Posts for Adventures in the Writing Life


Spring Break!

From Adventures in the Writing Life
March 8, 2010 at 4:00 am
My class is on spring break this week (sheesh--already!), so I'm using that as a reason to slow down a bit in some areas and take some real time off in others, so this might be ... (more)

How’s 2010 Treating You So Far?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
March 4, 2010 at 4:00 am
How has the new year been treating you? Are you reaching those goals, branching out, maintaining what you have, or going in a totally new direction? From what I've been reading ... (more)

Three Reasons to Enter Writing Contests

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March 3, 2010 at 4:00 am

byPriscilla Y. HuffYou are busy, busy with everyday work-life schedules, plus fitting in your current writing project(s) whenever possible, so why should you consider entering

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Any Freelancing Regrets?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
March 2, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Everyone, no matter the profession, has days at the job where they feel like throwing in the towel and pursuing a totally different career. It wouldn’t seem as if freelancers ... (more)

100th Post! 10 Ways Blogging Has Helped My Writing

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 26, 2010 at 4:00 am
Happy 100th post! In honor of this milestone, I've put together a list of 10 ways blogging has helped me to improve my writing skills and reach my writing goals:1. It’s helped ... (more)

Incredible Week!

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 24, 2010 at 4:00 am
As the title of this post clearly states, I had an incredible week last week! I received some great feedback on a profile I'd written about a local company for a new-to-me publication. ... (more)

Guest Post: Are You Ready for an Agent?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 22, 2010 at 4:00 am
by Laura Cross Have you researched agents and created an agent file?Individual agents within each literary agency represent specific types of books. If you approach an agent who ... (more)

Kaizen for the Writer

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 19, 2010 at 4:00 am
by Kenji CroslandThis post is part of the Guest Post Giveaway at the blog Unready and Willing. If you think articles about writing or personal development (or personal development ... (more)

Writers and Professional Organizations

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 15, 2010 at 4:00 am
One of my main goals for 2010 is to increase my marketing efforts. I want to work on getting my name and services out there to many more people. The problem I’m having is that ... (more)

On Staying Motivated

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 11, 2010 at 4:00 am
Even the most productive and prolific writer has a slowdown from time to time, so like any good writer would do, I’m writing about finding effective ways to still get things ... (more)

What Are Your Favorite Kinds of Writing Projects?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 9, 2010 at 4:00 am
Many writers have a particular favorite genre that they focus on. Then there are those of us freelancers who like to dabble in just about anything that comes along. Taking new ... (more)

On Turning Down Work

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 4, 2010 at 4:00 am
This is a bit unbelievable to me, but I’m finally at a point where I’ve had to pass on writing opportunities twice this week. Now, I should add that at least one request was ... (more)

How Do You Keep Track of Your Ideas?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
February 2, 2010 at 4:00 am
As writers, our livelihood depends on our ability to keep churning out new ideas—articles, blog posts, stories, new angles on old topics, and finding “newsworthy” material. ... (more)

Welcome Back, Baby-sitters Club!

From Adventures in the Writing Life
January 28, 2010 at 4:00 am
My inner 10-year-old self did a little jump for joy when I saw this article about the plans for a prequel and a relaunch of the Baby-sitters Club series in the Dec. 31 New York ... (more)

What Are You Working On?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
January 26, 2010 at 4:00 am
Whew!How's 2010 treating you so far? I have to admit, January's been a bit of a whirlwind for me, so I'm trying to hunker down and get back into several routines--not always easy!Just ... (more)

Guest Post: Building Your Writer’s Resume with Published Clips

From Adventures in the Writing Life
January 22, 2010 at 4:00 am
by Priscilla Y. HuffBefore approaching editors and/or publishers with an articles or book ideas, you should have garnered several published pieces or “clips” that demonstrate ... (more)

Shout Out to Grammar Girl!

From Adventures in the Writing Life
January 20, 2010 at 4:00 am
I've been making some really interesting finds during my weekly trip to the going-out-of-business sale at the local bookstore. One that I picked up last week was Grammar Girl's ... (more)

I don’t get it…

From Adventures in the Writing Life
January 18, 2010 at 4:00 am
I give up.I'm hoping some of you out there can sell me on Twitter. I've had an account for a few months now, and I "follow" a few folks on there, but quite frankly, I don't understand ... (more)

10 Questions Never to Ask a Writer

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January 15, 2010 at 4:00 am

Thanks to Michelle Goodman, who Tweeted this article from Tuesday’s She Writes. I couldn’t have said it better myself!Although, I would add the age-old question “What do you write?”

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What’s Your Perfect Writing Space?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
January 13, 2010 at 4:00 am
I'm always curious about the habits and habitats of writers--i.e. how and where we write. Every so often a writing pub will feature a story on writing spaces, and I find them ... (more)

First Week of 2010

From Adventures in the Writing Life
January 11, 2010 at 4:00 am
My apologies for being MIA all of last week. On Monday I definitely felt the early stages of a cold coming on. I tried to fight it off with my usual methods, but by Thursday ... (more)

What’s in Store for 2010?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
December 31, 2009 at 4:00 am
As we all get ready to officially kiss 2009 goodbye (not to mention the first decade of the 21st century), it's an excellent time to start moving forward and doing some planning ... (more)

Favorite Books of 2009

From Adventures in the Writing Life
December 29, 2009 at 4:00 am
Friends, I read a lot. Just look at my WeReads page on Facebook, or just ask, and I'll tell you--I read a lot. Not as much as some, but definitely more than others. I've started ... (more)

Happy Holidays!

From Adventures in the Writing Life
December 24, 2009 at 4:00 am
Since I rushed through Thanksgiving without taking any sort of time to list the many things I'm thankful for this year, I thought it appropriate to make that list now, just in ... (more)

Guest Post: Does Your Holiday “To-Do” List Include a Query?

From Adventures in the Writing Life
December 18, 2009 at 4:00 am
by Priscilla Y. HuffAs you cross off the items on your holiday “to-do” list of shopping, baking, and other related tasks, was “sending out a query” also checked-off? According ... (more)