Words of Wisdom
Taking Better Instagram Photos
To engage customers on Instagram you have to know how to take Instagram photos that amaze — plain and simple. Visually-stunning accounts earn followers. Here are 4 Tips on Taking Better I.G. Photos: 1. Start with a Plan. Before you begin snapping and creating...
3 Tips to Conduct a Professional Interview
As a professional journalist, I’ve embarrassed myself enough on interviews to know what not to do. And now that I’m writing a book, I realize these techniques are perfect for authors seeking information to make their characters and stories more believable. Don’t be...
Have Courage
In my 20’s I wrote a short story in my creative writing class at the Humber school for writers in Toronto. The teacher pulled me aside and told me I was special. She said I should keep writing. Keep going. She said she hoped I worked on the story and found a home for...
Editing
People have often asked me when did you become a writer? I have to pause now when I answer. 30 years ago? 2 years ago? 2 weeks ago? The truth is, that every single day, I am becoming a writer. Each day that I set the words in motion, I become more of what I want to...
Self Care & Writing – While Mommying so Hard
Motherhood is such a beautiful experience. It really is, but it becomes difficult at times to love the role when its responsibilities can often leave you too drained to give love to the work you're passionate about. I tell no lies, and if a Mother tells you she...
Feeling Drained?
Have you ever felt drained by your craft? As creative people, we often fall target to much judgement and criticism. It can be very difficult to push past the disapproval of others, especially these days with social media. When you create something new, you put yoursel...
How to Deal with Writer’s Block
If you’re faced with the dark enemy of writer’s block, I need you to ask yourself a few questions. 1- Are you feeling well? Feeling under the weather in some way (emotionally or physically) can impact your creativity. So if you find that the answer is yes to this...
The Good Book
Books from my childhood hold a special reverence with me to this day. Like most kids, growing up I was incapable of sitting still. I just couldn’t do it. The exception to that rule was story time. Open a book, and I was spellbound.Book time at my house was...
Unforgettable Characters
Happy Friday writers! How are you guys feeling about your work? We want to know! Feel free to reach out with your questions, suggestions, or just because. We are here to support and encourage you on your writing journey! Remember that 1985 classic movie “The...
Finding Time
Finding time. Is it finding time or making time? Maybe its taking time? . For those of us who write at all, we are writers. We may or may not be paid for our work but we write and take it seriously. Time is something I think we all struggle with. . I cannot count the...
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