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Have a Good Weekend Everyone! Play Hangman With Me

Posted by on Oct 16, 2009 in random words | 1 comment

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Writers: Are You Doing the National Writing Month Challenge?

Posted by on Oct 7, 2009 in random words | 1 comment

Tweet National Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)begins November 1st. If you haven’t signed up, do it now: http://www.nanowrimo.org/user/register For those who haven’t heard of it, NaNoWriMo challenges Writers to write 50,000 words by the end of the month. One thing that I like is that they emphasize that it doesn’t have to be a perfect 50,000-word novel, but you just have to reach that goal.  It’s good for those people, like me, who...

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An Unexpected Gift That Brightened My Day

Posted by on Sep 22, 2009 in random words | 4 comments

Tweet When I arrived home, after a rough day at work, I saw a CafePress box waiting for me. The kids excitedly tried to figure out what was in the box. In my mind, I kept thinking to myself, “Did I get something and forget?” Isabelle ran inside and started opening up the package.  She squeals, “Ooohhh…mommy! It’s a cute bear!” Someone sent me a cute bear with the FriendFeed catchphrase, “DAMN YOU...

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Wordle Me This; Wordle Me That

Posted by on Sep 3, 2009 in random words | 2 comments

Tweet This is the Wordle for my site.  I love using Wordle because I am able to use this and Google Analytics to see what areas I am covering, and which ones I need to start writing about.  Looking at this, I know that I need to start writing more about actual writing that I do for clients. Related articles: 10 Awesome Online Tools Your Small Business Should Be Using (crowdspring.com) Social media metrics that matter...

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Meeting Other Bloggers Is Always Fun

Posted by on Aug 21, 2009 in blogging, random words | 8 comments

Tweet   On Wednesday, I ventured out to Adam’s Morgan for the monthly DC Blogger Meetup. This time I was a mentor for new bloggers.  I love teaching others everything that I have learned, so I was definitely excited.  It was a great meeting, and I plan on attending Google’s first DC Meetup, and I am hoping they give everyone a Google Wave account.  Even if you are not the social type, you should still make an...

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Write 1,000 Words a Day, No Matter What

Posted by on Aug 18, 2009 in random words | 5 comments

Tweet   They say that it takes 21 days to form a habit.  Therefore, one of my top-five goals for the month of August is to write 1,000 words a day.  This number includes daily blogs, journal entries, and fictional book.  It doesn’t matter what is going on that day, I write.  Even if I feel like writer’s block is not allowing me to get any words on the paper (yes, I am old school), I go exercise or find a...

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