An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. C de Montesquieu #quote #funny

Any suggestions for writers/entrepreneurs conferences? I'm speaking a lot in March & June, but have other spots open. http://ht.ly/3sTpX

New post! Carnival of Homeschooling: Making Time for Things That Matter- 2011 Planning http://ht.ly/1aDMQ3

A quiet Sunday, time for contemplation, family & friends; time to reflect on the blessings of the past year & release negatives. Take joy!

I'm wishing each of you a peaceful holiday season and a joyous new year. Please remember to make time for the people & things that matter!

#NAIWE member writers & editors: Latest expert teleclass recordings are posted in the Library. Log in and enjoy! http://naiwe.com #write

New post! Can You Help Me Decide? Cover Options for the Planner http://ht.ly/1ayyHY

Do you have a #writer or #editor friend? A year's membership in #NAIWE might be the best gift they get this season! http://naiwe.com

New post! Giving and Receiving Grace-fully - Create traditions that work within your family, greet gifts with love a... http://ht.ly/1axCcX

Many books require no thought from those who read them...for a very simple reason; they made no such demand on those who wrote them. CColton

#NAIWE members: Don't miss today's 3:30 pm ET teleclass on productivity with Meggin McIntosh! Download your free handout: http://ht.ly/3pKhx

Readers...are making the world with you. You give them the materials, but it's the readers who build that world in their own minds. ULe Guin

Many modern novels have a beginning, a muddle and an end. Philip Larkin #quote

New post! How Do You Socialize a Homeschooled Child? - How do you socialize a homeschooler? It's a common question, ... http://ht.ly/1aoOb4

Those who write clearly have readers. Those who write obscurely have commentators.
Albert Camus #quote | http://ht.ly/3n6CB #NAIWE

NAIWE News- Productivity Workshop with Meggin McIntosh - Make next year your very best year yet! Join us as NAIWE Pr... http://ht.ly/1amJdZ

One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern... ~HCrane

New post: Time to Auto-Analyze Your Blog! - Typealyzer analyzes your blog posts to determine which part of your brai... http://ht.ly/1alHu5

When I know I have to go out later, it's hard to be productive. Leaving looms like the sword of Damocles. Limiting errands=more efficiency.

NAIWE News- Tom Copeland of Bullworthy: Member Success Story on The Freelance Life http://ht.ly/1akCXY

New post! Plan to Live Life on Purpose - Create a mission statement, goals, and a plan to help you make time for thi... http://ht.ly/1ahcFN

New post: How to Become A Writer (or Not) - Learn how not to become an author in this animated video. http://ht.ly/1ahebg

Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense. -Mark Twain #quote | Profound...

Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you're doomed. Ray Bradbury #quote

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns smethng of which he is not always master - smethng that....wills & works for itself. CBronte

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. ~James Michener #quote

It's Thanksgiving eve, and I'll be taking a break for the next couple of days to focus on family, friends, and gratitude. I wish you joy!

New post: Single Space After Terminal Punctuation, Please - No matter what your typing teacher taught you, it's corr... http://ht.ly/1a8ds9

#Kindle is handy for travel, but I still prefer print for paging back & looking ahead. I don't feel acquainted w/Kbooks as I do with paper.

What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order. P D James #quote | It's a classic hero quest...

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov #quote

Weekend fun! If you value your computer, you probably don't want to drink coffee as you read this. http://ht.ly/3cHmJ #humor #dog

Here's an entertaining look at books being bought all over the world in real time. http://ping.fm/a6RMT |#Write on!

Writers/editors- Thanksgiving dues discount kicked in bigger and earlier this year-- it's an amazing time to join #NAIWE http://ht.ly/310kK

New post! Review: The Struggling Reader Assessments and Teaching Materials http://ht.ly/1a39iQ

Writers: Have you taken the #NAIWE survey? What is your best or oddest source of writing income? It's short, take it now! http://ht.ly/30oEZ

I think it's bad to talk abt one's present work...it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges tension. NMailer #quote

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end.
Ursula K. LeGuin #quote

RT @felicegerwitz: @janicecampbell Making time for things that matter! Christian Homeschooling 2pm EST free doorprizes http://ht.ly/38OPS

Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers. -Aristotle | On #Veteran'sDay, thank you to those who serve.

