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Do You Write for Money or for Art?

Do You Write for Money or for Art?

By on Jul 13, 2015 in Blog Writing, Writing | 1 comment

A young adult cousin of mine who is artistically talented  hasn’t touched a brush in years. Why? She said recently it’s because her dad told her she couldn’t make a living at it. I think that may be somewhat of an excuse, but it raises an important issue. Do we do what we do as artists, musicians and writers to make money or make art? Her father...

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Blog Challenge – Can You Do It?

By on Jun 9, 2015 in Blog Writing, Uncategorized | 2 comments

What does it take to blog? Well for starters, you actually have to blog. If you’ve been wanting to blog but have had a hard time finding the motivation or getting yourself going, I have the solution: I challenge you to blog at least once a week for three months. That’s easy math – just 12 posts. You can write them all at once if you want – as...

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Yikes! The Editor Needs an Editor!

Yikes! The Editor Needs an Editor!

By on Apr 30, 2015 in Blog Writing, Writing | 2 comments

I will admit that I was a little harried last week trying to stay on top of things. That’s my excuse for being what some might call careless in my eagerness to get everything done, including a post on my own blog. I wrote it, gave it a quick read, made it live and clicked that overdue item off my to- do list. And then I got this text from my proofreader/mom. “You...

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Let’s Go Fishing for Some Readers

Let’s Go Fishing for Some Readers

By on Apr 24, 2015 in Writing | 0 comments

(Note – this post has been edited and changes are indicated for purposes of demonstration.) Do you want to get your reader’s attention? Really? Are you sure? Of course you do. What a ridiculous question. Why have I even bothered to ask? It’s simple: I want your attention. It’s called a hook. As in the hook that goes on the end of a fishing line. You want to...

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