This blog post is a continuation of a post published on March 16, 2021, entitled The Secret to Getting Your Written Words on the Page. And since this follow-up post has been a long time in coming, I'm going to get right to the chase. I'm going to address those strategies I've observed others utilizing and … Continue reading The Secret to Getting Your Written Words on the Page – Part 2
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
Wow! I came across the following blog post the other day and realized how blessed I am to have these chronicles to go back to and see where I was in my life journey at the time. This post originally appeared here at Degrees of Maternity about seven months ago on May 25, 2020. As … Continue reading Reblog – New Product Journey: The Real Reason for Choosing Ebooks
Lesson #4: Creating rewards systems for reading and writing is a value-added proposition. Let's face it. We, adults, need incentives from time to time; and we especially need some external motivation when it comes to completing challenging or unpleasant tasks. So, wouldn't the same premise apply to the younger versions of ourselves -- our children? … Continue reading Lessons Learned as a Parent of a Virtually-Schooled Student – #4
It's amazing to think that we're in the last days of May. Time definitely stands still for no one. And, my family managed to come to one major milestone last week: the official end of Little Man's school year amid Coronavirus. So, he and I are currently on summer break. However, I've already told him … Continue reading New Product Journey: The Real Reason for Choosing Ebooks
I know, I know. I just couldn't help myself. I had to bring an oldie, but goodie, to today's conversation. It's a blast from the past that's meant to be and just so happens to be a reblog from its original posting on December 4, 2019. And guess what? I was in the same irritating … Continue reading Productivity Tuesday: Reblog – When You Don’t Know What to Blog About
You know what's so cool about this whole digital product project? Well, I'm forced to learn tech. I'm what you would call a non-techie, who has been placed in a position where she's required to learn more and more tech in order to create her digital products. I've got learning curves galore, springing up here … Continue reading New Product Journey: A Non-Techie Gaining Tech Skills
If you've checked out or will check out New Product Genesis and New Product Genesis – Part 2, then you know or will know that the push-pull creative project on my horizon is to design a product that will encourage children to read and write and to assist adults who are trying to encourage children to … Continue reading New Product Genesis – Part 3
In New Product Genesis, I introduced you to more information about my new product idea and indicated two motivating forces that are going into this product: my love of writing and my love for my children (as well as the love I have in working with children in general). I also indicated that I would be … Continue reading New Product Genesis – Part 2
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
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