NAIWE News- Telling Your Own Story: Expressing the “Emotional Why” Behind Your Book- Expert Teleclass for November http://ht.ly/19FEcv

Tip: If you have a primary blog, drive traffic w/a teaser & link on your #NAIWE member site. See the new feed: http://ht.ly/37JrZ

New post: What's the Best Way to Start Writing? - I don't know about the best way for everyone, but for me, I know t... http://ht.ly/19Tigk

Writers: Have you taken the #NAIWE survey? What is your best or oddest source of writing income? It's short, take it now! http://ht.ly/30oEZ

RT @naiwenews: Wehn yuo cnnaot raed, noe hruendd ftory ccrhaetars mean noinhtg. Hlep ptoorme goalbl latceriy: http://t.co/cD3pZUC

Writers/editors- Thanksgiving dues discount kicked in bigger and earlier this year-- it's an amazing time to join #NAIWE http://ht.ly/310kK

On plenty of days the writer can write three or four pages, and on plenty of other days he concludes he must throw them away. ~Annie Dillard

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Thomas Jefferson #quote

Writers/editors- Thanksgiving dues discount kicked in bigger and earlier this year-- it's an amazing time to join #NAIWE http://ht.ly/310kK

What is your steadiest source of writing income? Or the craziest way you've earned $$ by writing? Take the #NAIWE survey: http://ht.ly/30oEZ

New post! Our First Grandbaby is Here! - Here's our new grandbaby, Imogen Violet! http://ht.ly/19GPKX

New post: The Magic of the First Line - There's one magical ingredient in my fiction writing process, but it doesn't... http://ht.ly/19GRhh

The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. ~Edwin Schlossberg #quote

I'm speaking at 2pm EDT on Multiple Streams of Income for Homeschool Families for the Homeschool Expo. http://ht.ly/310h8 Join us!

NAIWE News- Telling Your Own Story: Expressing the “Emotional Why” Behind Your Book- Expert Teleclass for November http://ht.ly/19FEcv

Writers/editors- Thanksgiving dues discount kicked in bigger and earlier this year-- it's an amazing time to join #NAIWE. http://ht.ly/30tw0

Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you're doomed.
Ray Bradbury #quote

If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.
Isaac Asimov #quote

We welcomed Imogen Violet Campbell, our first grandbaby, this morning. 8#, 20"- and utterly adorable, of course! We're thankful.

I just posted a new FB page for Excellence In Literature. Join us to talk about the curriculum, or about great books! http://ht.ly/2Xgj9

A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.
Eugene Ionesco #quote

Looking forward to 7pm EDT w/#NAIWE expert Claudia Suzanne on Successful Freelancing- How to get clients, set prices: http://ht.ly/2WHBs

What is your steadiest source of writing income? Or the craziest way you've earned $$ by writing? Take the #NAIWE survey: http://ht.ly/2T97Z

I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, & took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again. Oscar Wilde #quote

Remember, writers-- when you have a break this weekend, please stop & take the #NAIWE survey: http://ping.fm/VZhTp

If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud. Emile Zola #quote

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you just can't help it.
Leo Rosten #quote

NAIWE News- Ghostwriter Claudia Suzanne: Successful Freelancing http://ht.ly/19r6Cv

A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
Thomas Mann #quote

New post: 5 Good Reasons to Go to a Writers Conference - If you've never been to a writers conference, you just don'... http://ht.ly/19q0kF

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.
Gloria Steinem #quote

New post: Five Reasons to Go To A Writers Conference - Whether you're an established writer or just getting started,... http://ht.ly/19oUCH

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-18 - Purpose for this week: To focus on 3 highest priority items; to gi... http://ht.ly/19leGn

NAIWE News- NAIWE is a Joint Sponsor of Great Books Week 2010 http://ht.ly/19leGj

New post! Great Books Week Day 3: What childhood book captured your imagination? http://ht.ly/19leGr

New post: Four Things Publishers Expect From Authors (they may not be what you expect) http://ht.ly/19lh9d

Books - the best antidote against the marsh-gas of boredom and vacuity. George Steiner #quote #GreatBooks Blog Challenge http://ht.ly/2QjmX

What book or books do you read over and over? #GreatBooks Week blog challenge for day 4: http://ht.ly/2Q1Lv

What four things do publishers expect from every author? Join #NAIWE expert Jerry Simmons- 3:30 pm EDT to find out: http://ht.ly/2P3Af

What childhood book captured your imagination? #GreatBooks Week Blog Challenge. Share your thoughts & link back. http://ht.ly/2P3ep

Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future.-Gail Lumet Buckley

Purpose for this week: To focus on 3 highest priority items; to give grace to all; to do the best I can with what I have; to be grateful.

NAIWE News- Get a Free e-Book of the 1906 Chicago Manual of Style http://ht.ly/18Un1U

Writers & editors: Would you like the 1906 edition of the Chicago Manual of Style? You can get the e-book free ths month. http://ht.ly/2ANvJ

It feels like Monday, but perhaps a free e-book of the 1906 Chicago Manual of Style would make you feel better: http://ht.ly/2AKwT #write

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-04 - Thanks for the #followfriday thoughts! @JimSutton5 @succezsasia @p... http://ht.ly/18RX2M

Writing is my time machine, takes me to the precise time and place I belong. -Jeb Dickerson #quote |And it's vacation time this weekend!

