Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Learn how to create a full-time writing life with copywriter Michelle Hill airing in 1 hour on The Freelance Life. http://ow.ly/FHAb
Writer and NAIWE member Michelle Hill will share how she's made 2009 her best year ever on The Freelance Life- 3:30pm EST. http://ow.ly/FHAb

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Just posted my #NaNoWriMo Post-Mortem. I actually learned some useful things--how about you? http://ow.ly/HC2q
It's going to be a great year! I won The Gift of Murder in Barb Goffman's raffle at the Killer Hobbies blog. http://ow.ly/Hxx8 Thanks!
Every budding grammarian should have these stickers to correct errant apostrophes

Monday, November 30, 2009

Last reminder: Thanksgiving dues discount for writers and editors. Join the professional association that helps you succeed http://naiwe.com
Writers
Write? Edit? There's no better way to express commitment
Just found this #quote, "Our grand business is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." T Carlyle
Write? Edit? Express commitment
Here's one of the best articles I've seen on writing a good paragraph. Enjoy! http://ow.ly/Ge3v

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Thanksgiving edition of NAIWE e-zine: Google Tip, Discounts on Writer's Digest
Saturday- Resting up from Thanksgiving festivities. Kindly refrain from mentioning food to me... Today--quietness, thought, #nanwrimo.

Friday, November 27, 2009

“The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, one sometimes forgets which” JM Barrie- Opinion?
As NAIWE becomes increasingly international, we need to reflect that growth in our logo. We'll keep the same URL for SEO. http://naiwe.com

Thursday, November 26, 2009

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. JFKennedy
Grace isn't a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It's a way to live. Jacqueline Winspear? #quote
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. G.K. Chesterton

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

RT @shelms06: Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. ~ Cicero #iamthankful
Did you know Google Local lets you create coupons linked to your location? See example -$27 discount for writers/editors http://ow.ly/FlJE

Monday, November 23, 2009

The computer is slowing down and so am I. Time to pause #nanowrimo and read another Dorothy Sayers--'Whose Body?' Refueling!
Just created a custom name for NAIWE News & Events for Writers & Editors on FB. Now I can invite you! http://ow.ly/F1F2

Saturday, November 21, 2009

#iamgrateful I am thankful for a beautiful sunny day & the $27 Thanksgiving dues discount for writers and editors- http://naiwe.com

Friday, November 20, 2009

MP3 of 7 Things Writers & Editors Need teleclass is ready to download at The Freelance Life internet radio: http://ping.fm/YlgAC
Guess I should pay attention to my own Tips on Boosting Word Count for #NaNoWriMo (or Not) http://ow.ly/E1Oc
Got to write about 20K words tomorrow to catch up on my #nanowrimo book. Going out every day this week was a disaster!
Write? Edit? There's no better way to express commitment & credibility than to join a great professional association. http://naiwe.com
Interesting people I enjoy #followfriday: @visionboard @chillami @MikeGeffner @inkyelbows @JoJoTabares @pauletteensign @JuliaMcCutchen
So many things I want to read on Seth Godin's list of November reading. Think I'll start with The Art of the Idea. You? http://ow.ly/E1w6

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Write? Edit? There's no better way to express commitment & credibility than to join a great professional association. http://naiwe.com
Technology is addictive. I've been picking out new features for NAIWE member websites. Update coming! Dues discount: http://bit.ly/27dollars

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

I am what the librarians have made me with a little assistance from a professor of Greek and a few poets. BK Sandwell #quote
Technical difficulty at the teleclass host. Will begin 7 Things Writer & Editors Need in the New Economy asap. Handout at http://naiwe.com.
We'll be starting 7 Things Writers & Editors Need teleclass at 3:30 pm EST on The Freelance Life internet radio: http://ping.fm/YlgAC
7 Things Writers & Editors Need teleclass at 3:30 pm EST has moved to The Freelance Life internet radio: http://ping.fm/YlgAC

