Writing, a business you say?

Writing, a business you say?

But, no, not business writing! Here I am again, writing on my blog for the third time this week. What is WRONG with me???? (I think it is insomnia, really) But I am committed to putting out some new content this year. That includes blogging, books, etc. So, hang with me for a minute. So, you have likely heard (even from me!) that writing is not just art. It is also a business by many these days. They are turning out books on regular release dates, marketing (which really means spending money they haven’t made yet) and promoting their work

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The Whiteboard, Part Eleven

The Whiteboard, Part Eleven

The Whiteboard, part eleven – find part ten here http://wp.me/p3VxaG-1RM Hello everyone! Happy post-bunny day bliss to you. I hope you didn’t eat too much candy! They say we buy more candy during Easter than during Halloween! That surprised me. I had my share of malted milk eggs, let me tell you. And all of it will be half-priced today! Yippee! So, how about another installment of The Whiteboard?  The Whiteboard, part eleven ©Kim Smith Officer Lang and Officer Person were gone. They had taken fingerprints from her bathroom, her bedroom, and from her. She bristled a little at that, but

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Ideas and change equal creation

Ideas and change equal creation

I made a list of items (ideas) I’m currently working on and things that I could probably work on in the future to up my cash flow. As you know, I have my Writer Groupie website, my personal website, my videography company, the social media sites, and 5 other things that I’ve scoped out and done some checking on. I have 8 things in the wings that could probably help me get to my lifestyle reboot sooner. It’s trying to take in all 8 “ideas” at once that is killing my flow – I think that’s my adult ADD kicking

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Striving for greatness requires practice

Striving for greatness requires practice

I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before. But it’s true — hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don’t love something, then don’t do it. Ray Bradbury Growing up, we all had a dream of being something. Maybe a dancer in the Nutcracker, or a singer in a band. I wanted to be a famous author like the ones who wrote the books that I escaped into when my life was too demanding. So far, not famous. Not that I am not still hanging onto my dream!

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EBOOK SERIES: Inside the book

So, this is a continuation of part three of my series about crafting an ebook. You can read part1 here, part 2 here and the first half of part three here. After you have your figured out your outline, the font face, font size, and setup of your ebook, you’re ready to hit the ground running. If you know who your audience is, you will understand a lot more about how to write your ebook. Is the reader you are targeting a 30-something who has recently started a business (non-fic writers) or maybe a stay at home mother who loves

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