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How to Be Focused on Purpose: 3 Tips for Avoiding Squirrels

Becoming focused on purpose will take focus – or at least an understanding of the purpose and a willingness to walk it out. As long as you are wondering you are wandering. “What was I doing?” Most people have walked into a room and looked around and realized they have no idea why they are…

define your author's purpose

How to Understand Your Author’s Purpose: 5 Tips for Knowing the Why of Your Words

An author’s purpose helps guide the flow of words, the shaping of those words, and the location where the words are shared. When you take time to understand your unique purpose as an author then you’ll be positioned to make the most of the words you create. When I started writing, I know I wanted…

Blogging Posts

Tips for Crafting Blog Posts When Words Are Stuck

Crafting blog posts that inform, entertain, and engage – hopefully, all three at the same time – can be a challenge under the best of circumstances. When you are bombarded with negatives from every direction, it’s hard to craft words that offer a glimmer of encouragement. Whether you are a new blogger or an experienced…

Successful Freelance Writer

Third Step to Writing Success Means Business

Building your writing success requires a plan. If you want your writing to be a business then you have to treat your writing like a business. “What’s the most important thing about building a freelance career?” That question gets asked at all conferences where freelancing is addressed. The best answer ever given is as simple…