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  • Series and Related Posts

    Bible:
    Reading the Bible: Part 1 - Bible Reading Plans
    Reading the Bible: Part 2 - Reading to Learn and Understand

    Blogging:
    Blogging Ethics
    Bogging Metaphor: Blogging Is a Large City with Hundreds of Small Neighborhoods
    Comments and New Plugins
    Double Whammy: Blast from the Past Meme and Carnival of Circular Communication
    A Humorous Look at My Pet Blogging Peeves
    Tips for Better Blogging
    What Do You Think of Weekly/Monthly Roundups, Themes, and Link Love Posts?  
    What Blogging Means to Me

    Client Relationships:
    Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 1: Why
    Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 2: Getting Started
    Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 3: My Business Model
    Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 4: Example - The Beginning
    Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 5: Example - The Relationship Continues
    Building Long-Term Client Relationships - Part 6: Nine Tips for Success

    Clients’ Book Awards:
    Exciting news … and you can make it more exciting
    The Last Boat Out is an EPPIE winner!
    The New Day Dawns is a contest finalist!
    Spring House is a Finalist in the Indie Book Awards!

    Copyright:
    Copyright: Part 1 - Just Because It’s Online Doesn’t Mean It’s in the Public Domain
    Copyright: Part 2 - US Copyright Law
    Copyright: Part 3 - Fair Use
    Copyright: Part 4 - Protecting Your Copyright

    Critique and Other Writing Groups:
    About Critique Groups
    Beware of the Wrong Critique Groups 
    The Value of Brainstorming
    The Value of Writers Groups

    E-books and E-Publishing:
    Answers to a Writer’s Questions, Part 2: Children’s Book on CD
    Answers to a Writer’s Questions, Part 3: Marketing a Children’s E-Book
    E-Books, Part 1: I read throughout a four-hour power outage
    E-Books, Part 2: Short Nonfiction (How-To) E-Books
    E-Books, Part 3: Books from Electronic or Traditional Publishers
    E-Books, Part 4: Electronic Reading Devices
    Read an E-Book Week
    Self-Publishing Primer: Part 13 - Do I need a Web site and should I make my book available as an e-book?

    Editing (also see Writing and Self-Editing): 
    Editing: Part 1 - What is editing?
    Editing: Part 2 - What are the different kinds of editing?
    Editing: Part 3 - When should I start editing?
    Editing: Part 4 - What are style guides and why do I need them?
    Editing: Part 5 - What steps should I follow when I edit?
    Editing: Part 6 - What should I look for when I edit?
    Editing: Part 7 - Do I need an outside editor?
    Who Needs an Editor?

    Freelance Writing:
    So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 1: Learning about the Business
    So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 2: Choosing What You will Do
    So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 3: Finding Gigs
    So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Part 4: Advice from the Pros

    Freelance Writing and Editing Rates (see also Resources for Writers):
    How Much Will It Cost? Average Freelance Editing Rates
    Self-Publishing Primer: Part 11 - How Much Does Self-Publishing Cost?
    What are your prices for writing and editing services … and how much value do you give?
    Working with a Professional Editor: Part 1 - Finding the Right Editor
    Working with a Professional Editor: Part 2 - How It Works 
    Writer’s Worth Day

    Goals and Productivity:
    2008 Blogging Goals? Plans, maybe …
    Focus and Organization
    Looking Ahead
    Looking Back
    Memes and Gotta Get Goals!
    Shared Answers 2007: Part 1, The Problem
    Shared Answers 2007: Part 2, The Solution 
    SMART Goals
    Productivity Tips

    Journaling:
    Journaling: What the heck is a journal anyway?
    Journaling: Connecting the Dots

    Life Lessons/Inspiration (also see Rejection):
    Balance in Life
    Catalyst: God’s Tool
    Rebooting and the Fourth Commandment
    What I Learned from Animals
    What I Learned from Door-to-Door Sales

    What I Learned from My First Vacation in a Wheelchair
    What I Learned from the Law
    What I Learned from Mashing It Up
    What I Learned from Working for the Government

    What I Learned from The World of Sports
    You May Never Know the Impact You Have

    Lillie and Her Writing (also see Stroke):
    An Anniversary: How I Became a Full-Time Writer
    A Different … and Special … Family Vacation
    Dream or Destiny … The End! 
    Eight Random Facts
    Eight Random Things about Lillie
    Five Things
    Free Stories and Articles
    It’s Funny NOW, But Then … It Was Frightening: MRI Horror Story  
    More Than You Ever Wanted to Know: Eight Things About My Writing and Me 
    My Love Affair with Writing 
    Seven Random Things

    Magical Thinking:
    1. What I Learned from People with Magical Thinking
    2. Authors and Magical Thinking
    3. Someone Who Isn’t a Magical Thinker
    4. More on Magical Thinking

    News Releases:
    News Releases: Part 1 - What a News Release Is and What It Isn’t
    News Releases: Part 2 - When to Send Them
    News Releases: Part 3 - How to Write Them

    News Releases: Part 4 - Where to Distribute Them

    POD (Print on Demand):
    POD: Part 1 - What It Is
    POD: Part 2 - Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing with POD
    POD: Part 3 - Pros and Cons of Using a POD Subsidy Publisher
    POD: Part 4 - POD Publishers 

    Rejection:
    Every “No” Is Just One Step Closer to a “Yes
    Rejection: Keep Looking for the Right Address
    Rejection: Your baby is ugly!
    What I Learned from Rejection

    Resources for Writers (see also Freelance Writing):
    Authors on the Net: A Resource for Writers
    Blogs by and for Writers
    Freelance Writing Job Sites
    Nothing Binding: Making a Connection between Readers and Writers
    Reference Resources for Writers and Readers 
    Resources for Students and Educators … and Maybe the Rest of Us, Too
    Resources for Young Writers 
    Resources for Writers
    Writing and Publishing Q&A

    Self-Publishing/Publishing:
    Self-Publishing Primer: Parts 1 - 14
    Self-Publishing Primer (the entire series compiled in a PDF file)
    Finding a Publisher
    Five Publishing Hurdles
    The Realities of the Publishing World: Traditional, Subsidy, and Self-Publishing

    Sources of Freelance Business:
    Connecting - Part I: Referrals
    Connecting - Part II: Search Engines
    Connecting - Part III: Trade Exchanges

    Stroke:
    National Stroke Awareness Month: My Stroke - the Beginning
    National Stroke Awareness Month: My Stroke - The Next Three Days
    National Stroke Awareness Month: My Stroke - the Aftermath
    National Stroke Awareness Month: Stroke Risk Factors and Symptoms

    Working with a Professional Editor
    Working with a Professional Editor: Part 1 - Finding the Right Editor
    Working with a Professional Editor: Part 2 - How It Works 

    Writing Ethics
    Ghost-Writing: Is It Ethical
    Writing Ethics 1: Fake Testimonials
    Writing Ethics 2: Voting in Readers’ Choice Contests
    Writing Ethics 3: Reviews
    Writing Ethics 4: Amazon Ranking and Bestseller Status

    Writing and Self-Editing (also see Editing):
    Blogs That Roar: 3 Tips for Powerful Writing 
    Editing: Turning Dreck into Prose
    The First Draft: Pure Green Dreck
    How to Write an Interview-Winning Resume 
    Lessons for Writers from the Spurs’ NBA Championship
    Rules or artistic license
    Seven Tips for Professional and Nonprofessional Writers
    Ten Tips for Self-Editing
    Top Five Keys to Successful Persuasive Writing 
    Write What You Know or Know What You Write?
    Writing about Tragedy
    Writing versus Editing