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

If you write your first 500 words of the day before you check e-mail/social media or answer the phone, you'll have a solid start to the day.

New book available from one of my favorite children's authors, Tod Steward. Painting Aalesund is charming, inspiring: http://tiny.cc/dE7JM

So... how's Monday going? Are you working toward your priority project? Focus for one hour, and you'll be amazed at what you can get done.

Weekend is a perfect time to rejuvenate your mind, read a great book, and make a vision board to guide you through the next quarter.

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."HT

Last 100 days of the year. Are you going to achieve your goals? Take the 100 day challenge & make it happen! http://tiny.cc/UWIuw

Embarrassing moment in business- just discovered that due to a glitch in my "smart mailbox," I overlooked about 5 orders in the last month.

Live your dream freelance life profitably! Join NAIWE Expert Maya Frost in a free teleclass today at 3:30ET. http://bit.ly/No43Q

Want a freelance life that lets you live anywhere in the world? Find out how in Wednesday's free NAIWE teleclass: http://tiny.cc/40XbU

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." #quote

Enjoying time w/my business mastermind. Intense, exhausting, but good. If you want to grow your business, you need this! http://ping.fm/eMp0J

Daybreak in paradise...a time of peace on the beach before the start of a conference. Centered & fortified, it's time to start the day.

Have you read the latest Nat.Asso.Independent Writers-Editors (NAIWE) member newsletter? Non-members can sample it at http://ping.fm/d9dly

Join us 3:30edt at The Freelance Life podcast with author Shel Horowitz, discussing Principled Profit: http://ping.fm/9l9tb

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful & entertaining authors.J.Addison

Time to get ready for a new week. What are your priorities? The 3 things you most want to accomplish? And remember time with family/friends.

Is it just me, or do you forget about free books? http://ping.fm/ek3He

Just finished Nat.Asso.Independent Writers&Eds member newsletter pdf. Would you like a sample? http://ping.fm/d9dly

Need to get 100 fans to NAIWE News & Events for Freelance Writers & Editors to get a direct URL. Please join us! http://tiny.cc/buRKr

Roman Mystery writing competition for kids 8 - 16, (four age groups). http://bit.ly/OyUuU Writing competitions are great motivators- enjoy!

Take a few moments Sunday evening to map out priorities for the new week. What are the top 3 things you want to accomplish? Do them first!

The sun has arrived--joy! I'm taking lunch and a book out to the deck to celebrate this waning summer moment. Remember-it's Saturday. Enjoy!

Few things disrupt the day more than errands. Plan well, do all in one day and invest saved time creatively! http://ping.fm/ZrzSZ

You'll never change your life until you change your schedule. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. John Maxwell

Never look down...before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. DHammarskjöld

Monday thought: “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.” MTwain- Add the will to act, and you'll get there!

Sunday...a good time to step aside from life's hurry and focus on the eternal, spend time with loved ones, map out priorities for new week.

What next? 'The World Writes a Book in 140-Character Snippets' http://bit.ly/1HKET Move over, Bulwer-Lytton!

Now! Learn about smart self-publishing-NAIWE Expert Linda & Jim Salisbury's free teleclass-today at 3:30ET. Join us at http://bit.ly/No43Q

Smart Self-Publishing-is it for you? Register for NAIWE Expert Linda & Jim Salisbury's free teleclass-today at 3:30ET. http://bit.ly/No43Q

If you're overloaded w/work, STOP! Take 30 minutes to share dinner w/your family or step outside. You'll return refreshed & accomplish more.

To laugh often...to win th respect of intelligent people &th affection of children...to leave th world a btr place.This is to have succeeded

We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand...and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late. Marie B Ray

The Just Write Blog Carnival at the Incurable Disease of Writing has been posted-
http://ping.fm/TQNad Lots of good reading!

Need a writer or editor? New way to find them: e-mail a description of your project to jobs@naiwe.com & we'll post in member area.

