Sometimes we are affected by the actions of other Christians. I don’t hide my faith as a writer, but I also don’t believe in bullying people with my faith. When I worked for others, I knew how to exercise my faith without weaponizing it. My faith was part of who I was as a representativeContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: Standing in the Shadows”
Category Archives: Blogging
Research Skills 101: Clickbait – It Happens to the Best of Us
We’ve all done it. We see an attention-grabbing headline, and before we know it, we have clicked or tapped and opened a link to something we thought we would enjoy. Instead, we find ourselves reading a mediocre article or watching a less-than-average video. This happened to me recently, and I’m more than willing to admitContinueContinue reading “Research Skills 101: Clickbait – It Happens to the Best of Us”
Keys to Success: Marketing
Here is where I must admit that marketing is probably my weakest point. It stems from a few things. First, I have a love-hate relationship with social media which is a key marketing tool. Second, I’m often so busy writing that I forget to publicize my writing. Third, I simply don’t make time for it.ContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Marketing”
Keys to Success: Pretend You’re Still Working for Someone Else
Scrolling and searching like mad has not helped me find the original person I learned this tip from, but I will clarify that I didn’t come up with it on my own. Watching soapmaking videos to relax one day, I came across a soap maker running her own small business with her craft, and sheContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Pretend You’re Still Working for Someone Else”
Keys to Success: Work Ahead and Behind the Scenes
Okay, I have to be honest. I’m still working on one part of this key to success. At present, working ahead is an intermittent habit. What I do know is that when I do work ahead, I find life to be so much easier because it decreases stress. When I write ahead, I don’t getContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Work Ahead and Behind the Scenes”