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Writers on Facebook: Why It Pays to Just Keep Posting
The power of the well-executed Facebook post As a writer, are you actively marketing your brand on Facebook? By “marketing,” I mean selling. And by “your brand,” I mean you. Are you actively selling...
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My Experience Using Facebook Ads
If budget is an issue in your marketing campaign, try social media. This post truly is about my experience using Facebook ads. Bear with me; I”ll get there eventually. The longer I blog, the more...
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“1000 Lashes Because I say What I Think” Now Available in English
Now Available on Amazon Imprisoned blogger, Raif Badawi, just released his first book, titled “1000 Lashes Because I Say What I Think.” If you’ve been following Badawi’s tragic plight, you’re aware...
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The Happy Consequences of Unlimited Plugin Envy
Happiness is access to unlimited plugins. If you’re someone whose big plans consistently outrank your technical skills, you’ll understand this post. Migrating An Unedited Life from WordPress.com to a...
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The Big Idea of Bartman Hill
We had a few cooler days awhile back here in Western Maryland, so I took advantage of those 75 degrees and tackled Bartman Hill Trail. Bartman Hill tops out at just a shade over 1400 feet. It’s the...
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The Beginning
As a freelance writer, I’ve found these last few years to be extraordinary. I’ve learned so much about the art of writing, the state of the world, politics, freedom of speech, ethics in journalism,...
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“Dreams” and Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes, by Carl Van Vechten Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow....
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Hating Stephen King
Hate is a strong word — one I choose not to use often. But when it comes to someone who murders characters you’ve come to care about, to identify with … to love … in unsavory ways, hatred isn’t such...
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Brave HEART Program Brings Horse Therapy to Hagerstown
Soldiers returning home to Washington County, Maryland with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are finding hope and healing in the last place they might ever think...
View ArticleHow Not to Write Dialogue
Every writer has his own demons to wrestle. George Orwell once called writing a “horrible, exhausting struggle” and likened it to “a long bout of some painful illness.” Novelist John Updike struggled...
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Young Adult Fiction: Like Revisiting Old Friends
One of the innumerable joys of parenthood is having that excuse to revisit those things that enchanted you in your distant past. Take young adult fiction. You can’t legally read this genre as an adult...
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Freelance Rates Database: What the Big Publications Pay
Make what the big publications pay with the Freelance Rates Database. If someone else can sell your article for $4 per word, you can do it too. Contently publishes a Freelance Rates Database for...
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Cats of Hagerstown Befriends Local Felines
Cats of Hagerstown seeks to fund feline rescue. Confession time. I really, really wanted that interview with Ann Mahoney — Olivia on AMC’s The Walking Dead. It came up for grabs last month when the new...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed in Orlando
Live in Orlando? We need your help this Saturday: https://t.co/qT00JPvS3o#RA4Orlando #OrlandoUnited #OrlandoStrong pic.twitter.com/a2owNul6ml — Random Acts (@RandomActsOrg) June 15, 2016 The post...
View ArticleNo Father’s Day for Raif Badawi
Canadians celebrate Father’s Day too, but the family of Raif Badawi? Probably not. This month marks the four-year anniversary of the young blogger’s arrest in Saudi Arabia. I first learned about Raif’s...
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CNN’s Libertarian Town Hall Shines Light on Third Party Possibilities
The fine art of the reblog CNN’s Libertarian Town Hall Shines Light on Third Party Possibilities The post CNN’s Libertarian Town Hall Shines Light on Third Party Possibilities appeared first on An...
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