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"If you plan to read one book this year, I encourage you to consider Find Your Reason to Be Here." Jed Diamond
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Are you thinking about self-publishing?
Here’s a new BBC article about the present “existential crisis” in the book industry.
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The stresses of writing a book
“Those who think they can, and those who think they cannot are BOTH right.” – Henry Ford I just completed the editorial phase of my new book: FIND YOUR REASON TO BE HERE: The Search for Meaning in Midlife. … Continue reading
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Tagged completing your book, Find Your Reason to be Here, midlife and meaning, the editorial process of publishing, The search for meaning in midlife, writing
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Small Business Saturday is November 24th this year!
Remember all small businesses today, and BTW I’m just about the smallest business you’re ever going to run into! Please consider the purchase of my books as GREAT holiday gifts for your friends and family with midlife or love concerns… … Continue reading
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You’re not going to believe this!
After working full-time as a writer for the past six years, I just bought my FIRST laptop! No I don’t have a cellphone either, but I must say I am experiencing a bit of a lift from having my laptop … Continue reading
Are you an introvert writer?
Sometimes understanding your natural tendencies can be illuminating. Check out my new post over at MidlifeCrisisQueen.com
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Writing advice from Margaret Atwood
Take a pencil to write with on aeroplanes. Pens leak. But if the pencil breaks, you can’t sharpen it on the plane, because you can’t take knives with you. Therefore: take two pencils. If both pencils break, you can do … Continue reading
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Advice to all of you writers out there…
“If you are a writer, it’s the writing that matters and no amount of battery acid in your stomach over who got what for what book they wrote is going to help you in your cause. Your cause is to … Continue reading
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If I could write like anybody, I would write like….
Just found a new book by one of my favorite-all-time authors! The back story is, this author’s book, Around the House and in the Garden: A Memoir of Heartbreak, Healing, and Home Improvement, arrived in my life just in time … Continue reading
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What is writer’s block, and why don’t I have it?
“Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.” – Carol Burnett I know most of you may have experienced “writer’s block.” My friend Tammy talked about it over at “Grown Up, Now … Continue reading
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Writing and Courage
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’ And don’t we know this as writers! Becoming a writer has been the most frustrating and yet … Continue reading
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