New post! The Blessing of Creative Handwork - Helping your children learn to use their hands creatively can help dev... http://ht.ly/18OeUf

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-28 - RT @succezsasia: The greatest mistake you can make in life is to c... http://ht.ly/18OeUb

New post: Famous Authors Who Self-Published - It's helpful to see that self-publishing isn't just a crazy new phenom... http://ht.ly/18Ohfo

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space. -Orson Scott Card #quote

#NAIWE members eligible for discount on “Finding Your Niche/Expanding Your Horizons,” communications conference: http://ht.ly/2wIxs

Winding down the weekend; looking ahead. What are your top 3 priority items this week? Do them first & it will be a good week.

Cathy Duffy has reviewed my Excellence in LIterature books! You can read the review here: http://ht.ly/2vps2 & get bks at http://ht.ly/2vptI

RT @GLHancock: I hold that a long poem does not exist. I maintain the phrase, "a long poem," is simply a flat contradiction in terms.-EAPoe

RT @everydayedu: I enjoyed being interviewed for #Homeschool SuperHeros week. You can read more about it here: http://ht.ly/2svPZ #hshw

Why read? What do your children gain from reading fiction? A lot more than you might think! http://ht.ly/2rQXk

Astonishing. I actually completed every item on today's list and a few more beside. #writegoal Must be the Challenge! http://ht.ly/2r0Nt

In the absence of clearly defined goals we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia & ultimately become enslaved by it. DS McGregor

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-14 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-07 New post: Twitter... http://ht.ly/18AlM2

The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it... [Then] you begin to... perceive what...you really want to say. MTwain

NAIWE News- Kim Pearson: NAIWE Member of the Month, August 2010 http://ht.ly/18w9Xw

It is necessary to write if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment? VitaS-W

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-07 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-31 New post: Twitter... http://ht.ly/18tyul

New articles for writers & editors posted on the #NAIWE site: http://ping.fm/K4H9l #write #edit #publish #market

New post: New Writers: What To Do If You Think You Want To Be Published http://ht.ly/18qXXi

Join #NAIWE publishing expert Jerry Simmons-Wed., 3:30EDT: 7 Things Every Author MUST Understand About Publishing http://ht.ly/2kmCw #write

To see the Summer Sky
Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie -
True Poems flee.
- Emily Dickinson #quote

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-31 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-24 No amount of ener... http://ht.ly/18noYU

New post! Our Summer Poem: The Summer Rain by Henry David Thoreau http://ht.ly/18lMWw

NAIWE News- How to Use StoryBlue Software for Writers - Listen to a brief interview with the creator of StoryBlue so... http://ht.ly/18lMWs

New post: If You Think You Want To Be Published, What Should You Do? http://ht.ly/18lOV5

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-24 - No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous li... http://ht.ly/18hjpb

RT @barefoot_exec: Run your best race. Do your best work. Be your best. Comparison will kill your joy & stunt your progress. #fb

New post: Just Do Something: How to Escape the Slush Pile - How does Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung relate to wr... http://ht.ly/18fGgW

Writers: "It is in our power to do but one thing, and that is not to distort the living voice of life." Boris Pasternak #quote

New post: What I'm Doing For the NAIWE Challenge - I had a few rough ideas of what I’d like to accomplish for the NA... http://ht.ly/18cHq9

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-17 - I often talk to writers & freelance editors about creating success... http://ht.ly/18bb8R

No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life with its eyes shut is a kind of wild insanity. -Henry Van Dyke #quote

Like challenges? Here's #NAIWE Summer Challenge for #Writers & Editors: http://ht.ly/2bSjv & WeSeWriMo 2010: http://ping.fm/b8tEn

New post! Can Learning Go On While Caregiving? Crisis Schooling for Homeschoolers http://ht.ly/188AsC

RT @dougleschan: The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it - Henry Ford #quote

New book to read for my #NAIWE Challenge project: Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy. Great tips for writers/editors so far! http://ht.ly/2a9XN

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
-Henry Ward Beecher #quote

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-10 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-03 New post: Twitter... http://ht.ly/1859Z0

New post: Killing Two Birds With One Stone: NAIWE Challenge Serendipity http://ht.ly/183zLP

It's almost 7pm. So much for quitting work early (one of my summer goals). Time for an omelet and a good book. #Writegoal went well today.

New post! Advice for Friends of Caregivers - Caregivers face daily challenges, but friends who are understanding and... http://ht.ly/181Hte

New post: Serendipity and the NAIWE Summer Challenge - Serendipity intervenes to provide a new project that fulfills... http://ht.ly/181JgX

A serendipitous thing happened on my way to the NAIWE Get it Done Summer Challenge for Writers and Editors- http://ht.ly/27FFG

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-03 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-26 New post: Twitter... http://ht.ly/17Zs8w

If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
Albert Einstein #quote

RT @YESUmob The natural law of growth teaches us spiritual things. A grain of wheat in the wrong environment will never grow.

