When you start looking into marketing your writing, whether it’s selling a book, a blog or an article, you’ll frequently come across this advice: “Find your niche. Decide what you’re going to focus on, what you’d like to be known for. Write your way into that niche and stay there.” But do you really need […]
Friday Book Trio: Memoir, Time, Romance
In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought! The Category: Memoir The Book: Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan In Three Words: Motherhood. Reconciling. Gratitude. Biggest Takeaway: I’ve never read any of Corrigan’s work, […]
10 Ways Journaling Can Make Your Life Better
We’ve talked about how journaling can help you through a tough time, but have you ever considered some of the other benefits of chronicling your life? 1. You can always find out when something happened. Memory is fallible, and everyone remembers the same event differently. If there’s a family disagreement about something in the past (did […]
How To Write Your First Journal Entry (Or Blog Post)
Thinking about starting a journal or a personal blog, which is essentially a journal that other people can read? Here’s everything you need to get started on your first entry: Step 1. Find your tools and your writing space. Not everyone writes best with a paper and pen or with a computer. Writing is like […]
The Number One Reason for Keeping A Journal
When I turned fourteen, two important things happened. The first was a big life-changing event: I got cancer. The second began as a small daily habit: I started writing in a journal. These two things had an equal impact on my life. Almost two decades later, I don’t remember what prompted me to start writing for myself. It may […]
Just Keep Writing
Last week, I was corresponding with a friend and fellow writer whom I met at the Writer’s Digest conference back in August. We were comparing notes on the book-publishing dream; we’re both in the process of seeking agents for our first novels. After catching me up on the agents she’d talked to, the re-write she’d just […]