10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a Published Author

After just a few months as a published author, I’ve learned some things. The learning curve, at times, was fast paced and exhilarating, much like a waterslide on a hot, steamy day. At others times, well, it hasn’t been so pleasant. These are the aspects of being an...

30 Ways Journal Writers Can Prepare For the New Year

As journal writers, we are getting ready to close out another year of recording memories (and just might be excitedly thinking about all that the New Year will bring to our journaling lives). Like all other aspects of our lives, there are plenty of ways that we can...
Guest Post: Cathy Fortin on Decorating Tips to Provide Inspiration In Your Home Office

Guest Post: Cathy Fortin on Decorating Tips to Provide Inspiration In Your Home Office

The home office can often be a neglected space when it comes to decorating. As long as there’s a chair, desk and computer, we can spend hours at a time plugging away at our work. However, how comfortable and productive are you? How inspired do you feel to work when...

3 Steps to Successful Blog Writing: Think. Write. Repeat.

You promised yourself that your next blog post would get done TODAY. You sit down at your computer. Ideas have been roaming around in your head for weeks, but now your mind is blank. You check your email. You check your Facebook and Twitter feeds. You make that phone...

The Writer vs. The Editor – Don’t Confuse the Roles

Isn’t this image just stunning? What you are looking at is one of the breathtaking rooms in the main branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL). This room is called The Rose Reading Room, and it actually stretches across the whole top floor of the library –...