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Are you a writer or just a blogger?
I Googled this question the other day after watching an old YouTube video by Ianthia Smith on this topic.
Ianthia is a news reporter turned lifestyle blogger and in the video, she interviewed her former boss who has followed a similar path.
She shared that when she quit her reporting job to blog many of her peers looked down on her for that decision. Why would leave her journalism to be “just a blogger,” they wondered.
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Today is National Clean Off Your Desk Day and you should celebrate by, well, cleaning off your desk!
And there are plenty of good reasons why you should clean your desk and your workspace often and not just once a year.
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Merriam-Webster defines intuition as “quick and ready insight; the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference.”
Sometimes we call intuition a sixth sense or a gut instinct. And there’s no shortage of anecdotes about the power of female intuition. But could tuning into your intuition make you a better writer?
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I have never snugly fit into any group I’ve ever tried to be a part of— including writing groups.
I’ve always felt I was writing in the margins.
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You say you can’t write because you don’t have the time. So, make the time! Get up early, stay up late, or write during your lunch break. Write on the weekends. Write when your kids are asleep, when they’re at practice or rehearsal, or when they’re watching Puppy Dog Pals and Peppa Pig.
Girl, just write.
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