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On Being a Journalist Without Being a Journaler

Everybody says it.  You have to write every day.  Keep a journal. Get a little  book of blank paper that you paid a fortune for, and start doodling in it.  Make one page say WRITE HERE in big, red, 3-D letters and an arrow pointing to a replica of a moon.  Glue sparkles, if needed. Before long you have spent your money and your time without writing a word.  But you are trendy. I am…

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Are you a Planner or a Pantser?

Planners Planners like spreadsheets.  Planners like maps.  Planners like yellow markers and index cards. Whether talking about a speech or a vacation, planners like to know where they are going to go, what they are going to do.  They feel better knowing that when they start out, they are pointing in the right direction. Moreover, if you don’t know your exact route, you couldn’t know exactly when you should arrive.  And exactly when you are…

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Friday is finally here!

In addition to writing as much as I can, I also operate a company and a website that helps people sell their own house, using the Multiple Listing Service.  It seems to be a very popular place on Friday afternoons. Customers remember their Open Houses they forgot to put on the website.  Other customers have just thought of a list of edits they want made before the weekend. Some real estate agents are scurrying to…

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Three Reasons to Quit Goofing Off and Get to Work.

Exactly why should I quit messing around with doing my regular 9 to 5 job, tending the crops, and working at the food bank. This book won’t write itself. I am a writer, after all, therefore I write. Even at the rate of thirty minutes a day, my stuff keeps getting better. That’s it.  That’s really all there is.  Get up earlier.  Write at lunch.  Write every day.  Easy to say, but easier to do…

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I want to write my FIRST BOOK!

How do I write my first book? You have been wanting to write a book for a long time, haven’t you? TOP 10 TIPS to write your FIRST BOOK!  FREE pdf – CLICK HERE!  http://eepurl.com/cPGJJ1 How do I go about writing my First BOOK?   It’s on my bucket list, but I don’t have a clue how to do it.  Is it easy or hard?  How long will it take?  Will I end up pulling…

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Time to FOCUS

My publisher told me today that the time was here for me to focus on my website and my blog.  I was not even sure I had a blog, but I was told I needed to let my readers feel a bit more at home with me – to know what I had been doing and was about to do. Book inventory It was suggested that now that I had thirteen titles published, I needed…

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Changing Themes

Well, I am working on the old website and changing themes.  I have just updated my computer and updated my cell phone.  I love the simple life, but it seems I am getting farther away from it. Please consider this lonely beach chair.    

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Lose weight! 101 ways

It’s springtime. You need to lose your winter insulation. Sick and Tired Of Being Overweight? Hate the Belly-Fat? You are about to learn 101 weight loss ideas that will take your weight loss from difficult to easy. Inside This Awesome Book You’ll Discover: – Weight Loss Ideas That Experts Recommend To Immediately Burn Fat – Ways To Lose Weight Without Having To Stay Motivated – Meal-Adjustment Plans That Actually Work – The Habits You Must…

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Free Friday on the Weekend!

Amazon is running a book promotion Saturday and Sunday, the 17th and 18th of September, instead of the usual Free Friday. The book, FSBO Field Guide, is Free this weekend.  Please leave an Amazon review of it.   Here is a quick link to the place to pick it up.  CLICK HERE.   THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE FREE BOOK! After you read it, please be so kind as to leave a review on the…

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FSBO Field Guide

MLS? FSBO? DO YOU KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE YOUR OWN FSBO HOUSE-SELLING EFFORTS ARE, AND HOW THEY COULD BE BETTER? Save THOUSANDS of DOLLARS in commissions selling your own house. Quickly learn which questions to ask a prospective buyer and which questions to AVOID asking. How to make showing your house easy on yourself and easy on the prospect. Once you start the house selling itself, your big job is to KEEP OUT OF THE WAY of the…

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