I told myself to take a vacation in June. Got a short-notice writing assignment. No vacation. July? Ditto already.Gd thing I love to write.

New post: Review: Smart Women Know Their Why by Sheri McConnell http://ht.ly/17X21a

To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful,
ready always to apprehend...the sudden flash of poetry.
-GBachelard

Knowing your “Big WHY” is the key to unlocking peace, prosperity and purpose: http://ping.fm/VIfAW

"The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery was my birthday gift to myself. It was a wonderful read. Recommended!

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-26 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-19 RT @TheWritersDen... http://ht.ly/17TOB0

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can. - Jane Austen

Tempted to slack off for summer? Learn something new instead: join us for the #NAIWE Get It Done Summer Challenge! http://ht.ly/22Ym7 #write

If you have teens going into high school, you may be interested in the online Upper Level homeschool classes: http://tinyurl.com/upperleve

New post! Carnival of Homeschooling: The Beach Reading Edition http://ht.ly/17Qybf

Join #NAIWE for an interview with the StoryBlue Software for Writers creator! Today at 1:30 pm EDT on The Freelance Life. http://ht.ly/21Mvw

RT @everydayedu: Just posted the Beach Reading Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. Lots of great #homeschool posts! http://ht.ly/21Lwb

No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life with its eyes shut is a kind of wild insanity. -Henry Van Dyke #quote

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-19 - RT @TheWritersDen: Good as it is to inherit a library, it is bette... http://ht.ly/17O9gm

If you have teens going into high school, you may be interested in the online Upper Level homeschool classes: http://tinyurl.com/upperleve

New post! Three Things to Consider When Making Curriculum Decisions http://ht.ly/17KLTe

Writers and editors: I'm planning to get more done this summer with NAIWE's Get It Done Summer Challenge. Join me? http://ht.ly/1YYUT

What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers. -Logan Pearsall Smith #quote

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-12 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-05 New post: Twitter... http://ht.ly/17ImzH

RT @TheWritersDen: Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one. ༺༻ Augustine Birrell

Get It Done Challenge tasks: Read 3 books; do one project; create an additional stream of income. Join us! http://ht.ly/1Wub5 #write #edit

The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath #quote

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. SPlath #quote

NAIWE News- NAIWE's 2010 Summer Challenge: Get It Done! - Summer has started, and we know it can be an off-season fo... http://ht.ly/17GkhK

"You teach best what you most need to learn." -- Richard David Bach #quote

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing. Ben Franklin #quote

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-05 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-29 New post: Twitte... http://ht.ly/17Dcvg

The aim of good prose words is to mean what they say. The aim of good poetical words is to mean what they do not say. -GK Chesterton #quote

Join #NAIWE for The Seven Things Every Author MUST Understand About Publishing- online today- 3:30pm EDT. #write
http://ht.ly/1SIsz

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-29 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-22 Winding up a gre... http://ht.ly/17y0zo

NAIWE News- The Seven Things Every Author MUST Understand About Publishing http://ht.ly/17xpre

I love the way StoryBlue lets me drag & drop scenes from one chapter to another. Super-easy to use so far. http://storyblue.com/ #write

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events.
Small minds discuss people.” –Eleanor Roosevelt #quote

New post! Caregiving for Homeschool Families: Don't Go Into It Lightly http://ht.ly/17vNPk

New post: Great Rules of Writing, Possibly by William Safire http://ht.ly/17vPIn

Children's authors- set up virtual visits with K12 classrooms & libraries through Skype an Author. http://ht.ly/1Q8st #scbwi #kidlit #write

NAIWE News- How to Get More Editing Options for Your WordPress Blog http://ht.ly/17uYbA

How to find the editing toolbar in your WordPress website. #NAIWE members- this will help you work with your member site! http://ht.ly/1PLvc

RT @jumpouttheboat: RT @4KidLit: "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot #amwriting #scbwi

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-22 - Winding up a great #Enoch conference. Much work & committment to ... http://ht.ly/17sR4y

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture.
Just get people to stop reading them.
- Ray Bradbury #quote

The writer experiences everything twice; once in reality & once in that mirror which waits always before or behind. Catherine Bowen #quote

NAIWE teleclass- Write a non-fiction proposal w/Mary DeMuth - Join us at 3:30 pm EDT today & ask questions http://ht.ly/1NdyX

New post! The Power of Copying a Text - Charlotte Mason recommended copywork as part of the language arts curriculu... http://ht.ly/17pY7L

New post: How to Read a Writing Magazine - A pristine copy of a writing magazine will do you no good unless you lea... http://ht.ly/17q0bg

I've been away from my desk so long that even #hootsuite didn't recognize me! I'm happy to be back. What's your #writegoal this week?

