New post! Homeschooling Homesteaders: Teaching Self-Reliance Skills http://ht.ly/1grrWU

New post! Winter Poems by Stevenson, Emerson, and Hardy - Sometimes a poem evokes the mood of a season more than any... http://ht.ly/1gltEq

Just got Everyday Education's accreditation packet from the BBB; we now have more papers than an AKC pit bull!

If you #write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor. ER Burroughs |Thought for your weekend!

#Writers & #editors: #NAIWE.com is switching servers over the next few hours. Please wait to join until the new system is up tomorrow. Thx!

Do you #write, #edit, #freelance? What do you want from your professional organization? surveymonkey.com/s/naiwe2011 #NAIWE

RT @marydemuth: One important key to publishing success: Write something astonishing and remarkable. | True! #NAIWE

Dangers of “Crying It Out” | Psychology Today- This could be the most important article you read this year: http://ht.ly/7XODj |#babywise

NAIWE News- Member Teleclass: How to Complete Your Projects . . . Especially the Ones That Have Been Bugging You http://ht.ly/1g8Joc

NAIWE News- Book Chat: Susan Bowman, Author of Lady Father - Join us on The Freelance Life as we talk with Susan Bow... http://ht.ly/1g1T1x

To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason is like administering medicine to the dead;-). TPaine | Good night!

Writers, editors, freelancers: What do you want from your professional organization? http://ping.fm/h2Hqx #NAIWE

"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?" VS-W

Writers, editors, freelancers: Have you taken the 2011 #NAIWE Survey? We'd appreciate your opinion- http://ping.fm/dYKKk

New post! Literature Connects Disciplines - Why study literature in the context of art, music, history, and worldvie... http://ht.ly/1fO1Rr

NAIWE News- What to Charge by Laurie Lewis: A Finalist in USA Best Books 2011 http://ht.ly/1fGKM6

New post! Veterans Day: What It Is, How to Celebrate - Here's a tribute to veterans everywhere, with links to teachi... http://ht.ly/1fBGlg

NAIWE News- 7 Writing Problems You Can Fix: Member Teleclass with Barbara McNichol http://ht.ly/1fAykN

Ashland, VA- Lost Maine Coon cat; spayed female, between Patrick Henry HS & Hickory Oaks. Beloved but shy. Reward. Photo/Craigslist. #rva

NAIWE News- 10 Steps to Tech-Savvy with NAIWE and Knowledgewebb http://ht.ly/1fqXor

New post: You Need a Business WebsiteReally - No matter what kind of writer or editor you are or business you're in,... http://ht.ly/1fkP2m

Let's talk about #NaNoWriMo with Sarah Mackey today at 2pm EDT. Visit http://news.naiwe.com/ for details. Free, of course! #NAIWE

NAIWE News- Create a Rough Draft in 30 Days During NaNoWriMo http://ht.ly/1fiByf

Create a Rough Draft in 30 Days During NaNoWriMo: http://ht.ly/77sre Join #NAIWE on The Freelance Life, Wednesday 10/26 at 2pm EDT.

‎You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew. ~A.Einstein #quote

Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking.
--John Maynard Keynes #writegoal

What is your favorite Charles Dickens novel, if any? Why? #GreatBooksWeek blog challenge #5. http://ping.fm/I0Ja3 #NAIWE #homeschool

NAIWE News- Tinie Tao, October Member of the Month - Tinie Tao, a freelance writer and editor, is the NAIWE Member o... http://ht.ly/1f18dM

Blog challenge: What wd Dickens stories be like w/o Victorian England? Imagine GE set in Cleveland or ancient Greece. http://ht.ly/6OjHe

New post! Biographical Approach Paper Format - Here is a biographical approach paper format you may use to write abo... http://ht.ly/1eYZg4

#GreatBooksWeek blog challenge- Who is the Great Expectations character you like the least? Why? http://ping.fm/elgaI

#GreatBooksWeek blog challenge 1: Do you have a favorite Great Expectations character? Who is it, & why? http://ping.fm/TbHrx

