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This is my entry into Robert Hruzek’s group writing project on what I learned from travel. With apologies to Robert, I’m going to expand on the theme a little bit and share what I learned about writing from travel. That’s right, this is a writing blog so I’ve decided to integrate writing into the project. […]

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Some more results from Brad Shorr’s favorite business books group project are in. (This project is ongoing, so if you haven’t participated yet, it’s not too late to participate.) When the project is complete, we ought to have a great list of business books! This is such an important project (and it encourages reading) that […]

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Brad, at Straight North, asks, “What’s Your Favorite Business Book?” He wants to compile a list of blogger favorites. This is my entry into his group project. I have to admit, I’m a reader. While some people might like to watch television or listen to music, my idea of relaxation is to curl up with […]

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… and all of you are my ingredients. This is my answer to Liz Strauss‘s group writing project: What is Your Blogging Metaphor? My metaphor for blogging is a cake recipe. It starts with this blog, WritingThoughts, which is like the flour that goes into a cake. But a cake made up of nothing but […]

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Robert Hruzek over at Middle Zone Musings is running a group writing project. The topic is the world of work. This post is my entry into that project. Before I worked for myself (which is to say, before I became an independent contractor), I worked as an employee. I held a variety of writing positions for a […]

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  Yvonne at Grow Your Writing Business has awarded the Thinking Blogger Award to WritingThoughts. Yvonne said this about WritingThoughts when she named the site for the award:  “Writing Thoughts, who keeps me thinking about writing, and reminds me why I love it, from her virtual cubicle next door (even though we are on opposite sides […]

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Lillie Amman of A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye recently tagged me for this meme on work/life balance. If you’ve been reading WritingThoughts a while, then you know that this is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. Lillie’s meme invites bloggers to answer any of five questions. I chose to answer all of […]

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There’s a meme going around the blogosphere with a serious purpose. I was actually tagged by Paula Mooney last Saturday, but I’ve put off writing about this meme. Why have I put off writing this meme? There are a couple of reasons. First of all, the topic of this meme is so serious that it’s […]

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Boy am I behind on my blogging!! There’s a new meme going around the blogosphere–it asks bloggers to list five reasons why they blog. I was tagged to participate by Randa Clay over at Lumps of Clay. While I’m flattered to participate, I have to admit that this exercise was a little challenging for me. […]

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