Monday, November 16, 2009

Closing up to work on #nanowrimo. I feel like RW Emerson "All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients."
Even writers & editors do typos. The NAIWE dues Thanksgiving discount is $27, not $20! Sorry;-). http://naiwe.com

Sunday, November 15, 2009

New motive for murder in #nanowrimo novels: people who talk incessantly while you're trying to write.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Confession-Went 2 FountainBookstore today instead of wrking on #nanowrimo. Already #nanopanic & I'd rather be reading my DorothySayers book!
Just got #google #wave; have a few questions & invites to share. http://ping.fm/HlD6E

Friday, November 13, 2009

Dark already. Time to have homemade beef stew & read Gaudy Night by DorothyLSayers- just came free from PaperbackSwaphttp://tiny.cc/Bb0RH
Entrepreneurs with a family focus & great tweets: @JoJoTabares @Cindy_Carrier @LifeVerse @kimkautzer @MoonlightMom
Literary people I learn from & enjoy: @RachelleGardner @ChrisRichman @RyanJVanSeters @ginger_clark @ktmenick @NathanBransford @inkyelbows

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I feel like Drover in Hank the Cowdog- "Oh my leg!" Except it's my head. Time for rest, even though I'm under my #nanwrimo word count.

Monday, November 09, 2009

There's still time for invited writers/editors to be in NAIWE's promotional tip booklet for 2010. http://ping.fm/mfvfw to sign up.
Worked on #nanowrimo first today-need to make up for too few words yesterday. But now- time to actually get to work...
Write? Edit? There's no better way to express commitment & credibility than to join a great professional association. http://naiwe.com

Sunday, November 08, 2009

Sunday- a beautiful day to be grateful for the week just past, reflect on the week ahead, and plan to make it happy & productive. Enjoy!

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Filling last slots in NAIWE promo booklet. Openings for fiction writers, agents, editors, publishershttp://bit.ly/S5U55 Deadline mercy!
Spent today editing another project, so only a few hundred words on #nanowrimo. About 2 minutes from now, I'll hear what's for supper? Phui!

Friday, November 06, 2009

What you have to do and the way you have to do it are incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it is another matter. PDrucker #quote
It's time for #ff- it's busy #nanowrimo peeps this time: @tweak3 @rgsunico @Iris_Boter @inkyelbows @amyletinsky @resist_sarcasm #writegoal
Filling last slots in NAIWE promo booklet. Openings for fiction writers, agents, editors, publishershttp://bit.ly/S5U55 Deadline! Pls RT.

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Moving toward 6K words on #nanowrimo. Need to write faster. Have had a few glitches with websites and technology. Time for a reading break!
I'm going to have to speed up #nanowrimo-5259 words so far! We're getting great contributors for NAIWE tips book-join us?: http://ping.fm/0Bgem
Beautiful day for writing. Too bad I have to waste it on errands & actual work. My #nanowrimo is waiting!
Freelancers-you're invited to participate in the NAIWE Credibility Tips Booklet http://ow.ly/zyfo -Share knowledge & promo your business!

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Just finished updating the Links page of Everyday Education. It was too long, so I split it up. http://ping.fm/MQ4VF

Monday, November 02, 2009

“I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind” Einstein #quote
Make #nanowrimo a bigger challenge! Hve dishwasher & microwave break down, thn enlist several family members to whine abt supper. Inspiring!
Progress on #nanowrimo, but need to get busy on slides for Book Power: The Non-Writer's Guide to Success Thru Authorship http://bit.ly/7wY5D

Saturday, October 31, 2009

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!

Friday, October 30, 2009

“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

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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, October 25, 2009

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

Saturday, October 24, 2009

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

Friday, October 23, 2009

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

Thursday, October 22, 2009

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!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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

Monday, October 19, 2009

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, October 18, 2009

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!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

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...

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

“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!

Monday, October 12, 2009

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

Friday, October 09, 2009

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

Thursday, October 08, 2009

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, October 06, 2009

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

Monday, October 05, 2009

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

Friday, October 02, 2009

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

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