Power Writing

Reading time: About 3 minutes As writers, many of us are hardwired to want to say YES! to every opportunity. Here’s why you need to say no more often… Businessman Warren Buffett once said, “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.”  If you’re […]

Reading time: About 3 minutes Discouragement sucks the joy out of our lives. But there’s no good reason to become discouraged with writing… Do you ever become discouraged with writing? You resent the time it takes and you’re never certain whether you’re going in the right direction. Or, perhaps you’re disappointed by the difference between

Reading time: About 3 minutes Are you tired of working all the time, with never a break in sight? It’s time for you to work less and live more… Are you working too much? Many writers do. So do many self-employed people. So do many ambitious people. It’s work, work, work, followed by occasional bouts

Reading time: About 3 minutes Are you ever filled with regret after reading what you’ve written? I bet you’re suffering from a case of writer’s remorse…. When my husband and I bought our house some 30 years ago, we were unspeakably excited. We’d spent eight months looking — had toured dozens, maybe even hundreds, of

Reading time: About 4 minutes Some people find it painful to respond to edits from others. But learning how to use track changes can make the whole editing process so much easier… Do bosses, editors or cowriters ever want to change your text? If so, it’s important to be agile with the “track changes” feature

Reading time: About 4 minutes If you want to write a book be sure to avoid these seven toxic book-writing strategies, because they’ll just gum you up. When I was a child, I was a pack rat. I saved every toy, game, book, piece of paper and photograph. So, my mother (who was actually pretty

Reading time: Just over 3 minutes If you’ve ever spent a weekend afternoon making pickles, you might understand the similarities the task has with writing… I’m a pretty serious cook. In fact, I managed to turn my three kids into picky little foodies by the age of three. (I tried to see it as an

Reading time: About 3 minutes No one is perfect. But it doesn’t make sense to badmouth yourself. If you’re a writer, here’s why (and how) you need to stop putting yourself down… When I was in high school and university, I saw myself as a procrastinator. Not inaccurately. I usually didn’t start essays until the

Reading time: About 3 minutes Perhaps this will surprise you, but you need to learn how to fire a client. It will make you feel better and perhaps even help you make more money…. If you work as a freelancer, did you know you can fire clients? Here are 10 legitimate reasons for considering taking