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

Off for the night; Great Books Week poster is done; more coming soon. Almost ready for next week! http://ping.fm/RSftZ

Happy National Punctuation Day! Help stamp out apostrophe catastrophes by whacking any apostrophe you find in a plural. http://ht.ly/6Cm48

Reading The Vocabula Review WILL help you become a better #writer. Best of all, 12 months free access is a NAIWE benefit. http://ht.ly/6BZRl

New post! Organize Essays with the Keyhole Method - The Keyhole Essay Organizer appears in many forms across the Web... http://ht.ly/1eLsmT

Freelancers: How do you know what to charge? This 9/21 #NAIWE member teleclass on pricing strategies can help: http://ht.ly/6nad7

Publication - is the auction of the Mind of Man. ~Emily Dickinson

The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes. ~Agatha Christie

"I get up every day with the intent of changing the world and having a good time. It makes planning the day difficult." EB White

Freelancers: How do you know what to charge? This 9/21 #NAIWE member teleclass on pricing strategies can help: http://ht.ly/6n9Is

NAIWE News- Member Teleclass & Book Giveaway: Laurie Lewis on "What to Charge" http://ht.ly/1ezPta

An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff. ~Adlai Stevenson |#funny

I know I own Hayek's The Road to Serfdom, but where is it? Why can't I Google the contents of my too-many bookshelves?

Starting Labor Day wkend early. I feel like Pooh--"a bear of very little brain." Too much weather- earthquake, hurricane . . . I need a nap.

Hootsuite has added a calendar view so that I can see scheduled tweets & add more as needed. This makes me happy. http://ow.ly/3C6ds

New post! Gatto's 7 Lessons of Compulsory Schooling - Here are seven horrifying lessons John Taylor Gatto wrote abou... http://ht.ly/1enoPt

I hold that a long poem does not exist. I maintain the phrase, "a long poem," is simply a flat contradiction in terms.-E. A. Poe

The Microbusiness for Teens book set is posted! If your teens want to learn entrepreneurship, here's your curriculum: http://ht.ly/61ghC

Monday thought: What if you woke up today with only what you were thankful for yesterday?

New post! 5 Reasons Entrepreneurship Should Be Part of Every Education http://ht.ly/1eh67v

The Microbusiness for Teens book set is posted! If your teens want to learn entrepreneurship, here's your curriculum: http://ht.ly/61ghC

New post! Blog Carnival: Summer Isn't Over Yet - The Blog Carnival offers inspiration and encouragement as summer wi... http://ht.ly/1eaNpV

How could you not love a title like Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives? http://ht.ly/5Vp2x

"Time is the quality of nature that keeps events from happening all at once. Lately it doesn't seem to be working." #quote

Writers: Join us on The Freelance Life to learn about the new Bowker Manuscript Submissions discount for #NAIWE members! http://ht.ly/5TCPP

NAIWE News- Benefit Chat with Bowker Manuscript Submissions - Join us as we talk with Charlie Friscia and Natalie Pi... http://ht.ly/1e4wSu

Interesting social media evolution: my Google+ is almost exclusively writers; my FB mostly education; LinkedIn mostly business. Twitter? All

Without a strategy, social media can be a waste of time. Here are 7 questions to help you focus: http://ht.ly/5PJpK

New post: How to Find What You're Meant to Do - Here are three simple questions you can ask that will help you clari... http://ht.ly/1dXMTH

New post! The Stages of Learning Language Arts - There are five stages in learning language arts, and each stage has... http://ht.ly/1dVDfw

Have you tried HootSuite? It's my favorite time-saving tool for one-click updates of my social networks. http://ht.ly/5AyBZ

Join the #NAIWE Summer Challenge! 1-Read 3 books; 2-Finish 1 project; 3-Brainstorm another income stream. #write http://ht.ly/5rjp6

In the mood for light summer #opera? Come to Ashland, VA 7/15 or 7/16: Make Your Garden Grow: Scenes from Am. Opera. http://ht.ly/5AdqR #rva

Have you tried HootSuite? It's my favorite time-saving tool for one-click updates of my social networks. http://ht.ly/5AyBZ

New post! How to Hold a Pen or Pencil - Writing fatigue and writers cramp are the inevitable result of holding the p... http://ht.ly/1dKGyZ

RT @chillami: The only limitations in life are the ones we set ourselves. #Quote

Join the #NAIWE Summer Challenge- 1-Read 3 books; 2-Finish 1 project; 3-Brainstorm another income stream. Join us! http://ht.ly/5rjp6

Happy weekend, everyone. I'm thinking I won't be back until Monday. It's summer, you know-- time to chill a bit!

