It certainly does not have to be, but, many people seem to feel that it is and decide participating in this activity is just too much for them. Where are you with that? There will be days when the inspiration comes so fast you can hardly keep up with trying to write it all down [...]
Have you ever heard a story and something about it made you question and you immediately said to yourself “hmmm, I wonder if that is really true”? We have flags that go up when the information presented does not seem to go together or the details are so far fetched that for sure you know [...]
One of the things that stops people the most is having to write things down. Because we speak 3 times faster than we can write, it seems like we are in slow motion if the need to write comes up for us. Consider the options before you just give up on writing. There are many [...]
Being a good writer means that you can take just a few stories and turn them into many stories just by changing the way you write about the subject matter. What you add or subtract from the content you have in front of you to give it a new twist. Change a story you have [...]
When someone else takes credit for your writing, there are things that you can do to enforce your ownership of the written work and your copyright. If this is happening on the internet, contact the owner/webmaster of the site and ask them to fix the oversight. This will usually accomplish the end result you are [...]
Our lives are so diverse and we are so spread out in our interests. We watch different channels, have different interests in what we read, what movies we see and what we eat. When you want people to read what you have written and remember you as an author there are strategies you can use [...]
My name is Marjorie J McDonald and I have had so much fun sharing how to write by tapping into your inner author. It is so easy when you are not trying to prove yourself. It is your opinion and your experience so what is there to prove? No one can discount it or discredit [...]
I really enjoy listening to or reading about people talking about special moments in their lives. Most everyone has special memories that they reflect back on in times of plenty or in times of difficulty. Athletes train for hours, months, years–all in search of the “zone”. Philosophers ponder for years to come up with life’s [...]
When you think of writing do overs what usually comes to mind is re writing your material or starting over from the beginning. Take a step back from your work and relax your inner critic and see if you really need to do that or if your inner critic is just waving an unnecessary flag. [...]
Everyone of us has a story that we need to share with the world. You owe it to yourself and all the rest of us waiting to receive the gifts of your skills and expertise, to stop holding back and truely commit to the success that abides deep within you. There is nothing like having [...]