Freelancers-you're invited to participate in the NAIWE Credibility Tips Booklet http://ow.ly/15XJJ5 -Share knowledge & promo your business!

Saturday- gearing up for NaNoWriMo; planning for book workshop: my secret to becoming a writer: http://ow.ly/xZbT Feel free to share!

“An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere.” Gustave Flaubert

Before NaNoWriMo begins-here's the secret! How to Become a Writer http://ping.fm/EiOQ3

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. -Toni Morrison

10 responses so far to my 'zippy title' survey for book workshop- http://ping.fm/O248B. Can you help me name it? http://bit.ly/bk-survey

Today's free download from @learnoutloud is The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe. Enjoy!

Thanks @ELwrite @inkwellHQ @JeffGuernsey for responses to survey http://bit.ly/bk-survey -I'll post final choice here & on NAIWE.com e-zine.

Need your opinion! I'm looking for a zippier title for my book workshop http://ping.fm/O248B Here's the surveyhttp://bit.ly/bk-survey

Are you going to try NaNoWriMo this year? Here are three resources to make writing a novel in 30 days easier! http://bit.ly/jc-blog

Sunday- a wonderful day to be outside enjoying lovely weather, finding new inspiration for writing, & prioritizing for the work/school week.

Saturday- open windows, fresh air, scent of wood smoke, warmth, and the sound of rain in the trees. Time for creativity!

Bright tweeters- @AllenaT , @p2p_editor, @MoonlightMom, @BethanyEdits, @KD_Bren, @ruby3881, @inkyelbows, @NathanBransford, @motsjustes, #ff

On my way to The Writing Show, sponsored by JamesRiverWriters (VA). Tonight's theme is mystery writing, moderated by my friend @EmylJenkins

Thursday is errand day; things can fall apart without a conscious effort to stay focused on the week's priority. One more day to write!

Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer & winter. Carol B Hipps

Join Paulette Ensign today @ 3:30 EDT. Find out how to create a truly sticky business "card" in minutes a day! Sign up http://bit.ly/No43Q

I keep seeing ads for "prof. writers" to write articles for $20-60. Please beware-there are much better ways to use your skill.

Finished my writing goal today, but had another 1 hovering. Really shouldn't stack them up-it's better to enjoy each goal as it's reached!

It's the National Day on Writing (why "on"?). Listen to good stuff, submit writing & more at http://ping.fm/rPZm6

Join NAIWE Expert Paulette Ensign as she teaches how to strategically use Twitter to create a product & market your book http://bit.ly/Oyttl

Rhetoric-The Holy Grail to Writing Great Content: Outstanding @Problogger post includes a list of rhetorical devices- http://tiny.cc/f407d

Overnight Success: What Does It Really Look Like? http://ping.fm/41EZP

Monday morning note to self: Morning is writing time! Focus on the priority for this week (Excellence in Literature) and do that first;-).

Sunday- a perfect day to slow down, look around, & make sure the path you're on is headed to where you really want to go. Take the joy path!

Contests are a great way to motivate students! RT @ tkread: Art & writing contests for pre-k to 12th grade: http://bit.ly/3idURV

Didn't quite make my writing goal today, but close. Have to pop over & visit the Writers-Editors twibe twib.es/BUZ , then compose some grub.

Writing today. I hope to have at least 2000 more words by the end of the day. It helps to focus on one project at a time...

The day is spent & it's time to slow down and savor an evening fire. We're burning rose-pink cedar, and it scents the crisp outside air.

“What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.” SJohnson- Writing happens best when we sit & do it!

The shrewd guess...fertile hypothesis... courageous leap to a tentative conclusion-these are the most valuable coin of the thinker...Bruner

RT @AlvinAugustusJones "Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."-John F. Kennedy

What book did you hate when you had to read it in high school, but later loved? Share it for Great Books Week! http://ping.fm/J2mA8

Tuesday's topic for Great Weeks blog tour: What was your favorite childhood book? http://ping.fm/89yLg

Share your thoughts at NAIWE's Great Books Week Blog Tour! When I was a child, my favorite book was...because.... http://bit.ly/1to9mp

Contest! Christian Writing Examiner is offering a contest for those who post on all 5 days of the Great Books Week Blog Tour. http://ping.fm/W9Hd2

Author Tod Steward is offering signed/numbered editions of his new book, Juliet's Opera. I just ordered mine! http://ping.fm/7snG5

If you were stranded on a deserted island & could have only 7 books, which would you choose? Here are my picks: http://ping.fm/5enRf

Considering freelancing? Here are a few things to consider before you go full-time: http://ping.fm/GcNup