RT @chillami: We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, & for ...profiting by dearly bought experience

New post! Charlotte Mason on Copywork - Charlotte Mason recommended copywork, which she called "transcription," as a... http://ht.ly/1dGaAG

NAIWE News- Twitter for Writers: Greatest Thing Ever or Waste of Time? http://ht.ly/1dGaAC

NAIWE News- What to Charge: Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and Consultants http://ht.ly/1dzkZ9

When you come to get your Excellence in Lit or Transcripts Made Easy, don't miss the coupons! http://ht.ly/5ujWm #homeschool

New post: Doing the NAIWE Summer Challenge 2011 - I've finally decided what to read and do for the NAIWE Summer Chal... http://ht.ly/1dy48W

New post! Summer Poem: A Boy and His Dad by Edgar Guest - It's time for our annual summer poem. This year, I chose a... http://ht.ly/1dy490

The #NAIWE Summer Challenge is ready: 1-Read 3 books; 2-Finish 1 project; 3-Brainstorm another income stream. Join us! http://ht.ly/5rjp6

Have you joined the #NAIWE Summer Challenge yet? 1-Read 3 books; 2-Finish 1 project; 3-Brainstorm another income stream.
http://ht.ly/5p89Z

How to be irresistible to publishers and readers: A new article & audio posted on #NAIWE Articles blog: http://ht.ly/5ofqM

Want to read, teach, and enjoy classic literature? Join me today, 2pm EDT for a free webinar: http://ping.fm/KOa6g

How's productivity? Divide & do tasks in 3 categories: Create, Communicate, Administrate. Create first for highest ROI. #NAIWE

When a man is in doubt about ... his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence. ~SButler

Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. ~Hannah Arendt |Tell a story to a child today.

I am returning this otherwise good typing paper...because someone has printed gibberish all over it & put your name at the top. ~Eng Prof

New post! How to Fit Art and Music into Your Homeschool - Instead of despairing when you run out of classroom time f... http://ht.ly/1d5Bj7

Writers & Editors: Don't forget the #NAIWE Summer Challenge. You'll get more done than you ever imagined! http://ht.ly/587Sh

NAIWE News- NAIWE 2011 Summer Challenge - The NAIWE Summer Challenge for 2011 includes three parts: 1-Read three boo... http://ht.ly/1cZXAA

Writers & Editors: The #NAIWE Summer Challenge has been posted. You'll get more done than you ever imagined! http://ht.ly/587NB

Just got my new business cards in time for SCBWI-NJ conf. Printed incorrectly, of course. Using their template. Replacements on the way...

Let freedom never perish in your hands. ~Joseph Addison #memorialday

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must . . . undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine #memorialday

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~B Franklin #memorialday

The brave die never, though they sleep in dust:
Their courage nerves a thousand living men.
~Minot J. Savage
#memorialday

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt #memorialday

Is't death to fall for Freedom's right?
He's dead alone who lacks her light!
~Thomas Campbell
#memorialday

All we have of freedom, all we use or know -
This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.
~Rudyard Kipling #memorialday

Read a Few Thousand Good Books Lately? Book promoter Brian Feinblum offers a unique book-marketing idea. http://ht.ly/54K5I #NAIWE

Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone . . . –NTesla |True.

When we have a rush of new members at http://NAIWE.com, it's usually because someone mentioned the association at a writer's group. Thanks!

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time. ~Napoleon I #quote

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. ~Henry David Thoreau #quote

A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. ~John B. Priestly #quote

New post! Imogen Violet Meets GarageBand - Imogen Violet tests the effectiveness of GarageBand and the iPad2 as a te... http://ht.ly/1cK1KR

The temptation to explain is one that should almost always be resisted. John Gardner #quote

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day ~W. Shakespeare | So why does that deadline keep moving?

