Reason To Write: To Ask Questions
For our latest entry in the Reason To Write series, let me introduce Vera Marie Badertscher, a freelance writer who also blogs about travel-related books and movies. She is also the co-author of Quincy...
View ArticleWanted: A Writing Partner Who Can Kick My Writing Ass
Wanted: A writing partner who can kick my lazy, procrastinating writer’s ass. Must: Thrive on deadlines, and be willing to offer up honest and constructive criticism, while still being mindful of my...
View ArticleReason To Write: To Change My World Through Creativity
What does creativity mean to you? For Susan Finch, the guest author behind this latest Reason To Write post, it’s about more than just her writing. It’s about her whole world. Before you dive in, check...
View ArticleBreakneck Book Report: Adair Lara’s Naked, Drunk, and Writing
It wasn’t until I was 21 that I realized I could be funny. I had just transferred to Emerson College and, after workshopping a series of overwrought essays about my last romantic relationship, I wrote...
View ArticleSpill It: What’s On Your Magazine Bucket List?
After resigning from YourTango, and before my time there was even up, I started making plans. I secured a writing partner who could keep me accountable as I worked my way through several information...
View ArticleReason To Write: So That Others Will Live
It’s been awhile since I posted something new in our Reason To Write series, but when Bill contacted me with his story, I immediately connected to his personal reason for writing… not because of the...
View ArticleNeed New Material? Try Living Your Life
About two and a half years ago, I blogged about feeling limited by the sex writing niche I’d found myself in. Since then, I’ve been an editor at a web magazine featuring content on love and sex, I’ve...
View ArticleBeen Writing for Years? You Still Have A Lot to Learn
Many of you already know my writing history. Awful poetry at the age of 5. A part-time gig at a weekly newspaper at the age of 19. Writing sex toy reviews by the age of 22. And now, at the age of 31,...
View ArticleHow To Achieve Full-Time Success with Part-Time Hours
Forget grad school. As most of you know, I’m a huge proponent of learning by doing. Of course, before I do anything, I also typically read a shit-ton of books. (All of the education at a fraction of...
View ArticleOne Quick Tip for Revitalizing Your Writing Life
Those who have been reading this blog for the past, um, forever know I’ve been in a bit of a writing slump. I’ve been feeling burnt out on the same old same old, lusting after lit mag credits, and...
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