Making Time

Time to Write... Blog Schedule How often do you publish on your blog? A few years ago, I had some pretty amazing output. In 2010 on A New Day, I published 337 posts! That is close to a post every day. That impresses the heck out of me. The following year that number slipped to… Continue reading Making Time

Brainstorming Session

My fingers hover over the keys. What should I write about? The weather? What I ate for lunch? The conversation I had with someone at the gym last week? All plausible, but not necessarily always riveting. If a picture or quote doesn't inspire you, what should you write about when you want to practice your… Continue reading Brainstorming Session

Ways to Keep Your Writing Alive

What ways can you keep active, even when you don't have a specific writing project on the go? As I dodge responsibility left and right, I ponder how to keep viable as a writer. Solution? Write a new blog post! Writing a blog post is just one tactic though. Even if you don't have a… Continue reading Ways to Keep Your Writing Alive

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… Continue reading Tips to Kickstart Writing