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I don't publish much on here anymore, but I have something I want to share with you this week.  I'm back on Fiverr doing some editing and still have a couple of other gigs up. The book contest I'm sharing here is from an order I received and thought some of you might be interested …

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Summer is almost over. I can’t believe how fast my summer break went. And now here I am back at the day job, one I love I might add. How was your summer? I hope you had a good one and got to do some fun things! I bet you’re wondering where I’ve been. As …

January proves to be a productive month for me

January was pretty good to me. I’ve already hit some of my writing goals this year. What a great feeling that is! Hitting some of my goals gives me the motivation to keep working hard. It pushes me to keep going with my writing, which makes me happy. What goals did I hit in January? …

My Amazing 2018 Goals Will Rock This Year

2018 is here, and I’m ready for it. How about you? I’ve set some new and better goals, and I’m ready to crush them! Last year I had six goals. However, I didn’t hit many of them. A couple of them I even fell short quite a bit. At first I felt like a failure …

How to Deal With Haters When You’re an Author

Authors have to deal with haters from time to time. There is no getting around it. When you are famous or are well known, you deal with it more. But a hater can touch any author. Last week I dealt with my first hater. He wasn’t even talking about my books but rather a blog …

Crushing Writing Goals is a Great Feeling!

We’re almost halfway through the year. Can you believe it? This year is flying by fast. Anyway, I wanted to share my writing progress so far this year. My writing goals were pretty specific at the beginning of the year. I have worked hard at figuring out goals that I knew I could accomplish and …

How Do You Show Your Work the Best Way?

Show your work. Seriously. Why are you writing or drawing or painting if you’re not going to show your work? Austin Kleon’s book called Show Your Work tells us how to do just that. I first learned about this book during a chat in the 10 Minute Novelists Facebook group. At that point, I followed …

The Miracle Morning Brings You to Life

The Miracle Morning is truly a miracle. This book has brought me to life like I never really thought anything could do. Off and on for several years, I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety. I’ve worried myself sick at times over things that were happening in my life, and I’ve stressed out about things that …

Are You an Author Struggling With Book Marketing?

Are you struggling with book marketing? Are you looking for ways to simplify book marketing because you’re making it harder than it needs to be? Are you at a loss on how to market your books? If so, then Rachel Thompson’s 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge is a book you need to read. In February 2016, …

Do You Suffer from Hypothyroidism and are a Writer?

Sarah Lentz The Hypothyroid Writer October 2016 205 pages $2.99 eBook, $12.99 paperback Health, Fitness, and Dieting   Are you a writer struggling to write while dealing with hypothyroidism? If so, you’re not alone. This book, The Hypothyroid Writer, will help you deal with this problem. Lentz divides the book into two parts. In the …

Top 7 Reasons I Can’t Give up Facebook

To do or not to do Facebook, that is the question. People say they stay off of Facebook because it’s not that important to them. As much as I would like to avoid this social media some days, I can’t. You’re probably thinking, Why not? Avoiding Facebook isn’t that easy for me. Up until March …

8 Qualities You Need to be a Great Travel Writer

One of the toughest niches to break into is travel writing. It’s one of the niches I enjoy writing. One of the reasons it’s hard is because the niche has some qualities that the other writing niches don’t. However, if you are determined to write travel articles, it can be done. Make sure you have …