Book Writing Tips: Feeling Stuck or Blocked? Inspiration to Keep Writing
Writers and other creative types often have days when they feel stuck, blocked or otherwise unmotivated to write. Stories of how writers can raise procrastination to a high art are legendary. It’s...
View ArticleWriting Tips and Tools: ProWritingAid.com
I stumbled across this writing tool when they started following me on Twitter. I checked out the website and gave it a try. There’s a blank field on the main page of the website where you can paste...
View Article5 Practical Tips for Blogging Your Way to Writing a Book
Last week I published a blog post, Blogging Tips: How to Blog Your Way to Writing a Book. I wrote about the process that I used to write the content of my upcoming book from a series of blog posts. I...
View ArticleGuest Post: Social Media: Balm or Bane for Authors?
photo credit: JupiterImages Today we’ve got another guest post about how authors can make the best use of social media without feeling overwhelmed. This is a topic that I know many writer’s struggle...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Write What You Know
Guest post by Debra Johnson You’re stuck. You have no idea what to write, how to start writing, or even where to set your story. You are frustrated, getting angry and wanting to give up this gig. Don’t...
View ArticleGuest Post: Making Marketing Writing Easier
By Robert Middleton One of my favorite marketing sayings is, “Writing is to marketing strength as pumping iron is to muscle strength.” So, if you want stronger, more effective marketing, you need to...
View ArticleMy Blogging Dilemma: The Importance of Choosing an Audience
Image credit: sxc.hu Lately I’ve been in a quandary about what to do about this blog. I’ve been filling in with guest posts and trying to buy time while I figure out how to proceed. I wasn’t sure what...
View ArticleWriting Tips–7 Tips to Kick-Start Your Summer Writing Projects
photo credit: Just Jefa Welcome to the dog days of summer. On the east coast of the U.S. it’s been a sizzlingly hot summer with heat wave after heat wave keeping people indoors to escape the 90 degrees...
View ArticleGet Back to Your Writing Goals for Fall: 10 Tips for Boosting Your Writing...
photo credit: sxc.hu John Price School is back in session, the summer is coming to an end, and this is the time of year when we kick off the flip-flops, slip on the pumps and get back to business. If...
View ArticleGuest Post: Four Effective Tips for Becoming a Successful Online Writer
Please enjoy this guest post by Ruth Hinds from All The Top Bananas: For budding writers, the internet has opened up a whole world of new opportunities. With writing gigs becoming much more...
View ArticleContent Marketing Tips: Create a Newsletter That Runs on Autopilot
My readers at the productive pen blog know that I’m not about hype, and if I promote something it’s because I have tried it myself and I know firsthand that it works. A little over a year ago, I...
View ArticleCheck out Grammar Check — A Free Online Proofreading Tool
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, chances are you’re as much of a lover of the written word as I am. I am a professional writer and marketer by day, and my side hustle, blogging, also involves...
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