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  • Two Things to Tell Yourself When Submitting Your Writing for Peer Review

    Oct 20, 11 • random wordsNo Comments
    Two Things to Tell Yourself When Submitting Your Writing for Peer Review

    When I turn in a document for peer review or publish a blog post, I start panicking. What if they think it sucks? What if the format is completely wrong? What if I missed a huge important piece of information? Every writer/blogger is like this in some way. Don’t try to deny it! Your writing ...

  • I Removed My Facebook Page

    Oct 7, 11 • random words1 Comment
    I Removed My Facebook Page

    This entire week I have been thinking about a lot of things, and one of them was my social media presence.  It dawned on me that a lot of the things that I do and say on my personal Facebook profile are exactly the same as what’s on my Facebook Page.  With the new subscribe feature, ...

  • 5 Ways to Attend a Writing Conference Without Being There

    Sep 21, 11 • random wordsNo Comments
    5 Ways to Attend a Writing Conference Without Being There

    Writing conferences, meetups, and just anything that brings a group of people together to discuss writing are one of my favorite events to attend. However, with some of them having steep ticket prices, at times/dates I can’t attend, or being in another location, I can’t go to all of them. People I know who are able to attend them become the ...