Part 6: I knew how to write business letters, agendas, and minutes for meetings; review, proofread, and draft reports and papers; create, revise, and critique resumes; formulate personal and professional emails and presentations; and generally perform whatever activity was needed where writing was involved. Throughout the various writing activities I participated in at the time, … Continue reading Untitled Book #2 – Part 6
Sometimes when you write, it's good to just work through those challenges you face when applying those finishing touches to your book. Sometimes, your blessing (the completion of an awesome work of art) is just around the corner. And in these instances, I'm one of the first people to encourage others to push through and … Continue reading A New Product Idea and the Second Book
For this Monday's post, I'm pleased to present you with an insightful article from Linda Cartwright, an educator and freelance writer, who brings thought-provoking messages to her written works. I was fortunate to meet Linda through a guest post (on self-publishing) she wrote for a fellow blogger. Linda's post provides information on a topic of … Continue reading Guest Post: Will Audiobooks Replace Books? by Linda Cartwright
Earlier this week, I had a strange phenomenon greet me and, surprisingly, it involved my self-published book. I announced in a previous post that I would be participating in some "strength training" for my voice in preparation for creating the audio book for Playground . . . I mentioned that I would be reading my book … Continue reading Reliving the Fears from Your Writing Process
Since I posted Reblog – The Road to Authorship last week, I thought it fitting to have today's reblog backtrack almost exactly 6 months to this very day. What could have been happening at that point in time? Yep, you've probably figured it out from the blatantly clear title . . . my first draft manuscript for … Continue reading Reblog – First Draft Manuscript is DONE!
You just had to know that I was going to bring up this old post from February 10, 2019 in remembrance of the initial onset of The Road to Authorship. It's somewhat overdue, as I'm about to wrap up book #2 in a couple of months or less. Now, if you don't recognize the post … Continue reading Reblog – The Road to Authorship
Happy Monday! I've got another weekly report (October 6, 2019 - October 12, 2019) for progress made on my 3 goals for the remainder of the year: Create an audio book for Playground Instruction for the Growing Adult (my debut book). Write and self-publish my second book. Research and set-up some future public speaking engagements. … Continue reading Writing Goals for Remainder of 2019 – Weekly Report 2
I thought I'd keep you up-to-date with the progress on my three major goals for the remainder of 2019. I haven't put them into SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely) goal format just yet. Let's just say that I'm quite certain I've chosen three basic goals that are shaping up to be SMART fairly soon. … Continue reading Writing Goals for Remainder of 2019 – Weekly Report 1
My writing framework for book creation includes: a specific work area/working environment. My most effective working takes place in my home office or in the comfy recliner in the living room; a designated time of the day to write along with the time range the writing should take place. during early mornings (between 5 - … Continue reading My Writing Framework in Less Than 130 Words
TODAY marks the official start of work on my book #2. And if I learned anything from my first book, I learned this: organization and having a writing framework for your book is so crucial to assisting you along this journey of book creation. However, I will say that one size doesn't fit all. The thought … Continue reading Set-up and Prep for Your Book Writing
degreesofmaternity.com 