by Maya Spikes | Jan 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you want to share your writing with a bigger audience? Do you want new readers for your book or your blog? If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you might want to try writing for Medium (medium.com). I decided to try writing for Medium, once per week,...
by Maya Spikes | Jan 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Who is your favorite writer? Sometimes writing feels like a mysterious process. Lucky for us, many writers have offered clues, advice, humor and other reflections about sharing their work. Here are 11 quotes, ranging from thoughtful to funny, from famous writers....
by Maya Spikes | Jan 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Congratulations! You just found a great, new idea for your next writing project. Too bad this will be the last idea you will ever have. Sometimes, as writers, we procrastinate and put off writing a book, starting a blog, or working on another type of writing project,...
by Maya Spikes | Dec 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, a New Year’s resolution should not be about you, if you’re a writer. Think about it. Why do you want to write? It’s probably because you want people to read your work. Is your goal to get more readers and/or more writing clients next year? If so, you need...
by Maya Spikes | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you love this holiday season, then Christmas songs are probably one of the top reasons why this is your favorite time of year. Most Christmas songs are joyful and some are just silly. But there is a special group of Christmas songs with great messages about the...
by Maya Spikes | Dec 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
How do you deal with surprises? It’s hard enough to write regularly, be productive and meet deadlines. It’s even worse when an unexpected event happens. I recently dealt with my own series of unexpected events when my car almost overheated. Fortunately, I was less...
