Guest Blogger Judy Croome: A Rose By Any Other Name (Or Branding Yourself)
A Rose by Any Other Name by Judy Croome Walking into a grocery store to buy some butter, we go straight to the aisle marked ‘Dairy’, choose the brand we prefer and head to the till to pay for it.…
Influence and the Beatles
There aren’t many people who would argue that the Beatles have influence- or rather don’t have influence. Even fewer still would argue that they have never heard of them. They are the most successful rock band of the 1960s—possibly of…
Music: Food of love, Emotion and Writers
A science nerd’s perspective on hearing and emotions I asked my friend the other day how she experiences music (the question was purposely ambiguous). She responded very simply, “I hear and feel it”. This may…
Encouraging New Writers- When I Wasn’t Great At It
“Don’t give up just yet” I had been writing for a few years, and I had finally joined a writing class. I felt I would do anything and I felt that my writing was good. I had paid for my…
The Facebook Experiment and What Doesn’t Work for a Writing Blog
I’ve always been interested in the fact that some writers will proclaim that to get visitors to their blog means that they will make money with their books. I would assume this to be true for writers who have a…
Breakout Blogger
A couple years ago blogging was a foreign concept to me. I had read the occasional travel blog by a friend, but the idea of an ongoing blog seemed rather…
“Let it Go” And Write Creatively
How to not get “Tangled” up in structure and embrace the creative process Sometimes the most creative and inspiring ideas come from the brainstorming that occurs when we just write. I have set a timer for 15 minutes and…
The Writing “Pylon” Effect
It seems appropriate to talk about this particular challenge at the end of the month, with all the days of the month behind us but not REALLY. When a writer’s life is…
