather your best companion, living in your heart, ready to be of service and to help you right now? Meet Your Dream So often we are only able to recognize our dream in its full-blown incarnation.
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Guest Post by Jim Weiss Storytelling as Teaching Tools Stories are spectacularly successful learning tools. Many studies show that children whose parents tell and/or read stories to them from an early age turn out to be better readers and students later on. Furthermore, you are twenty times more likely to remember information if you
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