by Carma Spence Most writers are stunned when they learn that they are expected to do more than just write. Yes, folks-writers are expected to become marketing experts. Carma Spence, author of Home Sweet Home Page, has graciously offered ten tips that will help authors and others with the requisite task of self and book…
Month: June 2021
Your Writing Matters: How to Banish Self-Doubt, Trust Yourself, and Go the Distance
by Colleen M. Story I’m convinced that what a writer needs more than pen, paper, keyboard, oxygen, or even chocolate is a waiting audience. We need to know that our words are valued by a reader, that our craft is received with appreciation by at least one human being. Colleen M Story’s title gets right…
Lift Every Voice and Sing
by James Weldon Johnson Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;Let our rejoicing riseHigh as the listening skies,Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,Sing a song full of the hope that the present has…
Trash to Treasure
by Kelsey Rumburg In just 30 years, the world’s annual output of waste will reach an estimated 3.4 billion tons. This global tsunami of waste threatens our environment, our economy, even our relationships. To survive, we must not only contain it but do something with it. The average American throws away over seven pounds of…
Ten things you didn’t know about Moonlighting
An Oral History by Scott Ryan 1. Casting agent Reuben Cannon was fired by ABC for bringing them Bruce Willis. ABC executives said that no one would believe that Bruce Willis was sexy and he wouldn’t be believable standing next to Cybill Shepherd. 2. Their episode of Taming the Shrew was the most expensive hour of…
Smile More, Stress Less
Stress seems to be the one thing we all have in common, and it is not necessarily what we want to share. Writers have our own special brand of stress, which I’ve asked Geoffrey Saign, author of Smile More Stress Less, to address in this guest post. Below that you’ll find information about his book….
Let it go : yogic wisdom to improve your writing
While teaching a writing workshop recently, I realized that many of the participants were struggling with the same problem I see in my yoga students. It’s the same problem I struggle with myself, more often than not—grabbiness. Yes, I did just make up that word, but it wanted to exist within the context of this…
Cerebral Palsy: ‘A Story’ Finding the Calm After the Storm
Born the second of premature twins, Ilana knew she was different from a young age, but for all the wrong reasons. Part memoir, part motivational guide, this is Ilana’s open and honest journey, from an angry confused child, knowing something was wrong, but not knowing what, to the ‘real’ her - a courageous woman using…
A Visit From Poet Sylvia Woods
We all need more poetry in our lives. Well, today we’re in luck. Sylvia Woods agreed to answer a few questions about her new poetry collection and the path that got her there. Thank you, Sylvia! First, let’s mention the new book. My first book of poetry, What We Take With Us, was published April…
