Category Archives: Blogging

Stepping into entrepreneurship at age 50

Want to learn more about how others have found new meaning by changing careers after age 50?  Check out my latest post over at Midlife Crisis Queen!

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Two important articles about the future of writing

The New York Times ran two important articles yesterday which ALL writers need to read: The Slow Death of the American Author by Scott Turow, and, on the future of writing for the Internet: Sponsors Now Pay for Online Articles, … Continue reading

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How to know when your blog becomes a business

After over five years as a blogger, I am finally starting to think like a business person instead of someone who enjoys writing for free.  I just noticed recently how my thinking has changed. First of all, everybody and their … Continue reading

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How bloggers can change the world!

So pleased to learn today of how the blogger Alexandria Goddard called much needed attention to a crime in Steubbenville, Ohio, making certain that proper charges were brought against the young men guilty of raping a 16 young old unconscious … Continue reading

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What’s good and bad about social media?

Have you seem this infographic yet?

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Don’t just post, promote your blog!

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What makes us a writer?

I’ve been enjoying some lovely writing in the new book “The Paris Wife.”  As you may know, this novel is a well-researched fictionalization of the early years of Ernest Hemingway with his first wife Hadley. Reading this fine work inspired … Continue reading

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My problem with writing groups…

I have been rewarding myself lately for the completion of my third non-fiction book, by reading a GREAT novel!  Have you heard about “The Paris Wife” yet?  I find it to be the perfect distraction from all the pressure I put … Continue reading

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Take charge of your creative process!

“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”                                             – A.J. Liebling It never fails to amaze … Continue reading

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