We are fully into basketball season; and I tell you what -- this time of the year is giving me sensory overload on all the sports stuff. Football is still going on (which I can take it or leave it), but watching basketball is my jam. Now, I will admit that I don't routinely start … Continue reading The Business-Minded Approach Toward GETTING THINGS DONE
I know. I know. Today is actually the second Sunday of the month and this is January. You are correct. But let me just say that I'm working hard to get the first edition of the "DOMinators News" newsletter into circulation. For this month of my debut with the first Degrees of Maternity newsletter EVER, … Continue reading Newsletter Coming Soon
Have you ever noticed how the content creators who have the numbers are predominantly those individuals who preach that content creators with little-to-no audiences shouldn't focus intently on (or be down-right obsessed with) their numbers? Seriously, have you or am I just imagining hearing and reading the same sentiments touted over and over again? Rhetorical … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Stalking Your Numbers and Comparing Them to Others
Well, here we are folks. At the very beginnings of 2021. Can you believe it? And what do you intend to do with your life goals this year? Have you identified some achievements to pursue? Well, I've given the whole goal-setting topic quite a bit of attention lately -- not because we just vacated 2020 … Continue reading Writing Goals for a 2021 Fresh Start
I'm soooooo tired of hearing content creators say that you can't write about everything or at least write on the topics that are most important to you. I simply built up an immunity to hearing things such as: You have to niche down in order to grow, because you can't appeal to everyone. And the … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told: Writing About Everything?
Today is the day I'll summarize the progress I made on my "writing goals and more" for the remainder of 2020. I'm pulling out a bit of content from my previous blog post, Revisiting Writing Goals and More for the Remainder of 2020, to close out my thoughts on this year's goals. Don't hesitate to … Continue reading Writing Goals and More 2020 Close-Out
You can never say that I don't try out new things here at Degrees of Maternity. And just to prove my point, I've decided to try my hand at a brand-new blogging series about . . . BLOGGING. Whoo hoo! I'm actually very excited about this one and have quite a bit that I can … Continue reading Blogging Truths Be Told Series
I've been doing this writing thing for a little over two years now, so you would think I'd have everything figured out at this moment in time. Right? WRONG! No, I've just recently figured a few things out that will determine how I proceed with my writing journey into the future. For some, the light … Continue reading Simplifying the Writing Process This Time Around
I'm pretty sure I told you that I'd be getting back with you once I got my fall schedule together. I guess -- better late than never. Hee hee! Actually, since we're very close to the first day of winter, I'll just call this my "Schedule for the Foreseeable Future". I've been using that term … Continue reading Fitting Book Writing into the Schedule Efficiently
What time is it? Well, it's time for me to go back to the basics. And the basics, for me, is writing. The concept of knowing and applying the basics is one of those lessons that's come to life through my son's, Little Man's, educational journey. In my son's magnet elementary school, two of the … Continue reading Lessons Learned #5: Learn and Apply the Basics in Order to Grow
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