How To writing ideas from me and a few of my writing friends.
Part of the routine here to get ready for Christmas is baking. Jeff has put in his usual requests for shortbread and fruitcake and I will do my new usual Bailey’s truffles, yum. I created a Christmas baking lens with other favorites we have made regularly in the past called A Sweet Christmas. I have…
One of my favoriting “writing” related books is Stephen King’s On Writing. I found this YouTube video featuring writer Stephen King. An aspiring writing asks what advice he would give to someone who wants to write. It’s a simple plan but makes total sense.
This summer I was introduced to Blended Matcha at Teopia. Well it was too expensive to drink this totally awesome beverage on a regular basis so I created my own low fat economical version. Not surprisingly I created a lens on my Blended Matcha. I have not added the pictures yet but you will get…
“A bad habit never disappears miraculously; it’s an undo-it-yourself project.” ~Abigail Van Buren Writing is a habit. And guess what? You are in control of the habit. If you want to make writing every day a habit then you have to actually get up a few minutes earlier, take a few minutes out of your…
No, I am not talking about your story outline. I’m talking about the rest of your life. In order to fit in all that extra writing you need to do during a BIW to reach your goal, you need to plan ahead. Here are just a few ideas: Think about what you are going to…
One of the best ways of increasing traffic to your website or blog is increasing your Google rating. The Google rating you have pretty much decides whether you get listed in any search engine as a relevant choice. You can increase your Google rating by having links back to your site. I’m not talking about…
It is not unusual to laugh, cry or feel anger when we are reading. How about when you write? Do you cry, laugh and get mad along with your characters? I have always been an emotionally charged person so having an emotional release when I’m writing is not uncommon. In fact I quite enjoy that…
Dr Mardy Grothe has a background in psychology but his current field is Executive Coaching and Team-Building. He has a number of business titles published including: Problem Bosses: Who They Are and How to Deal With Them (1987); Problem Employees: How to Improve Their Performance (1991); Can This Partnership Be Saved? (1993); and Dealing With…