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-15 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-08 New post: Twitte... http://ow.ly/17o1IW

It is not enough to write so that you can be understood;
you must write so clearly that you cannot be misunderstood.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

A warm welcome to new NAIWE members! You're joining just in time for Mary DeMuth's class on how to #write great proposals http://ht.ly/1KcUj

NAIWE News- Write Non-Fiction Proposals that Grab an Editor: Learn How with Mary DeMuth http://ow.ly/17lfaP

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-08 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-01 I'm wrapping up ... http://ow.ly/17ji9c

I ws bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth & reason...bearding* evry authority whch stood in their way. TJefferson

NAIWE News- Three Myths of Publishing with Jerry Simmons - Join us at 3:30 pm EDT on The Freelance Life & ask questions http://ow.ly/17fXQo

New post: Malice Domestic 2010: A Post-Mortem - Review of Malice Domestic 2010, including a list of Agatha Award wi... http://ow.ly/17gJ53

New post at Words Into Books: Malice Domestic 2010: A Post-Mortem http://ping.fm/KHNn9

NAIWE News- Three Myths of Publishing with Jerry Simmons - NAIWE Publishing Expert Jerry D. Simmons will be on The ... http://ow.ly/17fXQo

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-01 - I'm wrapping up for today it was productive despite hammering, sa... http://ow.ly/17eOgz

"There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." -W. Somerset Maugham #quote

Early registration night at #MaliceDomestic. Getting ready to curl up with one of the 11 books from my fab swag bag. Fun!

New post! Homeschool Through High School Workshop Replays - Several of you have asked about replays from the Homesc... http://ow.ly/17cUVj

NAIWE News- NAIWE Members Receive Discount for DIY Author's Conference at BEA http://ow.ly/17cUVf

New post: Emyl Jenkins: I'll Miss You - It's always a shock to pick up a newspaper and find a friend's face looking... http://ow.ly/17cXbp

Here's an interesting overview of the career outlook for authors, writers, & editors from the Occ. Outlook Handbook. http://ht.ly/1DLuw

New post: NaPiBoWriWee- Another Crazy Challenge - National Picture Book Writing Week, the brainchild of author Paul... http://ow.ly/17ceVR

Last week for Nat. Asso. of Independent Writers & Editors site surveyhttp://naiwe.com. What do you want to see? http://ow.ly/1tmvk

It is not enough to write so that you can be understood;
you must write so clearly that you cannot be misunderstood.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. TMorrison #quote

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-24 - Sunday worship, family time, a good book, a notebook to catch ide... http://ow.ly/17ahFH

New post! Grammar Made Easy- New Question Answered-Gerunds & Verb Phrases http://ow.ly/178oe3

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-17 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-10 New post: Twitte... http://ow.ly/178odZ

NAIWE News- Publishing Expert Jerry D. Simmons is New NAIWE Resource http://ow.ly/178odV

New post: I Walk the Line (with apologies to Johnny Cash) - Literary and commercial writing have elements in common... http://ow.ly/178rbV

One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to hv the rt ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the rt moment.
HCrane

Integrity: Do what you have promised, in the way that you promised, in the time you have promised.

Survey still up- We're adding to Nat. Asso. of Ind. Writers & Editors sitehttp://naiwe.com. What do you want to see? http://ow.ly/1tmvk

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. -James Michener #quote

Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today. -Herman Wouk

Next Lucky Freelancer 7-Week Intensive coaching session starts next week. It's like a mini-MBA for writers & editors! http://ow.ly/1z3j6

NAIWE member writers & editors- Remember that one of your benefits is the ability to ask our CPA a tax question! http://ow.ly/1yCSs

RT @everydayedu: New newsletter! How to raise boys, new articles on herb gardening, weight, etc." - http://grsnip.com/RoXs

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork. -Peter De Vries #quote

Got details for spring session of Lucky Freelancer coaching posted, then wandered into tax stuff. One's fun; one's not! http://ow.ly/1xxVB

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. -Isaac Asimov #quote

"I've been thinking Hobbes --" "On a weekend?" "Well, it wasn't on purpose..." Calvin & Hobbes #quote

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-10 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-03 New post: Twitte... http://ow.ly/172i42

New post: Lucky Freelancer 7-Week Intensive Scheduled - Do you have a project you need to finish? Perhaps it's a bo... http://ow.ly/171QbZ

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer

New post! Hey Mom, Listen to this Great Performance: How to Raise a Boy, Part 3 http://ow.ly/170zEI

