Five Ways to Make Writing Less Painful

I have a secret: writing is sometimes painful for me. Really, really painful. As in watching Justin Bieber videos on repeat painful (except "Sorry" because I actually like that song #sorrynotsorry). Even though I am a writer and have wanted to be one pretty much my whole life ("book" was my first word), sometimes the thought…

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Forget the Bass; It’s All About That Motivation

This story, like all good stories, involves Lisa Frank. It also involves math (something that most good stories don't include). As a child (well, this is still true if I am honest), I was terrible at math. Epically bad. It is really embarrassing if I go into too much detail about it, so I won't. Just…

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Interview with Nesha Woolery on Websites and Social Media

For this Friday's fun post, I am sharing with you an interview I had with the lovely Nesha Woolery. In case you don't know Nesha, she designed this gorgeous website and all my graphics. Not only is she a fantastic designer, but she also runs the Shelancers group (a fun community of freelancers that also has…

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Easy Listening = Easy Writing

It was a hot summer day at the beach. My best friend and I were staying at her grandparents' beautiful beach house. After lounging around after a BBQ dinner, her grandparents recommended that we check out a classic rock cover band on the boardwalk.We were expecting the Rolling Stones. Led Zeppelin. The Who.That was not…

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5 Writing Lessons from the Fitz and the Tantrums Concert

I went to a Fitz and the Tantrums concert last Saturday, and it pretty much changed my life. How? Besides being an amazing show, it taught me some great lessons that could be applied to my writing. 1. You Have to Wait I think I must be getting old, because waiting is getting hard. I keep…

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I Won’t Pull an Ursula

Look, I am not here to steal your voice. I have recently heard from some writers that they are terrified that an editor will try to steal their voices. As if editors were huge purple women that like to sing about poor unfortunate souls. Or, if you like to kick it more old school, we…

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