Google+ Shutdown: What its Demise Means to You

Google is probably the most powerful and popular search engine you can find in the world. It was founded in 1998, and has grown far beyond a simple search engine. Today, Google includes services that incorporate productivity (Google docs), scheduling (Google calendar), communication (gmail), storage (Google drive), navigation (Google maps), and so much more. If…

Inspired Writing: How I Put Words on the Page

How do you inspire writing? There are plenty of tips, but maybe it's time you tackled the biggest one—Shut Up & Write

Get Social

Networking is a skill I am actively working on. Most days I cloister myself in my home and scroll through news feeds and emails solo. It is the bane of most writers—our creativity flourishes in quiet spaces and most often alone. This works well for me most of the time. No wary looks from strangers…

Tips to Kickstart Writing

Back to school. Back to work. Contrary to popular belief, I don't take the summer off. I might not have the same writing output during the summer months, but I'm still around. Anytime I slip away, I schedule posts to publish while I am gone, but places that require real-time presence slip a bit. My…

A Guest Post: The Hitch…

Done! I just finished a difficult article that challenged my writing skills, and sense of diplomacy. Writing skills might be self-explanatory, but diplomacy, you ask? Yup. Let me explain. A Guest Post Everyone says it's good to accept guest post roles on other blogs, and to feature them on your own. And I agree. Unfortunately,…