Archive for April 2009

4 benefits of poetry

Posted 30 April 2009 by
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Today ends my 10-day commitment to post a poem a day. It’s also the end of April, last day of National Poetry Month in 2009. I’ve posted new poems at my creative writing blog, Telling Stories. Starting with the introduction, I managed to get a poem a day up there.It’s been a lot of fun. [...]

twitter: you have to use it to learn it

Posted 29 April 2009 by
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Remember how you first heard of Twitter? Did you have all sorts of ideas of what to expect? And when you read blog posts in which people referred to Twitter, did your expectations take on more detail? Mine didn’t.

what’s allowed to feed the writing fire

Posted 27 April 2009 by
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I want to share with you the story of how I re-learned what’s allowed to feed the writing fires. It may be something you’ve experienced, and will inspire you to find out or rediscover what can feed your writing fires. At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another [...]

how to have a great work experience

Posted 23 April 2009 by
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Writing is an important skill that can make you quite valuable. You can increase your value by learning complementary skills. However, it doesn’t mean that you should lose focus of the job that you were hired to do. It’s important to continue to learn, in whatever work you do. As a writer, you learn how [...]

national poetry month 2009

Posted 22 April 2009 by
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Poetry can enhance understanding of life’s moments. It tells a story and gets you to another level of experiencing the world. And April is the month when poetry lovers explore ways to push poetry into the literary mainstream. I like the idea so I participate in my own small way on my blog, Telling Stories. [...]

6 skills to increase your marketability

Posted 20 April 2009 by
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I know, you say you’re  a writer and that’s all you need. But let’s face it, that’s not all you need. The more you know, the more diverse your background, then the more marketable you are. You don’t have to  be great at everything. It helps to understand something about the larger picture of your [...]