916 posts by Sarah

I Want To Write (Weekly Finds for the Writer In the Making)

[These I Want To Write posts, inspired by my previous series called Writer's Brain Dumps offer interesting news for the writer and reader in you.] I Want to Write This writer has researched the real people who inspired 350 famous literary characters. First surprise: the Godfather? The character was inspired by a woman. Well that explains a lot. I love hand written letters. Still. But I was surprised that if you're desperate for them, you can sign up to receive some for $5 a ...

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Happy 9th Anniversary

Today is 9 years married, 11 years together with John (Chuck) Cunningham. If it isn't pencilled in your calendar already, it should be. :) [To read the sort of sickeningly sappy but authentic telling of our story, go back to this post.] Happy anniversary to the man who brought his entire high school basketball team to the middle school to cheer for my seventh grade team in their last game last night.

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Write For Money No. 3

Two weeks ago, I added a new blog series to support new and aspiring authors seeking to make money via their writing. This week, we'll look at how creating web content can put a little money in a writer's empty pockets. Contributing to Paid-Content Websites This may be like a fairy tale come to life for those who weren't aware of them, but believe it or not, there are many websites that pay a large number of authors to write content. These websites are often modern versions of encycl...

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Updates From a Mitten Dweller

Welcome new blog readers! There's been a few of you lately. :) This blog's theme is bringing people together around good things. As you may have already figured out, the site tends to be an extension of my real world, which is dominated by projects related to writing and brotherhood.  You'll also catch some occasional musings about creativity, faith, and, of course, the Emperor. There are three ways to get more connected here. You can participate in the Human Trafficking ...

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How To Get To Know People No. 4

This blog is about bringing people together around good things. In your life, in my life, and in the world we share. But people won't come together around good things unless they first find a reason to meet each other. Along these lines, this weekly post provides one fun, simple idea for meeting and getting to know the people around you. No. 4 Use Your Online Profile to Invite Interaction Not long ago, I stopped in to check out one user's twitter profile. In his two line description, he ...

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