Guest Post: What to Include in a Thank-You Note to a Team
How to write a thank-you note to a team of coworkers or freelance collaborators.
Writing and Publishing Advice
Guest Post: How to Set Up a Productive and Inspiring Writing Space
Learn how to set up a productive and inspiring writing space. Find out what you need to think about before you get down to decorating.
Writer’s Guide to Handling Criticism: Guest Post from Dale Dyer
You don’t handle the feedback as well as you thought you would? Here’s the writer’s guide to handling criticism to help you out with it.
Self-Editing Tips from 13 Years Ago Still Useful
I posted one of the early articles on the thirteen-year-old blog Blood Red Pencil.
5 Common Challenges Freelance Writers Face and How to Overcome Them
Guest Post from Brenda Richardson Many new freelance writers attempt to make a career out of their writing only to run into multiple hurdles along the way. Frankly, no profession will be free from obstacles and challenges; you just need to be persistent and deal with whatever comes your way. Today, we will be taking … Read more
Guest Post from Betsy Wagner: Life is Full of Surprises—Part 3: Marketing
In parts one and two of this blog, I shared the highlights of writing and publishing SPIRIT OF GONZALES. The final phase of my journey has been the marketing. After all, if you spend ten years creating a product, you should do something with it. When Lillie and I first saw a light at the … Read more
Guest Post from Betsy Wagner: Life is Full of Surprises—Part 2: Publishing
Part 1: Writing Earlier this week, I shared the surprises of my writing life—the ten years from 2008 to 2018 digging out the facts and discovering the names and dates of my family’s story. It was a great wallowing in the weeds. At last I realized it needed to be published. But how? I began … Read more
Guest Post from Betsy Wagner: Life is Full of Surprises—Part 1: Writing
My writing life is a surprise—a good surprise. I love it. But it hasn’t been easy. In March 2019, I published the book SPIRIT OF GONZALES, the story of a young woman who came to Texas just in time for a revolution. The book started as a surprise. In 2008 my sister handed me three … Read more
Writing Day and Month
Today is I Love to Write Day. How do you celebrate I Love to Write Day? By writing, of course. So many people say, “I love to write but …” What comes after the but varies. “I don’t have enough time.” “I don’t know how to get started.” “I’ve got too much responsibility and too … Read more
Writing Love and Life
November 15 is I Love to Write Day and November is National Life Writing Month. How do you celebrate I Love to Write Day? By writing, of course. It doesn’t matter what you write. It doesn’t matter how much you write. Writing today is intended to be fun—to do something you love. If you’ve wanted … Read more