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.
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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