Providing “Value” on Social Media: What I Learned This Week
Image created by Wanda Thibodeaux on Canva It used to be that writers had lots of help marketing themselves, simply because publishers knew that good marketing meant more money in their own pockets. Want to...
Headlines Stink? Try These 8 Power-Ups
Image created by Wanda Thibodeaux on Canva One of the best things about the digital world right now is that writers can get their content out on tons of platforms. It’s easier than ever to...
What to Do When Your Draft Genuinely Sucks
Image by Anuj Chawla from PixabayEvery writer I know understands that producing a book–or even an article or blog post–is a process. It’s rare for people to spew one version of something, hit publish, and...
The Ultimate Writer Self-Care Checklist
Image by Victoria_Borodinova from PixabayWriting tends to be a pretty lonely and thankless job. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value, and it certainly doesn’t mean that you can’t practice self-care so that everything...
How to Keep Gratitude Journaling from Totally Sucking
Image by Kranich17 from PixabayYou don’t have to look very far to find the benefits of gratitude journaling — stress reduction, for example. But if you don’t approach it the right way, then keeping this...
Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It
Photo by WangXuefei on Pixabay Being a real wordsmith means that each time you pick up a pencil or sit down at your keyboard, what flows out comes from your own mind and heart. Sure,...
4 Ways to Spot a Bad Writing Client
Image by SarahRichterArt on Pixabay In an ideal world, every writing client you have would be the most perfect, honest, well-paying person on the planet. To borrow from the Horton Hears a Who film, they would all...
To Get Paid for Writing, Embrace These Habits
Photo by Brett_Hondow on Pixabay Ever been anxious about how or when you'll get paid as a writer? Me, too. As I write this, current clients owe me almost $2,000. This represents work spanning over...
