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Making Mornings Work: A Simple Tip
I’m more of a morning person. I was the kid who fell asleep before everyone else at sleepovers. In college, I never was able to pull an all-nighter. I like to sleep, and I have a hard time staying up late, or at least, I have a hard time…
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Monthly Focus Reminder
January is officially over. The newness of the year is worn off and the exhaustion of getting things done is setting in. How did you do in January? I accomplished almost everything on my focus chart for January. I have one thing not finished, but I have started on…
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Making Time to Write: Acceptance, Not Excuses
We writers can come up with lots of excuses. Excuses not to write. Excuses for why we are too busy, too tired, too discouraged. Trust me, I’ve been whining about some of these excuses lately. I’ve had some days where I haven’t been able to write. At all. This…
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Writing Hacker Tip #1: Researching the Market
I’m a big fan of learning tips for making jobs easier. I like reading through cool tips on LifeHacker or this packing post by Michael Hyatt. I’m a “behind the scenes” junkie. I want to know what works for people and why. While I may not do things exactly…
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Making Time to Write: Optimal Time for Writing
Is there a best time to write? When discussing the best time for writing with my writer friends, I find that each of us has our own pattern, our own optimal time. I think the best time to write is as individual as the writer. I know I’ve shared…
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Making Time to Write: Prepping for Busy Times
I don’t typically watch reality TV, but I have seen previews for the Doomsday Preppers shows (Note: I’ve never watched an episode). From what I understand, it shows people and how they prepare for impending fall of society as we know it. How much food do they grow and…
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Where in the World is Marcie Writing? A Getaway
You know my favorite place to write? In a quiet hotel room. Alone. It rarely happens, but when it does, I can suck the life out of a few hours. Thanks to my mom watching the kids, I snuck away out of town with my husband. He had…
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Mom’s Write: Back to School Schedule Changes
The times are a-changing. For many of us, the fall signals the start of a new school year. Some of my teacher friends have been in school for weeks now. Many won’t go back until Labor Day. Just like the start of the summer, the end of the summer…
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Where in the World is Marcie Writing? The Library
I have this novel that’s been pretty much done for several months. But the climax of the story was just terrible. I knew it would require some major rewriting and some rewriting of early parts to make it all come together. But I needed some big chunks of…
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Where in the World is Marcie Writing? Cups
One of my favorite places to write is CUPS, a neighborhood coffee shop. They have the best homemade havarti pimento cheese and herbal ice tea. My critique group meets here once a month on busy Saturday mornings, but I prefer to go in the late afternoon when the…
