20th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Writing is a recursive process. That is, you think, you write, you fix your writing, you think some more, you do a little research, you write more words, you edit, you get a good idea, and on it goes. Back and forth and around and around. There are times when you can just float around » Read More
13th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Do you ever get “stuck” when you’re writing? If you are a writer, of course you do. Here are ten tips to help you get unstuck. Go for a walk. There is something about moving your physical self that can help your brain also get moving. Start writing at a difference place in the manuscript. Sometimes you » Read More
12th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Writing is not a one-step process. It not only has many steps but the steps – really phases – are recursive. You start to compose and then you decide you need to do some additional research. Then you compose some more and decide you need to start “fixing” some of your writing, and then…well. You » Read More
7th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Sharing writing with others is scary. Admit it. It is. We worry that we will be judged. We will! And, of course, this is the idea. If you want to just write in a diary and never share it with anyone else, then stop reading this article now. If, however, you are a writer who » Read More
6th April, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Do you ever worry about sharing your writing with others? Trade papers. You remember hearing that phrase in school, don’t you? “Alright children, trade papers.” You knew you were going to be grading or reading someone else’s paper and that child would be reading and grading yours. Find a partner who is also writing and see » Read More
10th March, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
While it’s impossible to teach a person to be an effective communicator in the two minutes it will take you to read this article, there are certain commonalities that effective communicators possess. Do you think strategically about the following when you communicate? With whom are you communicating? Have you considered such elements as age, gender, language » Read More
5th February, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Are you an “I-can-do-it-all-myself” person? Do you have some tasks, responsibilities, or projects that you have been procrastinating? I will assume that since you are still reading that the answer is yes to both. If you have a mental list of items that you are procrastinating, I first recommend that you get them out of your » Read More
4th February, 2010 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
If entrepreneurs and small business owners do not market themselves, chances are, they won’t be in business for long. Here are some mistakes entrepreneurs may overlook or struggle with when marketing themselves: 1. Thinking that one ‘touch’ is going to do the trick. I have recently been in conversations with someone who does workshop and he » Read More
11th December, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
Think about your energy over the last 24 hours and how it fluctuated. What caused it go up and down during that 24-hour period? Are there similar patterns on other days when you stop to consider this question? After pondering the previous questions, next, I want you to think about your “projected energy” for the next » Read More
9th December, 2009 - Posted by Meggin - No Comments
You know you are wonderful at doing some things, right? And yet, there are those ‘other things’ where you are not so great. So, what is a person to do with those ‘other things’? Carrie Salone suggests that you “Admit what you’re not good at, and get someone to help.” Hello!? You are great at doing so » Read More