Survey- We're adding to the Nat. Asso. of Independent Writers & Editors sitehttp://naiwe.com. What do you want to see? http://ow.ly/1tmvk

RT @Billy_Cox: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain cool and unruffled under all circumstances. TJefferson

New post! Hey Mom, Want to See My Jungle Gym? How to Raise Boys, Part 2 http://ow.ly/16ZVJQ

New post! Momma, Want to See a Snake? How to Raise Boys, Part 1 http://ow.ly/16ZizL

The closest we will ever come to an orderly universe is a good library. Ashleigh Brilliant #quote #libraryweek

"All joy...emphasizes our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings." CS Lewis

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-03 - New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-27 Middle age is wh... http://ow.ly/16YjEg

New post: National Poetry Month- Write a Poem a Day! - It's National Poetry Month, and there are many ways to celeb... http://ow.ly/16XY3f

Are you inventing things to do in order to avoid what's really important? Do big things first- trivia will take care of itself.

NAIWE News- NAIWE Survey-What Do You Want to See on the Website? http://ow.ly/16XlpJ

Survey- We're beefing up the Nat. Asso. of Independent Writers & Editors sitehttp://naiwe.com. What do you want to see? http://ow.ly/1tmvk

New post: Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing- A Personal View http://ow.ly/16W2Cn

RT @alaindebotton: On rewriting: it is hard to say what you really mean without having another go - an indulgence daily life seldom allows.

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-27 - Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and... http://ow.ly/16UnR2

“Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.” John Shirley #quote

Thought for Thursday: If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. JQ Adams

Seth Godin's 'Tribes' is excellent. Here's a free e-book companion to it. Just click to get the PDF: http://ow.ly/1q4gw

New post: Is Silence Necessary for Writing? - Learning to write anytime, any place, is a good idea. Until then, is ... http://ow.ly/16SGgq

New post! Give Your Child the Benefit of the Doubt - Do you remember what it's like to be a child? Do you remember ... http://ow.ly/16SGgu

New post: To Publish or Self-Publish? An Unexpected Quandary http://ow.ly/16SJaD

I'll be speaking tonight at Effective Marketing for Entrepreneurs (GKIC- #RVA) on 'You Need a Book.' Join us! http://ow.ly/1q4qk

Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. Author Unknown #quote

RT @everydayedu: Do you have a child who's struggling? Give him/her the benefit of the doubt! http://ow.ly/1pViV

A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you. Daniel J. Boorstin #quote

Writer Magazine is offering open house this week--the opportunity to explore all they have on the site. http://ping.fm/qPyPT

Why is there thunder & sun, and does it mean I need to quit writing? I don't think so! Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat...whatever....

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you. ~Ogden Nash

I'll be at Virginia Festival of the Book today; lunch w/Julia Spencer Fleming of 'In the Bleak Midwinter,' plus workshops. Fun!

RT @Kinderbeten: "All joy...emphasizes our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings." CS Lewis

RT @Kinderbeten: "All joy...emphasizes our pilgrim status; always reminds, beckons, awakens desire. Our best havings are wantings." CS Lewis

Writers-editors: Today at 3:30 EDT- NAIWE member class: Peter Bowerman on Strategies for Boosting Your Writing Income- http://ow.ly/1nsJw

New post: The Luxury of Silence - Silence ranks as one of the primary luxuries I crave. When I have a delectably si... http://ow.ly/16OZZY

Okay, I'll admit I have a curmudgeonly desire for silence. Writers & editors-- how do you find it? http://ow.ly/1n5lb

RT @WendiMooreAgncy: If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams

By the end of today, I'll have 92 linear feet of new bookshelves in my office. A writer's dream! Next- built-ins on 2 other walls.

NAIWE Member Teleclass 3/17-Peter Bowerman on "Short and Long-Term Strategies for Boosting Your Writing Income"- http://ow.ly/1fMuD

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-13 - RT @roncharles: From GOOD magazine: 10 books to help you slow dow... http://ow.ly/16NqRK

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. TMorrison #quote -I'm off to write!

I've been timing it--when a NAIWE member updates a member site, it usually shows up in a Google alert within 90 minutes. http://naiwe.com

Blog challenge-- great posts, and in the drawing-- we have a winner! http://ow.ly/1gP21 #wordsmatter

Do not be surprised when those who ignore the rules of grammar also ignore the law. After all, the law is just so much grammar. RBrault

My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. A.A. Milne #quote- I love Pooh...

Are you inventing things to do in order to avoid what's really important? Do big things first- trivia will take care of itself.

Sunday-- time with family, a good book, a notebook to catch ideas, & time to reflect and be thankful. Return refreshed Monday...