NAIWE News- May Member of the Month: Whitney Hopler - Whitney Hopler, a freelance editor and inspirational writer, i... http://ht.ly/1czKDV

What's a book worth? Book promoter Brian Feinblum cautions against undervaluing your work. http://ht.ly/4Oi97 #NAIWE

The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations. Julia Cameron

For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.~Doug Larson

Every budding grammarian should have these stickers for quick, on-the-spot fixes: http://ht.ly/4LzZ7 |Consider it an act of charity!

Chasing Science at Sea: Racing Hurricanes, Stalking Sharks, and Living Undersea with Ocean Experts http://ht.ly/4MmMi |Free from UofChicago.

New post! What Does Education Look Like? Part III: Immune to Elephants http://ht.ly/1ctqZi

It all works out in the end. If it hasn’t worked out yet, then it’s not the end ~ Max Lucado #quote

Reading: Create. http://ping.fm/AhloK via @zen_habits |This is a must-read for creatives and procrastinators. Truth!

At #NAIWE we teach the power of content marketing for writers & editors. Here's another resource: http://ping.fm/5fnHH

New post: National Poetry Month 2011- There are Things to Do http://ht.ly/1cleeW

RT @nametagscott: It’s not about writing, it’s about the person you become while you write.

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

Remember-- it's TV Turnoff Week-- one of the most interesting, possibility-laden weeks of the year. What are you planning?

Have you read Do the Work by Stephen Pressfield (War of Art)? The Kindle edition is free for a few days: http://ht.ly/4ElDv

How to Promote Your Book with Brian Feinblum-- a #NAIWE members teleclass. today, 4/20 at 3:30 pm EDT. http://ht.ly/4yRgh

How to Promote Your Book with Brian Feinblum-- a #NAIWE members teleclass. Wednesday, 4/20 at 3:30 pm EDT. http://ht.ly/4yRgh

"Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality." -- Beatrix Potter #quote

Real seriousness in regard to writing is one of two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent. Ernest Hemingway #quote

NAIWE News- How to Promote Your Book with Brian Feinblum - Need some ideas on how how to market your new book? Brian... http://ht.ly/1c9NAf

Who says tweeting isn't biblical? The Psalmist was doing it: "Insomniac, I twitter away, mournful as a sparrow in the gutter." Ps. 102 (Msg)

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. C. S. Lewis #quote

My Way: Speeches and Poems by Charles Bernstein is University of Chicago Press's free e-book of the month: http://ht.ly/4t3tu

NAIWE News- Ruth Thaler-Carter: April 2011 Member of the Month http://ht.ly/1bVeqD

Have you heard of http://findtoto.org? This missing pet search alerts neighbors to a lost pet plus contact info. Very helpful.

'Teaching Language Arts the Easy, Natural Way' Saturday, 1-2 p.m. in room 104AB at Southeast #Homeschool Conference, Greenville, SC.

How to Build a High-School Transcript workshop Friday at 8:30 a.m. in Santee room at Southeast #Homeschool Conference, Greenville, SC.

New post! Writing Programs I Like - I've seen good results from students who have used these writing programs. Choos... http://ht.ly/1bMJco

“I write . . . to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” Joan Didion

New post: Words Matter Week 2011 Blog Challenge Responses - You can read all my responses to the Words Matter Week 2... http://ht.ly/1bJ4Ci

New post: Words Matter Week 2011 Day 5: Most Captivating Writer http://ht.ly/1bJ5N6

Words, like moths, are captured by writers who pin them to the page in various forms. What writer’s work captivates you? http://ht.ly/4cxZA

New post: Words Matter Week Day 2: Most Important Document in History http://ht.ly/1bI4cv

Celebrate #WordsMatter Week w/ "The Best Words" by Robert H. Fiske of #NAIWE benefit partner Vocabula Review. Love it! http://ht.ly/4bKrA

Words can be mangled, misused, or misunderstood. What is your funniest example? http://ht.ly/4bKVP #WordsMatter Week challenge #NAIWE

New post! Learn to Write while Using Excellence in Literature http://ht.ly/1bH1sG

New post: Better Late Than Never: Words Matter Week Challenge Day 1 http://ht.ly/1bH2H8

"Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assaults of thoughts on the unthinking." ~JM Keynes- A fav quote for #WordsMatter Week.

