Month: February 2019

Essays Written by Someone Who Has No Skin in Your Game Provide a Fresh Perspective

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AdobeStock_77793727_licensed_to_the_author Medium writers have the 411. Their writing is treasure. Scoop it up. I have been a Medium member since July 2018. Today I noticed something extraordinary. A Resource for the Reader I was struggling how to help a friend through a personal crisis. I went on Medium and searched for other people that have …

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Essays Written by Someone Who Has No Skin in Your Game Provide a Fresh Perspective

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Medium writers have the 411. Their writing is treasure. Scoop it up. I have been a Medium member since July 2018. Today I noticed something extraordinary. A Resource for the Reader I was struggling with how to help a friend through a personal crisis. I went on Medium and searched for other people that have …

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Paying for Crime with a Check? Who Does That?

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https://pixabay.com/en/prison-fence-razor-ribbon-wire-218456/ Allegedly Jesse Smollett from the hit show Empire did. “What in the world is going on?” I want to scream, ” Stop it. What is wrong with you?” The person on the tv screen cannot hear me. Jesse Smollett claimed he was attacked by two men who used racist epithets while beating him. Per …

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Paying for Crime with a Check? Who Does That?

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https://pixabay.com/en/prison-fence-razor-ribbon-wire-218456/   Allegedly Jesse Smollett from the hit show Empire did. “What in the world is going on?” I want to scream, ” Stop it. What is wrong with you?” The person on the tv screen cannot hear me. Jesse Smollett claimed he was attacked by two men who used racist epithets while beating him. …

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Procrastination Countermeasures: 5 Secrets to Writing Everyday

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AdobeStock_177459928_licensed_to_the_author Writing every day is an unrelenting daily routine that is not easily established or maintained. I write each day at 9 a.m. Daily writing is essential to my success as a writer. Procrastination can sneak into a daily routine and cause mayhem. I take countermeasures to increase the likelihood of writing each day. They …

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If I Had A Dollar for Every Time Someone Encouraged Me to Be A Writer, I Would Still Need A Dollar

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https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-pink-suede-long-waller-910122/ Writers must choose their path. Writing is the path less traveled. Writers must need to write enough to overcome the inertia that stops people from writing. Studies show that eighty percent of adults believe they have a book inside them yet less than one percent of the group ever write that book. I could …

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An Accountability Partner Protects Your Writing From Accidental Death

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pixabay My accountability partner is a safety net. She helped me complete my first book. When I joined Chandler Bolt’s Self-Publishing School (SPS), one of their techniques to keep students on track was to insist we work with an accountability buddy. The idea is to have someone hold the writer accountable for their goals. I …

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