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-06 - The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one pa... http://ow.ly/16JGhs

New post: March 4th- National Grammar Day- A Song is Worth. - March forth in honor of National Grammar Day! http://ow.ly/16Jkj1

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.-TW Higginson #quote #WordsMatter http://ow.ly/1eMVD

RT @ThisisJRWriter: Solid success stands atop a mountain of failures built only by a person who doesn't understand the meaning of give up.

What person in your life helped you understand the importance of words? What would you say to them if you met them today? http://ow.ly/1eGNm

Writers & editors: Don't forget that new members who join NAIWE during #wordsmatter week get a special bonus book: http://ow.ly/1errk

Ignorant people think it's the noise fighting cats make that is so aggravating, but it ain't so; it's the sickening grammar they use. MTwain

NAIWE News- Staying “Well-Fed” in a Changing Writing World: Member Teleclass with Peter Bowerman http://ow.ly/16IKis

If you had to eliminate one word or phrase from the English language, what would it be? Why? WordsMatter Week challenge: http://ow.ly/1envR

"The ill and unfit choice of words wonderfully obstructs the understanding." -Francis Bacon #quote

I've typed so much today that my keyboard is tired. Time for an omelet, a glass of something nice, & Reaper Man (Terry Pratchett).

New post: Words Matter Week Blog Challenge: Writers That Make My Heart Sing http://ow.ly/16Ifo3

Writers & editors- learn to deal with wordiness- listen at 3:30pm EST (soon!). NAIWE talks w/editor Barbara McNichol. http://ow.ly/1dReV

RT @wordsmatterweek: Blog Prompt for Day 3 #WordsMatter Week; listen to "Whack Wordiness" at 3:30 pm EST" - http://grsnip.com/FWDK

Just started a page for "unsung heros of written English." Ideas, anyone? http://ow.ly/1dldU

Wednesday's #WordsMatter teleclass is "Whack Wordiness" with editor Barbara McNichol at 3:30 pm EST. http://ow.ly/1dG4P

"There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." -W. Somerset Maugham #quote

New post! Are You Helpful or Nitpicking? - When evaluating a student's schoolwork, it can be a challenge to find th... http://ow.ly/16HDFg

RT @RoomtoRead: “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more things that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

Writers & editors- questions about taxes? Listen today to NAIWE expert Carol Topp discuss IRS, taxes, & accountants. http://ow.ly/1dgWm

Communication breaks down when words are misused. What is the funniest/most interesting/worst break-down you've seen? http://ow.ly/1d1bO

NAIWE News- Words Matter: Understanding the IRS, Your Tax Return and Your Accountant http://ow.ly/16H3yk

New post! Most Important Word: Words Matter Week Blog Challenge-Day 1 http://ow.ly/16H3yo

"If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write."
- Stephen King #quote

Blog Challenge Day 1-Words Matter Week: What is the most important word or words in your life? Why? #wordsmatter http://ow.ly/1cKvx

Words Matter Week, Day 1: Join the blog challenge & listen to an interview with Vocabula Review editor Robert Fiske. http://ow.ly/1cjsz

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-27 - Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dang... http://ow.ly/16G9u1

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."
- Saint Augustine #quote

RT @inkwellHQ: RT @Quotes4Writers: "Fiction is better experienced than interpreted...To fully understand a symbol is to kill it." Ron Hansen

Sponsor links & pages for Words Matter Week go live on March 1st. There are sponsor spots still open- don't miss them! http://ow.ly/1bK3u

If you are planning a give-away/other celebration for Words Matter Week, don't forget to post it on the FB events page! http://ow.ly/1bFGg

Intellectual property rights- an interesting, well-considered article- Chronicle of Higher Ed: http://ow.ly/1bEYA This matters to writers.

The business of the novelist is not to relate great events, but to make small ones interesting. Schopenhauer #quote

New post: Should You Write What You Know? - What do you write and why? Conventional wisdom says to write what you k... http://ow.ly/16EIsA

NAIWE News- Whack Wordiness with Barbara McNichol - In honor of Words Matter Week, March 1-7, 2010, we'll be hostin... http://ow.ly/16EIsw

Sponsor up Words Matter Week (individual pages soon to follow). Still time to become a sponsor before the week starts! http://ow.ly/1aWal

Dante forgot to add a circle for people who lose Tupperware lids.

New post! Are You Helpful or Nitpicking? - When evaluating a student's schoolwork, it can be a challenge to find th... http://ow.ly/16Eboh

New post: Don't Write What You Know - Conventional wisdom says to write what you know, but it can be more authentic... http://ow.ly/16Eejb

Have you seen the Words Matter Week 2010 mini-poster? It's yours to download and print. Pass it on! http://ow.ly/18r6Z

New post: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-20 - There's still time to join the debate on whether school libraries... http://ow.ly/16CPZF

Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
-John Morley #quote

Literature is news that STAYS news. -Ezra Pound #quote

Just posted a How to Participate page for Words Matter Week, coming up the first week in March. http://ow.ly/18r3b

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out. -Nora Ephron #quote

NAIWE member teleclass “Write It Once, Leverage It Many Times” w/ Paulette Ensign today at 3:30 pm EST http://ow.ly/16Vdw

The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it. Elizabeth Drew #quote

NAIWE member teleclass: “Write It Once, Leverage It Many Times” with Paulette Ensign. Wed., 2/17 3:30 pm EST. http://ow.ly/16Vdw

I'll be teaching today- how to prepare for the SAT. Writing an essay (rough draft, really) in 25 minutes is a useful skill!

