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June 30, 2017June 30, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

I Officially Got Old Today

June 1, 2017June 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Just Write! Stop Waiting for the Good Stuff

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: You Know You’re a Writer When…

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Hump Day Humor: I’m Giving Up the Hook – My Readers Aren’t Fish

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Two Drops of Ink: Your Other Library

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Two Drops of Ink Writing Challenge: Hump Day Humor

January 23, 2017June 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Taglines Tell ’em Who You Are

November 17, 2016May 3, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Life in the Last Lane: Writing ‘Til I Exit

November 3, 2016June 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What’s Bogging Down Your Blog?

October 24, 2016May 21, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Subheadings: 4 Strategies for Scanners and Search Engines

October 14, 2016April 20, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writer’s Burnout: Causes, Conditions, and Cures

September 20, 2016April 22, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

It’s Your Voice: Edit out the Twain and Shakespeare

September 2, 2016May 13, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Want Blog Traffic? Then Collaborate on the Content

August 8, 2016May 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writing the Memoir: Transcending the Limited Self

July 21, 2016May 9, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Memoir: Building and Using Tension

June 26, 2016June 23, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

But, Have YOU Said It? A Writing Challenge

June 9, 2016July 8, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Memoir: Rediscovering the Times

May 26, 2016May 5, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Memoir: What’s Your Theme?

February 13, 2016May 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writing the Memoir: Your Story, My Story, Our Stories

February 4, 2016April 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Arcing, Enhancing, and Advancing the Memoir

January 13, 2016June 8, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Passionate Writing: It’s Not Just Steamy Romance

October 21, 2015June 29, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What Are Darlings and Why Do These Writers Want Them Killed?

October 2, 2015June 7, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Gotta Love a List: 12 Tips

September 20, 2015July 2, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

How to Brainstorm by Yourself for a Better Blog

September 19, 2015July 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What’s Your Writing Process? Planned Piece or Prompt?

August 28, 2015June 24, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Don’t Rest on Your Laurels; They’ll Just Get Flat

August 19, 2015July 2, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writers, Are You Getting Crickets or Comments?

August 12, 2015June 4, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Overcoming the Big, Blank Page

July 29, 2015June 12, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Swan Lake Sentences: Finding the Flow

July 11, 2015May 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Why Won’t They Read the Entire Post?

July 3, 2015May 22, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Swoopers and Bashers and Words! Oh, My!

June 15, 2015June 19, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

A Writer Is . . .

April 15, 2015July 12, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

3 Content Strategies for Increasing Followers

January 28, 2015May 31, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Why Say It in Fewer Words?

January 6, 2015May 28, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Is Your Writing Home Cookin’ or Haute Cuisine?

January 2, 2015November 29, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Are You a Member of the Cult of the Paper?

December 30, 2014June 15, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

What Can I Do With That Idea?

December 28, 2014April 5, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Point of View: Do You Tell Stories, Educate or Enchant?

December 21, 2014March 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Writing Style and the Five Senses

December 20, 2014December 22, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Writing: Are You Generous or Miserly?

December 19, 2014February 26, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Words Wisely Chosen: But Are They Yours?

December 12, 2014May 12, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Take a Risk: Write More than “What You Know”

December 9, 2014March 31, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Wish I’d Said That and Effective Quoting

December 4, 2014July 21, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Edit and Proofread B4 U Publish

December 3, 2014July 13, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

I Envy Poets, ‘Cause They’re Apple Writers

December 2, 2014March 25, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

7 Reasons to Revise Your Conclusions

November 30, 2014March 22, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Breadth or Depth? How Will I Frame This Post?

November 28, 2014December 19, 2016Marilyn L. Davis

Writers, Are You Helping Readers Find You?

November 26, 2014March 14, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Comments, Conversations, and Coffee

November 25, 2014April 17, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Are You Talking When You Write?

November 14, 2014January 5, 2017Marilyn L. Davis

Small Towns: Big Inspirations

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  • Sunday Spotlight: A tribute to all of our talented ‘Published Contributors’ July 23, 2017
    As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Poetry Break by Michael H. Brownstein July 21, 2017
    ~Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes. ― Joseph Roux~ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • FIGHT OFF LAZY LANGUAGE: WATCH TV July 20, 2017
    You may be scandalized at the suggestion in this title. But consider this: As writers, we’re sensitive to words and probably almost always think about them. After all, they’re our currency. Even when... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • The Book Store Shout Out July 19, 2017
    The Book Store Shout Out is a feature on the site with which we hope to introduce our readers to some new and interesting books, and, in our collaborative spirit, help authors gain exposure for their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Poetry Break by John (Jake) Cosmos Aller July 18, 2017
    'Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.'   ~William Wordsworth~ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Writing Advice: Facing Your Fears July 17, 2017
    I might as well blow up my blog, write off that writing career I had so fondly dreamed about, and, launch the laptop out the window. I obviously wasn’t smart enough to write, much less help anyone... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Sunday Spotlight: LadyCee July 16, 2017
    It’s Sunday and time for Sunday Spotlight. Each Sunday we will spotlight a published contributor from our list. The idea is to reintroduce these wonderful and talented writers/authors to our... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Memoir: Summer Storms July 14, 2017
    The gray clouds rolled over the far away mountains creating shadows below.  They moved quickly, creating a shadow-race of sorts as if their sole mission was to be the first to pour themselves out. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Letting the Muse Take Over July 12, 2017
    What if I did publish something only kind of good? Would it be the end of the world? I write about callings and Muses, yet so often I hypocritically push and lash myself forward like any success I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Poetry Break: TIME’S TAWDRY TENUOUS TURNS July 11, 2017
    By Satish Kumar Shukla 07/11/2017 TIME’S TAWDRY TENUOUS TURNS Wherever the eye roves It’s sighting of unexpected horrors Those done, too, those in the making To the six annual seasons- those nature’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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