Today's #WordsMatter Week challenge question: What's your favorite word quote & why? #writer #NAIWE http://ht.ly/4aLNC

Words can change history. What speech or document do you believe to be most important? Why? #WordsMatter Week challenge: http://ht.ly/4a7ql

What is the word that could change your life? Answer the Words Matter Week blog question of the day: http://ht.ly/49G6Y #wordsmatter

NAIWE News- Need Help Running Your Business? Here's How You Can Do It http://ht.ly/1byht9

New post! Homeschoolers: What's the Least You Need to Teach? http://ht.ly/1byhtd

New post! Should You Teach Literature and History in Chronological Order? http://ht.ly/1bvDR1

New post! Homeschoolers: What's the Least You Need to Teach? http://ht.ly/1buxi0

"English is a mongrel that follows other languages down dark alleys, assaults them, & goes through their pockets looking for loose grammar."

Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. ~Hannah Arendt #quote #writing

NAIWE members- remember to tweet your blog posts using the #naiwe hashtag so other members, writers & editors can see your posts. #marketing

More writing to do, but it's sunny and almost 60 degrees outside, and spring fever is nibbling at my concentration. I want to play outside!

Have you registered for the Schoolhouse Expo? Early bird deal w/all the freebies ends tonight! http://ping.fm/jcxte

I'm looking forward to learning more about taxes for #writers in today's #NAIWE teleclass with Carol Topp, CPA. http://ht.ly/3ORI8

The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.
~Benjamin Disraeli

New post! What is Cultural Literacy? And How Can it Help You Homeschool? http://ht.ly/1b1NTq

1 hr spent w/inbox. Now: close it all & focus on #writegoal. To get important stuff done, you have to eliminate other stuff!

To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music the words make. ~Truman Capote #quote

New post! Homeschoolers: What's the Least You Need to Teach? http://ht.ly/1aWqoB

New post: What You Think is What You Are (or Will Be) - Remember the schoolyard taunt, "What you say is what you are... http://ht.ly/1aWrU7

My daily plan works: creative stuff first; marketing second; admin third. Multitasking dilutes focus. Note to self: get busy! #NAIWE

#Writers: Want to record your own audiobook? Join #NAIWE members on Wed. 1/19 to learn how. http://ht.ly/3E8Ke

NAIWE News- 20 Secrets of Blogging Success with Carol Tice - Join us on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 as we talk with ... http://ht.ly/1aRgm0

New post: Bored? Just Edit a Classic and See What Happens - If you're bored, craving attention, or just want to stir... http://ht.ly/1aQhPi

Bored? Edit a classic and see what happens! http://ht.ly/3CNbO #huckfinn

You write to communicate to the hearts & minds of others what's burning inside you...We edit to let the fire show thru the smoke.~APolotnik

NAIWE News- Member Teleclass: Voice-Over Coaches on How to Create an Audio Book http://ht.ly/1aM5T3

New post: Deciding How Peeved to Be Over New Huck Finn Edition http://ht.ly/1aL7Wt

Dilute the power of Huckleberry Finn by removing the n-word, and what do you have? Not censorship. Pablum. http://ht.ly/3zDmk #huckfinn

New post: Time to "Do the Next Thing"- My New Year's Resolution http://ht.ly/1aK6Gu

New post: New Year's Resolution: Do the Next Thing - I've discovered that simple is usually better when it comes to ... http://ht.ly/1aJbEr

I'm finishing the day w/ over 40 tabs open (#writing faster than I can think). It's time to shut it all down & start fresh tomorrow!

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

New post! Set Priorities for the New Year - Here's how you can make your personal New Year a time of renewal and ref... http://ht.ly/1aIff7