I’ve always known that words have power. I’m a writer after all. But I don’t always apply what I know. With the titles of my blog posts, for instance. What a difference a title can make. More importantly, words have power as we use them every day; with our friends and co-workers, with our family, and with the people […]
Reaching Out
Plug In With Janet Conner
What makes writers happy, besides working on their craft, of course, is connecting with other writers to delve into the unknown and explore each other’s minds for fresh ideas. Add to that a team of experts and inspirational speakers and you’ve just kicked up the happiness factor a notch or two. So you can imagine my reaction when I read about […]
Stylish Blogger Award #2
When a person sends a kindness your way, it’s only right that you show your gratitude. So please don’t see this just as an opportunity for me to toot my own horn (which it is, of course), but also as a way to say, “Thank you” to a fellow blogger who chose to honor me with […]
Messy, Slick Roads / Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
A Writer of Fiction Tries Poetry Two questions to ponder. How often do you step out of your comfort zone, and what happens when you do? In a previous post, Growing As A Writer, I mentioned some of the things you can do to “grow as a writer” while revising your fiction for submission, such as taking […]
My Blog, Announcing it to the World
NOTE: This post was written in 2010, when I first started my Blogger Blog. I have since changed to WordPress. “Become aware of what is in you. Announce it, pronounce it, produce it, and give birth to it.” ~Meister Echart Today, I officially launch my new blog. I say officially, because I’ve been posting to this […]
Social Media / Socialnomics
According to Wikipedia, Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media use web-based technologies to transform and broadcast media monologues into social media dialogues. They support the democratization of knowledge and information and transform people from content consumers to content producers. Short and Sweet summary: social med […]
