Grab Your Hammer – We’re Building a Platform – Pt. 3
I don't want to be this woman - staring off into space, grasping the podium for support while I try to think of something to say, wondering how I got into such a mess...That's why I want to look at a third aspect of platform-building: Public Speaking.I'm not naive enough [...]
Wednesday’s Weekly Writing (W)Prompt
One sentence, 10 words or less: tell me about your family.
Grab Your Hammer – We’re Building a Platform – Pt. 2
I've been freelance writing for a year now, and I finally feel like I have enough experience to put together a "writer's portfolio" - yeah!But now what?I've never actually seen another writer's portfolio. What should I put in it? How should I put it together? I'm thinking it should be [...]
Grab Your Hammer – We’re Building a Platform – Pt. 1
I'm ready to take the next step in building my platform. I've already got the blog going (thanks for following!!), I've got my name in two local papers on a regular basis (and a couple of times in a national market), and I've been doing my best to meet agents, [...]
Know the details before you put in the time
A year ago I joined a free writers site. It was fun because I could post items to get comments from other writers, receive postings about writing opportunities, and, my personal favorite, enter a free weekly writing challenge.I haven't entered the contest in MONTHS, and I was excited to do [...]