Haven’t done one of these posts in awhile, so thought I’d pass on some link love. I started doing these posts in July, when the theme for the month was procrastination, motivation, and inspiration. I could probably go on and on forever with links, since there are tons of great writers out there, but I’m limiting myself to my five favorite posts of the week.
If you have to procrastinate, at least spend your time surfin’ on sites that can help you be a better writer. Here are the five best posts for writers from the past week that I’ve read…and …read more

In July, we covered a lot of information about procrastination, inspiration, and writer’s block, so I started doing “procrastinate for these posts” link lists of my five favorite writing posts for the week from other bloggers. I missed promoting great writers who are posting valuable information and I’ve gotten a few emails asking me if I’ll be doing them again, so I’m bring back these link lists!
If you have to procrastinate, at least spend your time surfin’ on sites that can help you be a better writer. Here are the five best posts for writers from the past week that …read more

In July, we covered a lot of information about procrastination, inspiration, and writer’s block, so I started doing “procrastinate for these posts” link lists of my five favorite writing posts for the week from other bloggers. I missed promoting great writers who are posting valuable information and I’ve gotten a few emails asking me if I’ll be doing them again, so I’m bring back these link lists!
If you have to procrastinate, at least spend your time surfin’ on sites that can help you be a better writer. Here are the five best posts for writers from the past week that …read more

If you have to procrastinate, at least spend your time surfin’ on sites that can help you be a better writer. Here are the five best posts for writers from the past week that I’ve read…and feel free to leave a comment with a recommendation of your own!

How to be Funny from Men With Pens
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How to Create Better Content: Treat Your Readers Like Dogs from Copyblogger
Five Reasons Not to Burn Your Bridges from Business Tips for Writers
How to Create Compelling Content Through Reader Interaction from Problogger
Writers, What Words do you Overuse? from Jennifer Escalona

Check back every week for a …read more

If you have to procrastinate, at least spend your time surfin’ on sites that can help you be a better writer. Here are the five best posts for writers from the past week that I’ve read…and feel free to leave a comment with a recommendation of your own!

New Research About Bloggers Ethical Beliefs and Practices from Blogging for a Living
Top 5 Tips for Writing Restaurant Reviews from Freelance-Zone
The Tale of the NCA from The Writer’s Journey
Time to Bring It On Home from The Writer’s Manifesto
10 Excellent Open Courseware Classes for Writers from Terry Didcott (this is an older post, but …read more

My little sister moved in with me for the summer while college is out. Having her around has been great; every night is filled with lots of laughs. One of the jokes we have is that we both let our laundry pile up too much – and when we literally have nothing more to wear, we say that we have to start the washer or we’ll be “free boobin’ it” the next day – i.e., we don’t even have any clean bras left!
As a freelancer, housework can be a problem for a number of reasons. First, it is easy for …read more

If you have to procrastinate, at least spend your time surfin’ on sites that can help you be a better writer. Here are the five best posts for writers from the past week that I’ve read…and feel free to leave a comment with a recommendation of your own!

10 Tips for Kicking Ass as a Freelance Writer from Copyblogger
What a Difference a Title Makes from Ask Allison
It’s about the Pumpkin from Writer Unboxed
Long Copy Vs. Usability? What About Relevance and Design? from The Copywriter’s Crucible
Ten Tips for Taking Notes from Daily Writing Tips

Check back every week for a short list of …read more

If you have to procrastinate, at least spend your time surfin’ on sites that can help you be a better writer. Here are the five best posts for writers from the past week that I’ve read…and feel free to leave a comment with a recommendation of your own!

How to Get a Blogging Job – Advice from b5Media’s Hiring Editor from Blogging for a Living
Rejection – The First Step to Successful Freelance Writing from About Freelance Writing
Conference Call Etiquette: DOs, DON’Ts, and “Oh, no you didn’t!”s from Inkthinker
Five Things You Absolutely Need to Know Before You Write a Novel from Men …read more

I’m officially declaring war on writer’s block, distractions, and procrastination during the month of July. Maybe it’s just me, but the summer months always seem to drag. Well, at least, they do when I’m working. I feel sluggish and uninspired. I can barely force myself to do the work I have to do to pay the bills, let alone work on fun personal projects.
I blame the sun. During the summer, there’s nothing better than sitting outside by the pool and sipping Sangria or sweet tea. Hell, I can even stay motivated to work out during the summer because it means …read more

Something a little light-hearted today, since I know most people will be picnicking today!
Freelance writers, repeat after me: When I should be writing, I will not…
…obsess over the cat hair on the floor, then crawl around on the floor picking up pieces of it, then decide I should brush my cat to prevent more pet hair, then spend an hour playing with my cat.
…click on Wikipedia links not directly related to the topic I’m researching and find myself fifty-three clicks later reading about the history of pancakes.
…go make a batch of pancakes for a snack because someone mentioned it online.
…turn …read more