Reading, Writing, and Blogging

 Writers Want to Write pt.2 It occurred to me last night, while I was trying to sleep... (that is when the magic happens for writers) that I could make this post a blahh blahh complain... but the funny thing is... I am already on the road to gaining my experience in writing. The freelance writing course I took the producer was Elna Cain @ecainwrites . She is amazing. I was able to come up with so many ideas last night on how I would like to handle getting into Freelance Writing.  Doing a website search, I discovered that creating a portfolio of your writing is important. In the beginning of my writing my family gave me many journal like materials. One of them was the book 1-minute writer. I have only done one of the activities, but I decided to use it and give this blog a bigger purpose. I am going to use the prompts that are provided within the book and write my response in my blog. This will allow me to practice writing, but also create a bigger meaning. I will continue to w...

 Writers want to Write...  Trying to break into the writing business is like breaking into a chastity belt with a mangled hook.  I just finished a "video" masterclass on Freelance Writing. The presenter provided some helpful suggestions on how she landed in Freelance writing. I did learn quite a bit with this, however here I sit... having no clue where to start. I often wonder if Imposter Syndrome is a real thing. Imposter syndrome is when an individual (i.e. ME) feels as though they are anxious, not able to feel internally that they are successful, aside from what the truth actually is.  I know that I am a good writer. The problem with me is that I procrastonate, which is another large factor of imposter syndrome.  When Googling Freelance Writer requirements I see that the following are the top picks.  * Build a portfolio * Good time management skills * Basic SEO skills * Ability to meet deadlines * Blog Writing * Excellent editing skills * Several years o...

Have you ever walked into a library and noticed the particular smell that comes with it? It actually smells like mold and dust, but really it smells good. Well, it does to those that are book nerds. Lol  Today, I decided went through most of my books. In the end, I delivered 9 boxes of books to my local second-hand bookstore. The funny thing is... that was just a dimple in the crazy amount of books I have. In total, it ended up being roughly 130 books gone. A long time ago, I wanted to own my own bookstore. The hardest part is the economy and electronics. Some people actually prefer to have their books on an e-reader. While on the other hand, some people like the ability to handle their books while reading. The bookstore never launched and I continued on my path with my education degree. Can't say for sure which was the worst decision as of yet.  I have realized that since the quality of education is beginning to go downward, kids are from an entirely different generation than...

 "We Know What We Know." I took this phrase from the book I am reading... "The Mystery Writer" by:  Sulari Gentill.  So far this novel has me hooked. I enjoy relating so much to the characters and the story content.   Looking through Pinterest, it is amazing how many advertisements and special links include ways to write. I have had to tell myself not to continue to scroll and read... The only way you can write is by actually doing it. There are several books out there that are very informational and helpful. I have read a couple. The one I found with useful information was by Stephan King, On Writing. I could learn more than I had when I first started writing.  Writing has proven to be challenging. It is even harder to realize you want to do it for the rest of your life. The major question is... how do we get there? Everyone says you are never able to quit your full-time job for writing. If that is the case, I have applied for different writing opportuniti...

 Do We Write Everyday? You Do If You Have A Cell Phone...     To be a good writer, they say you must write daily! I wonder if they had the cell phone technology when they thought about this. We write when we text.  We write when we use our cell phones for emails. We write when we comment on social media. We even write when we create our grocery list on our Notes App.      I would never have guessed that writing takes over a huge part of our lives. Some people say they "hate" writing, but I wonder if they knew that they do.  Through texting most of the grammar is used through an acronym(s).  For the most part, this is okay. However, when writing academically, using acronyms is not ok. The best practice for utilizing acronyms in academic writing is to spell it out first, then introduce the acronym in later parts of the writing.      I believe that when I write acronyms definitely cross my mind. Having written in the academic worl...

 I feel like when I was in school. My teacher always told me we must read to become a good writer. I used to hate reading and everything that came with it. At that point, I did not care if I ever read or wrote again. I  from my believe this is from my nasty English teacher in school. I had never felt more singled out than I did with him.  To this day, I still write and read. The hard part is with writing I have to refocus my mind. I was sitting here going through an online course. The course is all videos and requires me to write while doing so. I like these are the best. I have always been amazing at taking notes.  So now here I sit. I wanted to watch these videos, but now all I want to do is read bad, but how am I supposed to get my pages done, if I want to read. It is mind over matter. I decided to get on my blog and write about it. I understand  I have not been the most consistent person but I try.  I better get back to my video. I hope it helps.