There was a time when I couldn’t write on a computer at all. I could get down endless thoughts with pen and paper—even if trying to read it later was like deciphering an ancient script. My handwriting is terrible. But if I were to sit down at a computer and try to type out what…
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Back to School: How to ease in, adjust and regroup
Summer is hard for parents. It may take time to ease back into writing life again when the kids go back to school. That’s okay. Give yourself the time you need.
Know Your Worth: A Cautionary Freelancer Tale
I’m not new to writing, though. I’ve been doing that consistently for almost twenty years. Still, when you start a career, there’s a sense that you have to prove yourself to potential employers—and maybe a little bit to yourself. It can be hard to know your worth.
Taking the leap
I always thought that the right thing to do was to go to college, get a good job to pay off college, and try to climb the ladder. If I was smart enough, I would be at the top eventually. If I worked hard enough, I would get whatever job I wanted to get. This may sound familiar. It’s how most of us grew up.
Favorite writing quotes for 2022
To writers, words are everything. We live them, we breathe them. We try to change the world and inspire emotional revelations with every flip of the pen and tap of the keys. Writers are suckers for words. So naturally, writers are also suckers for a good old-fashioned inspirational writing quote.
Journaling with your kids
Sometimes life is a lot, right? Journaling has been a way I have been able to cope with that. I find comfort in spilling my deepest thoughts on paper. When things are out of my control, I love getting lost in a fictional world I have created, while letting this world fade away for a…
Best Writing Craft Books
This is one of my favorite MWW Book Lists to date. Why do you ask? Because every single suggestion on this list was recommended by one of our members! Working on your craft is an ongoing journey throughout a writer’s career. Writing books can be an excellent stimulant to kick up the heat on your…
Negative Comments Online: How To Deal
Trying to establish yourself on social media is hard enough. But trying to do it while battling negative comments flying your way– brutal. I follow a number of writers, creatives, and mothers on Instagram. Most of these individuals I admire or love to learn from. Others I seek out for inspiration, a little daily motivation…
The Challenges of Writing A Poetry Book
Writing a poetry book is not as glamorous as I anticipated it to be. I’ve been writing poetry for decades, verses jotted down when emotions run too high. Poetry comes to me in fits of rage, holes of depression, fleeting moments of lust, times of loss, sorrow, self-reflection. Most of the time, inspiration comes during…
How to take advantage of a Writing Rut
It has taken me weeks to finally write this blog post or to work on any of my WIPs. Why do you ask? Well, my friends, I have come to the point in my writing journey where I have experienced my first writing rut. Basically, the hell on earth for writers, or so it may…