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Stoking the Creative Fire for the New Year

This week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is an ideal time to read, watch movies (big screen or Netflix), go to museums, or listen to music. All of these are great ways to reinvigorate your creativity after a hectic holiday month. You may already have certain...

Election Day is Here!

I’m a writer. Words mean everything to me. When used passionately they can become one of the most powerful and persuasive tools for change I know. In an increasingly polarized political climate, civil and not-so-civil words have been used in so many ways. Everywhere...

Sometimes Less Really is More

I’ve always been a list person. Traditionally I’ve had multiple lists, a notebook full of them-for different work projects, business tasks, and home and personal chores. This system worked great until my mom died, the ultimate loss in a long string of them. One...

Some Cures for the Writer’s Block Blues

I won’t lie; last week was a tough one. I’m not a writer who suffers much from writer’s block but by Friday afternoon it had hit me like a ton of bricks. I drafted two blog posts over the course of an hour but they were both worthless. I grudgingly deleted them,...

Free Advice from a Reporter

I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to be cooperative, helpful, and pleasant when a reporter contacts you about an article. I know I’ve blogged about this before but somehow the topic just keeps resurfacing. Here’s the deal. You have one business which, if...