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      A Writer's Retrospective: March 2022
What good is writing that doesn’t interest the writer?
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: February 2022
Incremental progress in word and thought—but to what end?
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: January 2022
Practicing my brevity here. Again.
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: December 2021
Writing (or not writing) shouldn’t be a source of shame, right?
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: November 2021
I’ve been preoccupied…with everything but writing, it seems. Is this what writing burn-out looks like?
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: August 2021
It feels good to be able to lose myself in writing again….
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: July 2021
I said I wanted to write a novel. I’ve prepped (procrastinated) as much as I think is reasonable. It’s go time.
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: June 2021
The fourth decade begins…
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: May 2021
The search for better soil takes me to new land—and away from my writing.
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: April 2021
As new life flourishes around me, I find myself going through the motions as I prepare for personal upheaval.
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: March 2021
An unexpected hiatus and the loss of 15-20 hours each week necessitate a significant change in direction.
 
      
      The Writer’s Round-Up 9
This week:
- Emotional journey: the key to a memorable story. 
- Make writing automatic for writing (especially blogging) success. 
- Differentiate yourself by addressing your audience’s hidden desires. 
 
      
      The Writer’s Round-Up 8
This week:
- Use market research to increase your story’s marketability 
- Using real-time data to make your articles more appealing 
- The appropriate uses of free and paid content in a writing and marketing strategy. 
 
      
      The Writer’s Round-Up 7
This week:
- How will you know your work is worth promoting? 
- Tips to streamline your editing. 
- Vanity metrics vs. meaningful metrics in marketing. 
 
      
      A Writer's Retrospective: February 2021
December's hope and January's enthusiasm are gone—do you still want to do this?
 
      
      The Writer’s Round-up 6 - 2021.02.23
This week:
- Use the sweep to add breadth and richness to a short story. 
- Seek commissioned work to stabilize your income. 
- Engage other writers to build a community. 
 
      
      The Writer’s Round-up - 2021.02.16
This week:
- The real reasons for writer's block 
- Blog restructuring 
- Social media optimization 
 
      
      A Writer’s Journal - 2021.02.09
This week:
- How a logline can reveal weaknesses in your fiction 
- Top speed article drafting 
- Why writers need to have marketing skills 
 
      
      A Writer’s Journal - 2021.02.02
This week:
- Did I find the perfect book to read? Why/why not? 
- Feedback on “Knightly Virtues” from my critique partner. 
- Playing the social media game. 
