Archive for March, 2016
Women and Adversity: Jenni Schaefer, author, inspirational speaker
March 24, 2016Women and Adversity: Jenni Schaefer, Author, Inspirational Speaker “Life without Ed” is not the typical romance, and Ed is not the typical lover. Jenni Schaefer, 39, ended her affair with Ed ...
Find Your Writing Niche: www.vocabulary.com
April 21, 2015A Google search for a story I was writing recently made me aware of www.vocabulary.com. The fascinating site states on its home page that it is “the qu ...
Find Your Writing Niche: Enter Contests to Win
February 17, 2015Contests fascinate writers because they want to know where they fit among their peers. I have judged contests in the past and did it again this year. I like judging because: I see how other ...
Find Your Writing Niche: Enter my Contest
August 26, 2014Many people avoid entering contests for fear of not winning. Bury that attitude for several reasons: 1)You learn to write on deadline. 2)You learn to follow instructions. 3)It can motivate you t ...
Find Your Writing Niche: Captions, The lifeblood of Pictures
August 19, 2014A picture is worth a 1,000 words, but the purpose of the caption is to clarify the scene. I try to make the caption as short as possible, which can be a challenge. Things to remember when writi ...
North Carolina Press Club moves forward
August 5, 2014North Carolina Press Club reconstructed its Web site and has a new look at www.ncpressclub.com. It also developed a Facebook page at ...
Find Your Writing Niche: Summer and Writing
June 10, 2014The warm weather helps us relax, and it’s easier to let writing slide during these months. Instead of putting off that novel or feature story until fall, use the summer to motivate yourself to g ...
Find Your Writing Niche: Take pictures of people and places
June 3, 2014I often have to take pictures of the people I interview, so I carry my camera with me to every story I cover. Sometimes the publication sends its own photographer. Not a problem. But I still need ...
Find your Writing Niche: Cindy does hair. I don’t!
April 28, 2014At the beauty salon my hair stylist, Cindy, told me how she and her daughter, also a hair stylist, attended a workshop and learned more ways to use foils. An image of a piece of aluminum foil sh ...