New job posting for a co-author-NAIWE members, check the e-zine you'll get this morning! Writers / editors-subscribe at http://www.NAIWE.com

Inspiration! "The genius of communication is the ability to be both totally honest and totally kind at the same time." John Powell #quote

What are top 10 techniques for improving your writing? http://ping.fm/jbv17
Today @3:30pm EDT with Barbara McNichol & Janice Campbell

Don't say u don't hv enough time. U hv exactly th same #of hours[as] H.Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, M.Teresa, daVinci, Jefferson, Einstein

Oops-- wrong URL for lolcats Carnival of Homeschooling. Try this instead! http://tiny.cc/6wZ8R

Latest Carnival of Homeschooling is up (w/my sticky lit post) at Homeschool Buzz w/a delightful lolcats theme. Enjoy! http://tiny.cc/faaxq

Feeling blessed at close of day: finished priority projects plus extra bits. Added 2 new goodies for e-zine signups at http://www.NAIWE.com.

If you could complete only one task today, what should it be? Choose the activity with the highest ROI, do it firsthttp://ping.fm/xLs9P

Great literature is great because it's sticky! I've been reading Antigone-- definitely sticky: http://tiny.cc/09MF3 for more about why.

RT @jamesldewitt "What we hope to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence." - Samuel Johnson #quote (Practice makes perfect!)

Interviewing writer Lillie Ammann, NAIWE's Member of the Month 3:30 ET http://ping.fm/jGTi3 Read the interview: http://ping.fm/lKhSN

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.-PJ Meyer

Before day's end, I'd like to share http://kiva.org. You can loan $$ to a 3rd-world entrepreneur & make a difference. A joyous way to share!

Tall isn't everything, but I found the design & scale of these skyscrapers inspiring! http://ping.fm/cR5xL & http://ping.fm/l1vL3

Dead authors can't rest in peace-if a Hemingway heir can rewrite his book, lesser authors haven't a prayer! http://ping.fm/B4VTF

7 Core Practices of the Lucky Freelancer can help you make 2010 the best year ever! Discover what they are! http://ping.fm/PEbwz

”Proper words in proper places make the true definition of style.” Jonathan Swift

Success is decisive-"Our doubts are traitors, & make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." Shakespeare (Do, don't try!)

Time to enjoy a good 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

Ghostwriting-is it for you? Register now for NAIWE Expert Claudia Suzanne's free teleclass- today at 3:30ET. http://bit.ly/No43Q

Nobody trips over mountains. It's the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles & you'll find you've crossed the mountain.

When is an e-mail not an e-mail? When it's stealth coaching! You can teach a lot this way: here's a sample: http://is.gd/1R6JU

Getting ready to leave for "The Marriage of Figaro"-I love opera! Still time to join me- Ashland, VA at Patrick Henry High School. Fun!

Do your own thinking independently. B the chess player, not the chess piece. RCharell
Celebrate freelance independence! http://www.naiwe.com

Ghostwriting: What's in it for you? Register now to hear Ghostwriting Expert Claudia Suzanne on Wednesday, July 29. http://bit.ly/No43Q

My computer is dying; Apple store tomorrow. I'm going to enjoy a good book tonight; tomorrow is soon enough to worry. I'm grateful.

5 ways to avoid being your client's most hated service provider or supplier- http://bit.ly/9mGVL #tips

I'm so grateful- my 18 y/o is taking over some administrative tasks, which lets me be more creative and productive. He's doing a great job!

Create w/courage-"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced." V.vanGogh

Intuitive mind is a sacred gift...rational mind a faithful servant. We hv created a society that honors th servant & hs forgotten th gift.AE

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore-Dale Carnegie

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. A. Toffler

On my way to Emyl Jenkins' book signing for The Big Steal- review http://bit.ly/RjzYQ- Simple Pleasures book store-1pm- http://bit.ly/EOOUR

“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect it’s successful outcome.” William James

"Your mind is the first thing you must change in order to be successful." From #1 of 7 Core Practices of http://ping.fm/hu4CA

Another nice review of Transcripts Made Easy! Thanks, Christa;-). http://ping.fm/3kR7a