Writing
Staying Positive While Fighting Flying Monkeys (Interview with Steven Vannoy & Book Giveaway)
Staying positive is a big challenge for writers. Edit 20 times, feel nauseous licking the envelope, and then wait 4 months for a submission response. A yes means a two year journey of editing, marketing, illustrating, and…
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Writing
How a Storyboard Saved My Story
Just like my kids don't see anything wrong with marshmallows for breakfast, I couldn't find anything wrong with my picture book manuscript. Yet, it had been three months since my submission, and it was clearly time to …
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The Dirty Girls
The Dirty Girls Reach New Heights
It may be a bad idea, but I like to listen to the sounds of the stools moving around upstairs for a few minutes before commencing investigation. I hope letting the dirty girls practice their independence in somewhat controlled…
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Versatile Blogger Award
7 Things about Me the Versatile Blogger Award Made Me Share
I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by Gerry Wilson (The Writerly Life) . Thank you Gerry! Here are the Rules for the Versatile Blogger Award: Thank the person who gave you this award. Include a link to t…
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Writing
The Dirty Girl Catches the Worm
I wished for a great picture for my blog for Mothers Day. While we were fishing, I asked my 2 year old dirty girl if there were any more worms in the bucket. Wish granted. Unfortunately, I was too busy giggling hysterical…
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Writing
10 Ways to Get Blog Images for Peanuts (i.e. Free!)
Yes, your words are beautiful, thoughtful, and mesmerizing, but people still like pretty pictures . Pictures add interest to your blog post and pull in readers from search results. Pictures help with SEO by letting search eng…
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writing tips
Stand Up Comedy for Writers
For creative writing exercise I thought I would try a little stand up comedy. Then I remembered I am a really terrible joke teller, generally forgetting how the joke starts or ends or both. I guess the only way to get my funny …
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writing efficiency
How to Write for Children and Executives
I sometimes quip about my corporate upbringing, complaining about being forced to boil down extremely complex projects into 1-page recommendations under the glare of fluorescent lights. Every word was hand-picked. Every …
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