WritingThoughts

Are you looking for information about writing and other writing-related tips? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve packed this blog with writing information. However, some of you may not be aware that I write on other blogs. Yet, some of those other posts also contain information that might be useful to writers. So today, […]

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Do you compare yourself with other writers? The Internet has made it easier than ever to compare ourselves with other freelance writers and bloggers easier than ever. The question is: Is comparison with other writers healthy?

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I’m often asked what it takes to become a freelance writer. There’s all kinds of answers that I could give to that question, but basically it boils down to one key factor: WORDS – I’m good with them. In fact, without my writing ability everything else that I’ve learned would be relatively useless. It’s always […]

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I found an interesting quiz over at Journey of Words. It has more to do with words than with being a writer. Of course, being the lover of words and quizzes that I am, I had to take the quiz and share my results here. What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland […]

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Over at Middle Zone Musings Robert Hruzek runs a monthly group writing project with the theme “What I learned from…” Every month the “from” is something new, and this month it’s change. Truthfully, there’s a lot of things that I’d like to change in the world. A long time ago, however, I learned that big […]

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I remember when my first (and at that time only) child was a toddler (not quite three years old) and my husband and I decided to go on a beach vacation. I carefully packed her things, including the bag with a change of clothes and a couple of toys. We ate a good breakfast, loaded […]

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Yvonne at Grow Your Writing Business has tagged me for the recycling meme. This is a meme that started at William Tully’s Logical emotions blog. Since it’s a sleepy Friday morning (well, actually it is Thursday night), today seems like the perfect day for it. (I’ll cross my fingers and hope my links work since […]

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Sorry guys! This one is just for the girls. Angela over at Domestic Divapalooza recently awarded me the Rocking Girl Blogger Award.  (Thank-you Angela!) As you can see, it’s a cute pink button that I can put with my Thinking Blogger Award. The best part of the Rocking Girl Blogger award is that I get […]

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Last week Vivienne asked if there were rules for creative folks. (A question originally asked by Marc Rapp at Uniquely the Epitome.) Vivienne specifically tagged me to answer the question. I delayed answering for a couple of reasons. First of all, I had a ton of deadlines last week. (That’s a really good thing.) Secondly, […]

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The group writing project results are in for Robert Hruzek’s What I Learned From Travel group project. You’ve probably already read my entry. Here are the other entries: What I Learned From . . . Travel and Diversity, by Karin H. at Stop/Start What I Learned From Travel, by Benjamin Penfold-Marwick at Hello Internet What […]

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