Why Writing for Your Readers is a Bad Idea

Image by Jill Clardy via Flickr In online publishing there is an oft repeated mantra about writing for your readers. While it is true that you should write for your readers rather than search engines, there is a gaping hole in the advice.  When you face the blank page to tell your story, the last [...]

Exploring the Heart of Writing

Image by Vanessa Pike-Russell via Flickr Last week, I read a post by Joanna Paterson at MidLife Journal on Facebook in which she distinguished writing with a capital “W “from writing. The phrase resonated with me and I found myself thinking of it, turning it over, and journaling about it. Joanna wrote: “…writing doesn’t need to [...]

Community, Inspiration and The Muse

Image via Wikipedia Today is the first official day of summer, an appropriate day to trade hard cover tomes of business and industry for deliciously just for fun paperbacks.  This post is lovingly for all my writer friends who inspire and challenge me in every season. Grab your flip flops and come build sand castles [...]

In Celebration of Reading and Writing

Written by Karen D. Swim When I was tagged by The Villager for a meme, 25 Writers Shaping My World, I was more than willing to participate. This was a list I could actually complete with ease! This particular meme also happens to occur in a month where reading and writing are being celebrated across [...]