Kindle Fire HD Giveaway – Reading Is A Writer’s Strongest Tool

Kindle Fire HD Giveaway

Update: This contest is now closed. The winner will be announced on the morning of April 9th. Are you a writer or would you like to become one? One of the strongest tools in a writers arsenal is the ability to understand story structure, and … [Continue reading]

How To Create A Self-Hosted WordPress Blog In 10 Minutes Or Less [Screencast]

Create A Self Hosted Wordpress Site In Under 10 Minutes

Are you interested in getting your words out to the world? If so, you need to build a platform, and the easiest way to build this platform is by starting a blog. There are many free hosting options out there but in order to gain the most control … [Continue reading]

How To Increase Blog Feedback From Readers

Get more feedback for your blog

So you wrote up a brilliant blog post, but no one is commenting, right? Or maybe you are looking for more useful feedback, rather than the typical "great post" comment, in order to create a discussion or get ideas for future blog … [Continue reading]

How I Find Blogging Ideas

Find Blogging Ideas

  What's your next blog post going to be? Not sure? That seems to be the story whenever I sit down to write up a new post, and I'm sure I'm not alone. How can you build a post that will provide constructive information and resonate with … [Continue reading]

To Those Who Don’t Fear The Dream

To Those Who Dream

I cannot afford to waste my time making money. --Louis Agassiz I often hear people say, "Wow that person is so successful. " This statement usually refers to someone who has made a strong living on Wall Street or worked the ladder in a corporate job … [Continue reading]

How To Spread Your Ideas

Spread Your Ideas

There is no better idea than the idea of spreading your ideas. What? Ideas make the world run. Ideas bring people together. Ideas give a voice to the voiceless. I've made my opinion clear on the benefits of letting your million dollar idea … [Continue reading]

Why Writers Must Embrace Suffering

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I was proposed an interesting question after my post titled We Are All Children's Writers, where I encouraged writers to remember the joys of childhood to liven up their writing. But, what if you didn't have an actual "childhood"? How can a … [Continue reading]

Can Your Writing Learn Something From The Film Industry?

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Yes, we all know the original book is almost always better than the adapted screen version. So what can your writing (and the writing industry) learn from movies? Movies and books are both wonderful storytelling mediums. However, movie … [Continue reading]

The Liebster Award

Leibster Award

Thank you to Lisa from LisaWroble: Wonderings and Wanderings for recognizing me for this wonderful award. It's an honor to be nominated and to be given the privilege to nominate other great bloggers for the Liebster Award. The Liebster Award is … [Continue reading]

Don’t Lock Your Writing Ideas In A Vault

idea vault

Regardless of the industry you are in, it all starts with an idea. As for writers, you might harvest an idea from a recent experience or upcoming trend. When I was in business school everyone seemed to have an idea for the next promising start-up … [Continue reading]

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