Working Freelance from Home – Step 1: Decluttering, Part 2 – Fifteen Boxes of Paper

No, I haven’t gone through fifteen boxes of paper since last week, but I have to be honest. I started the process with fifteen boxes of paper! When I originally started the decluttering process, I was doing a personal writing challenge, and I shared the following in February 2023: I collect paper, lots and lotsContinueContinue reading “Working Freelance from Home – Step 1: Decluttering, Part 2 – Fifteen Boxes of Paper”

Working Freelance from Home – Step 1: Decluttering, Part 1

Last week was a wash for both of my blogs, but I know it’s important to get right back on schedule so here I am. Life has hiccups sometimes, and that’s why I want to make a plan to write ahead so that hiccups don’t result in days without posts. However, that’s out in theContinueContinue reading “Working Freelance from Home – Step 1: Decluttering, Part 1”

Self-Taught

Years ago, I read the book The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, and it left an impression on me for multiple reasons. The first thing I remember is that, as soon as I finished reading it, I wanted to throw it across the room. (I’m not big on spoilers so I won’t explainContinueContinue reading “Self-Taught”

Finally Talking About It

When I worked in the public library system, I was blessed to meet quite a few people who were writers. No, they weren’t all published or well-known, but I was always fascinated to meet them. It takes a lot of guts to put yourself out there on the page or computer/phone screen, and I enviedContinueContinue reading “Finally Talking About It”

Keep the Notebook Handy

I keep my hedgehog notebook close by at all times. It’s an adorable little journal with tiny little hedgehogs all over the cover, but that’s not the point. I keep it within reach all the time because I never know when inspiration will hit. If you are a writer, this is already second nature toContinueContinue reading “Keep the Notebook Handy”