Category Archives: Writing

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  The Importance of Inspiration to Your Writing

  Posted on March 26, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Writing

  Is inspiration really that important to your writing? If you read my other blog, The Inspiring Bee, you can probably guess what I think. But I might be alone in my thoughts. I just wrote an article for The Writer magazine with quotes from a handful of writers I admire on why inspiration may not [...]

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  New Writing Tools for Inspiration

  Posted on March 13, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Writer Resources, Writing

  Inspiration doesn’t have to come from tools per se. It can come from waterfalls and mountaintops and from trekking through the forest. In fact, it doesn’t even have to be pretty where you are. I once felt inspired in a bar with my husband watching football. If you’ve got inspiration covered and are enjoying the [...]

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  Must-Have Writing Tools: The Things You Can’t Write Without

  Posted on February 29, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Writing

  I only discovered it recently. But I’m more apt to write in a crazy fit of inspiration if I’m accompanied by lots of people talking in a crowded room, the smell of coffee wafting in around me and settling on my clothes, and in the rim of a nice, comfy, worn out cheeks indented chair. [...]

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  Creative Thoughts on Creating Fiction

  Posted on January 24, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Fiction, Writing

  When I was frantic last week, a few fiction writers graciously helped me out. And so did an article I picked up today. As I side note: Did you ever notice that answers come when you ask the right questions? The surprising source was one of my favorite home decor magazines, Coastal Living. In their [...]

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  Fiction Anxiety – Help!

  Posted on January 19, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Fiction, Writer Challenges, Writing

  I’m venturing into an unfamiliar territory. Fiction. Ack! Talk about anxiety. Fellow fiction writers I welcome your input on this one. Anyway, I let my husband read passages from it every once in awhile. And while I wait, I try to appear calm, but I’m really scrutinizing every eye movement, every shift in his position. [...]

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  Feel Like a Fake?

  Posted on January 2, 2012 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing, Writer Issues Solved, Writer Tips, Writing, Writing Topics

  A lot of writers I’ve talked to and read about say that no matter how much they’ve written, published, or even obtained awards for, they still feel like a fake. And I’m one of them. I sometimes wonder what it would take for me to feel validated as in the words of one writer friend, “a [...]

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  How Do You Know If Writing is For You?

  Posted on November 16, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Writing

  When I first started blogging, I wrote about my love life, my schoolwork, my little mini dramas that would make for some interesting “Dear Diary” reads. A pint of ice-cream, a flashlight and it almost felt like you were sneaking a peek where you shouldn’t be. Then, I wrote about weddings and baby showers for [...]

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  The One That You’ve Been Waiting For

  Posted on November 15, 2010 by brandiwplogin in Writing

  I can only think of one thing right now. My strong desire to match what I feel on the inside to my outer writing life. Have you ever watched a makeover show? The kind where men and women say, “Finally, I feel like how I look matches how I feel on the inside!” That’s exactly [...]

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  Goodbye October, Hello November

  Posted on November 2, 2009 by brandiwplogin in Freelance Writing, Writing

  photo by: HarryAlverson It’s time to say goodbye to October and hello to November! My how time flies. One of my past co-workers shot me an email, giving me an update on his life. Since I left the corporate world about three months ago, he happily received a promotion. That got me thinking-what have I been [...]

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  WELCOME…

  Posted on September 8, 2009 by brandiwplogin in Writing

  to my professional website.  Browse around my new digs.  Take a spin.  Learn a little about lil’ ole me and about what I do.  As a freelance writer, I’m excited to share my past work as well as build upon my current portfolio. If it’s web content writing you want, product descriptions, or articles for [...]

  
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