Today is Diane Dillon's b-day. Diane and her husband Leo have created award winning illustrations for children's books. #homeschool

NAIWE News- Words Matter Week Blog Challenge, March 4-10 - It's time to focus on words once again, and it's not too ... http://ht.ly/1hWZE3

No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. -Confucius

New post! Words Matter: How to Use Good Essay Models to Become a Better Writer http://ht.ly/1hRfVg

Looking forward to 10 Strategies for Earning 6 Figures in 2012 w/ #NAIWE Blogging Expert Carol Tice at 3:30 p.m. EST: http://t.co/4xHYxkj9

Day 1 of the #WordsMatterWeek blog challenge: What writers make your heart sing? Why? http://ht.ly/9suSW #amwriting #NAIWE

I can't believe it's almost time for Words Matter Week! This year it kicks off on National Grammar Day. Appropriate! http://ht.ly/9nc4y

Honestly, half the fun of looking at my calendar these days comes from seeing the World Domination Summit on the schedule in July. #wds

NAIWE News- 10 Strategies for Earning Six Figures in 2012 - What makes the difference between high-earning freelance... http://ht.ly/1hIWin

RT @naiwenews: RT @janicecampbell: 10 Strategies for Earning Six Figures in 2012 with #NAIWE Blogging Expert Carol Tice: Tuesday, Mar. 6 at 3:30pm EST http://ow.ly/9n0MT

NAIWE Members join us Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2012 for a teleclass with Carol Tice.

I finished the Handbook for Writers manuscript & sent it to the printer for a proof. Happy! http://ht.ly/9lOH9 #writegoal #excellenceinlit

New post: Time Management Strategies for Freelancers and Entrepreneurs http://ht.ly/1hAQRW

“Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.” Ben Franklin on the alphabet. #amwriting #NAIWE

NAIWE News- Tax Expert Carol Topp, CPA, to talk about Taxes for Freelancers http://ht.ly/1hregE

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

New post! Education Under Fire in Iran - We enjoy many educational freedoms in the United States, but others aren't ... http://ht.ly/1hebkw

Getting ready to learn how to turn tweets into a tip product with Paulette Ensign, #NAIWE booklet expert: http://ht.ly/8ODmh

Literature is strewn with the wreckage of those who have minded beyond reason the opinion of others. -Virginia Woolf

New post! Wintery Mix: The Carnival of Homeschooling - Here is the Wintery Mix Carnival of Homeschooling, with a hea... http://ht.ly/1gUoA2

Writing is the best way to talk without being interrupted. Jules Renard #quote ;-)

Writers have choices: Look for publishing partners that have direct-to-consumer links.Traditional NY publishers don't. #BarryEisler #wdc12

Victory for now! Round of applause to the 13 million people who stood up - #PIPA and #SOPA are tabled 4 now. #13millionapplause Keep watch.

When politicians regulate the Internet based on the influence of big money, Wikipedia & sites like it cannot survive. http://ht.ly/8y6Fk

New post: SOPA and PIPA: Should Writers Oppose Them? - If you're wondering what the fuss about SOPA is all about, he... http://ht.ly/1gOJlx

Looking forward to inspiration and networking @WritersDigest Conference. Any meet-ups I should know about? #wdc12 #NAIWE

NAIWE News- How to Tweet Tips to Create a Product with Paulette Ensign http://ht.ly/1gNrdk

I'm looking forward to today's Why Learn Ghostwriting teleclass with Claudia Suzanne: http://ht.ly/8y2rT #NAIWE Great skills for #writers.

"Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, & focused effort." PJMeyer

If you're caregiving while homeschooling, you might want to join me on this week's Homeschool Heartbeat from HSLDA: http://ht.ly/8vDrf

A good essay . . . must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in not out. Virginia Woolf

It's National Religious Freedom day! Activities at http://ping.fm/6I5nf Here are freedom quotes on my blog: http://ht.ly/8vpyO

NAIWE News- Ghostwriting Teleclass for NAIWE Members - Join us on Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. EST to le... http://ht.ly/1gGFI7

Be sure to get handouts for today's How to Complete Projects teleclass with #NAIWE Expert Meggin McIntosh: http://ht.ly/8qmOp

New post! Three New Contests: Poetry, Art, and Essays - Contests can be a great motivator and learning tool because ... http://ht.ly/1gFrrG

New post! The Map that Inspired Treasure Island by Celia Blue Johnson http://ht.ly/1gyKgq

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