How to be Clear and Concise When Writing Content — If you want to improve your content writing, you need to learn how to write tight. What does that mean? It means being clear and concise. When you write tight, you show that you respect your reader’s time. …

Tips to keep you motivated when life feels impossible. — It’s tough when things seem to be going wrong at every turn. You feel like you can’t catch a break, and each new problem seems like just another brick in the wall of stress and misery that you’re trying to climb. It’s important to remember that you are not alone…

Three strategies for a productive team that start with you. — If you think about it, you probably spend more time with your coworkers than almost anyone else in your life. That's why it's so important to cooperate with your team and develop good relationships. After all, a project's success or failure is determined by the strength of your team. The…

Why you should avoid using idioms in your writing. — According to my English professor, writers have no business placing idioms in their writing. I can't say that I totally agreed with her reasoning but, to be honest, she was a bit of a hard nut to crack anyway. To make a long story short, idioms are considered cliche and…

We are like coals in a fire; we grow cold if we're isolated from the group. — I've been having a surprising reaction to people now that restrictions are being lifted. When I run into someone I even remotely know, I want to hug them. I'm not a hugger, so the urge to wrap my arms around people is unsettling. When the lockdowns started two years ago…

After two long years, I’m ready to leave here. — Spring is here, and my heart is longing for a garden. I wrote this little lament in my journal: I have no garden space, no dirt to feed my soul. I sit at a desk all day, writing ’til my fingers ache and my eyeballs bleed. Someday. Someday. I would…

It felt like a heavy burden was left on the salon floor next to my hair. — I've been going to one of those quick-in, quick-out salons for the past two years — one of those joints where you get the next available stylist, and you're done in under twenty minutes. I've only had four haircuts since lockdowns started. Yesterday, Stacy, the luck of the draw stylist…

How a writing prompt book confirmed it was time to write — I’ve dug out the book that confirmed that it was time to start my writing career. 642 Things to Write About was written by The San Franciso Writers’ Grotto in a single 24-hour period. It started as a wild idea for a monumental undertaking that quickly — like wild-fire fast…