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Grant Writing – The journey begins…

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:38:58 +0000

I had to take a break after my writing challenge, it is surprising how much it takes out of you. While my writing muscles were recuperating I started looking into grant writing. I already knew the generalities of the subject but after talking with a friend that runs a non-profit, I started looking into it …

6 Lessons I learned from a month of straight writing

admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:04:23 +0000

I have come down to the wire on my writing challenge, the deadline is tomorrow night. The headache I have had for the last two weeks has been worth it because I have learned more about my craft in the last month than I have in all the assignments I have had. Here is a …

A great way to avoid spam

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:04:45 +0000

Not the Hickory Smoke flavored meat log, I mean your email spam. How many times have you went to download a piece of software or register with a blog but they force you to give them your email? I can understand that they want your email for marketing purposes but by requiring it they are …

A simple guide to working with web designers

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:49:16 +0000

This is another article that I wrote a while back but since it has some good information, I thought I would give it an encore. I do a lot of web site content work and in the process, I have gotten to know many different types of web designers. Some good and some bad. I …

Q&A: What advice would you could give a new writer?

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:37:23 +0000

As I mentioned in the first post, this blog has went through many format changes. One thing that has remained constant is the Q&A section. I have done a lot of things in my career and some of the lessons learned have been painful. So, if by sharing my knowledge I can help my readers …

The do it yourself writer

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:31:22 +0000

As you can probably see from the eclectic subjects that I blog about but here are a few themes that I tend to keep coming back to: Writing, Self Improvement and DIY projects. I will find a new project and obsess on it until I have either perfected it or had to surrender to my …

Some writing tools

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:30:41 +0000

I tried out the free-writing technique that i mentioned in my last post. it was a blast and I highly recommend it. I was a little stuck after my first chapter because the main character was about to start searching for someone but I/he had no idea how to get the search started. So, I …

An update on my novel

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:29:39 +0000

HELP! End of transmission… Well not quite but it is definitely not as easy as I thought. I recently had an epiphany and threw out my old novel idea. I discovered a new one that has really intrigued me and I thought that writing it in a month would be a breeze. After all, I …

I am not a jealous person by nature but…

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:26:37 +0000

How many of you have watched the fourth season of Doctor Who on the BBC? If you haven’t, please send me an email with your address so I can send goons over to beat some sense into you. It was by far the best season of TV I have ever watched. I don’t want to …

Here we go again

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:24:41 +0000

What is the purpose of this blog? Well…? I am asking you a question! I was hoping you could tell me because I am still not sure. I have started various other blogs to go with my company’s website but so far none have really fit. The first had a great idea but in effect …