How to make the switch to a writing career
Laura’s note: Over the next few days, I’ll be answering some of my Frequently Asked Questions -- questions that I often hear from readers. As …Read More
Category Archives: Writing
My least favorite “statistic”
If you read newspapers or magazines frequently, you’ve probably happened upon the genre of the trend piece.A trend piece documents something allegedly on the rise, …Read More
Blogging as deliberate practice
I’ve written here (and elsewhere) before of how I’ve come to see blogging as my daily writing practice. I write for a living, and I …Read More
Grow your blog readership overnight! (or slowly over 3.5 years)
I’ve been blogging regularly for about 3.5 years (irregularly for 4). When I first started looking at Google Analytics about 3 years ago, a “big” …Read More
How you know you’re in the flow
Time is elastic. Even if we think we’re busy, we often have hours that can be redeployed to other priorities if we wish.I was reminded …Read More
Notes on the writing retreat
Sometimes you need a change of scenery to get things done. I've long had a bit of a fantasy of taking a writing retreat (I …Read More
Success at Work Challenge Week 6: Pay in
I’m trying to achieve success at work, and you can too! For the next 2 weeks, I’ll be running a #SuccessAtWork challenge on this blog. …Read More
Til Faith Do Us Part
We often explore the theme on this blog that things are seldom black and white. Any given social phenomenon can have upsides and downsides -- …Read More
Want to beta-test my novel?
I took numerous creative writing classes in college. While there were definitely some strange parts, the upside was having a class full of people who …Read More
The Idea Desk (not pictured)
I had a rather successful night at my middle kid’s nursery school silent auction a few weeks ago. Maybe it was the fact that I …Read More