Whether you are a fiction or nonfiction writer, my guess is that scheduled writings are, or could be, beneficial to you. If it were not for scheduled writings in my life, I would probably not get any writing done. And if you have done any type of writing whatsoever, whether it's for work as in …
Month: November 2020
Thanksgiving Evolved
When I was in grade school, I used to think that we continued the tradition of Thanksgiving each year to keep the memory of the first one celebrated by the Pilgrims alive. Now that I am older and look back at the Thanksgiving celebrations I've shared over the years, I can see that Thanksgiving has …
Time Off From Writing
When I go to the country, there is currently no Internet. So, I tell myself that I am taking time off from writing. Even so, I use a lot of data surfing social media including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and Twitter. I have thought of all kinds of ideas to be more efficient when typing …
Self-Marketing A Book
How are you doing at marketing your new book or books? Are you doing well and don't need much help in getting the word out to the public? Or are you struggling, wondering how to make another sale or how to get the word out there to the wider world? When I started writing my …
Connections Are Important
What do you think of when you hear the word connection? Do think of things that are similarly linked or the links between mechanical or electrical components? Or do you think of work associates and family? How about communication? Like me, do you think about how we communicate with our coworkers or our loved ones, …
At Day’s End
Every morning we wake up with the idea that we will accomplish our to-do list for that day. But at day's end, how many of us can say that we achieved all of our goals? Can we say that we got all of our errands done? Did we make all of our calls or send …
Virginia Alice Crawford 