In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us. C. Baudelaire #quote

Contest for a free Kindle- write 259 words about a thin place in your life. Deadline 2/12. I'm entering! http://ow.ly/16y3E

"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence
calls forth your best." - Epicletus #quote

Writers & editors- have you joined the writers-editors twibe? All members' writing/editing tweets show up in one spot. Fun! twib.es/BUZ

RT @americandream09: In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. Richard Bach

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. Oscar Wilde #quote

Writers & editors: How & why to use your blog: New post on NAIWE NewsWire- Member Websites Now Even Easier to Use- http://ow.ly/1574F

Snowstorm today; my cable modem keeps flickering. If you don't hear from me, power's out & I'm reading & writing by the fire. Stay warm!

@SairzBillington Hard to pick a favorite SCBWI speaker- here's 2: Jacqueline Woodson & Jane Yolen. Beautiful & inspiring!

SCBWI tidbit: Literary fiction can be commercially successful; some commercial fiction has literary merit. Lines blur... just write.

SCBWI truth: Different editors want different things. Find the one who wants what you write- don't write what you think they want!

Saturday at SCBWI winds down. I'm inspired, tired. Most moving? Jacqueline Woodson's lunch keynote; her writing & reading are compelling.

I'm looking forward to the SCBWI conference in NYC this weekend. Taking Amtrak up the coast- any recommendations for on-train reading?

RT @CheriWilliams: The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot. ~Michael Althsuler #quote

RT @SuperbBooks: All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure. -Mark Twain #quote

I'll be at Heart for Homeschooling Sat., speaking on writing, college, and caregiving while homeschooling. See you there? http://ow.ly/YDGH

"Satisfaction is the enemy of creativity." Jane Lazarre #quote- I've noticed the best ideas come when I can't find something I need.

Thursday- I'm teaching a Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshop for high school students facing the SAT. Knowledge is power! http://ow.ly/YDzy

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Maya Angelou #quote for writers

NAIWE teleclass-1:00 pm ET today. "Journaling Techniques for Writers" with expert Tina Games:
http://ow.ly/Yzfz

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus #quote

The important thing is to strive towards a goal which is not immediately visible...not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit. StExupéry

NAIWE members promo opp- Be the expert in a video segment for major distribution. 2 spaces left. There is a cost to participate. DM for info

Creativity- Is unlearning the key? http://ow.ly/Wqg9 Another thought: Dr. Ken Robinson suggests schools kill creativity: http://ow.ly/Wqiz

NAIWE writers /editors: Opportunity to be on video- pls check e-mail (whitelist *@naiwe.com). Join http://naiwe.com to build your career!

Whose Memoir Is It, Anyway? One person, one perspective--new blog post at Words Into Books... http://ow.ly/VOOx

RT @MAltaee: The biggest tragedy in life is not death but a wasted life. It is not death we should fear but living without significance.

NAIWE active members: I just forwarded a publisher's invitation to submit. Please check your e-mail (whitelist *@naiwe.com).

Sunday- a time for peace and reflection. Think about the upcoming week, and get clear on what you want to accomplish. Then enjoy the day!

RT @marybrebner: RT @ColleenLindsay Your debut middle grade fantasy probably shouldn't be 156K wds. Just sayin'. Know your genre, ppl! Geeze

TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they'll have with twenty-six. Open your child's imagination. Open a book.

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. Oscar Wilde #quote

NAIWE News- Be in Business for Yourself, Not By Yourself-Erik Vonk on The Freelance Life- today 3:30pm EST http://ow.ly/16fTlM

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. M Twain #quote http://ping.fm/wy97F

RT @iSalesMax: “An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo

Another day buried writing the last level of literature. It will be a major #writegoal met when done, but I'm tired! http://ow.ly/SKz8

RT @galleysmith: What's better than a free book? Get your free e-Book of Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson http://bit.ly/50cxdp.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
Epictetus #quote

I wish you a joyous & successful 2010. Stretch to reach your highest goals & reach out to embrace your dearest loved ones. Be grateful!

The important thing is to strive towards a goal which is not immediately visible...not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit. StExupéry

Choosing a goal and sticking to it changes everything.
Scott Reed #quote