Last year I started a series called Craft Your Blog, in which I hoped to share writing and blogging advice, tools and tips that get me through my busy days of writing dailyish for three different websites. Last February I wrote a post called “Blog Editing Tips, Part One,” in which I talked about some […]
The Season for Slowing Down
Now that the snow is mostly off the roads and the girl has been securely delivered to school (I feel like the moms in those back-to-school memes where the kids are sad and the mom is jumping for joy, except here we were both really excited to get back to our routine) and I’m realizing […]
10 Pieces of Advice from 10 Years of Freelancing
When I made my first sale as a freelancer, I was super excited. I was working nights as an editor at a newspaper and had big dreams that someday maybe I’d be able to freelance full-time, actually get to see my husband occasionally, maybe even be at home with a kid if we ever chose […]
I Guess That’s What You Call Karma
I’ve been diligently not liking people’s Facebook statuses where they share x number of things about themselves because I didn’t want to have to do it myself. Then my friend Laurie gave me the “Liebster Award,” which is supposed to encourage blog readers to visit some other blogs but is also a way to get […]
I Get it Now
I’ve always read things where people say how important having girlfriends is for adult women. I chose not to believe it for years because I never have had that. I had a couple of great girlfriends in high school who were in my wedding, and we’re still Facebook friends, but we all live in different […]
Why We Love Wacky Challenges
This month, if you didn’t know, is National Novel Writing Month. It’s the time of year when would-be novelists turn into actual novelists by churning out a story of at least 50,000 words between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30. It is so much crazy good fun. I haven’t even attempted it in years, but I […]
A Must-Read on the Value of Writing and Writers
I unexpectedly had a little alone time at home yesterday (thanks, husband!) and while I was online I saw a post from a Facebook friend with a link and the comment “a must read.” So I did. And it is. The article, titled “Slaves of the Internet, Unite!” is from the New York Times, the […]