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Calgon! Please Take Me…Okay, Just Drown Me!

I got up this morning unsure of what I was going to write about, well, until I got the kids up. For some reason they have an internal alarm clock that makes them crazy. As soon as they wake up they are...

You Just Can’t Make This Shit Up

Is it just me, or is this something all writers deal with? If your life were a book…would anyone believe it was anything but fiction? I know I could write an entire series based on my life and my...

Have a Kindle? Download These 9 Classics For Free!

The first book I remember my mom buying for me was a Mother Goose nursery rhymes book filled with Disney characters. I fell in love with reading. There is nothing like being able to sit back and read a good...

Pardon the Bragging Grandma Moment…

Forgive me, for just a moment, as this post has nothing to do with freelance writing. Today is a day to celebrate – for so many reasons. And since I write the checks, I get to hijack the blog. As...

Beat Writer’s Block Without a Hammer

I had a couple of great ideas for today’s blog post, or what I thought were great ideas, but when I started typing, they just weren’t right. I would start writing, get a few paragraphs down, and then...

Great Gift Ideas For Writers

If you’ve been shopping lately, it’s quite obvious that the holidays are quickly approaching. Everywhere you look the decorations are starting to flood the shelves. It’s time to start shopping and...