The writing process continues as long as you know your limits — This coming June, I’ll reach a full year as a full-time writer. I have been writing for years for fun, for school, or for work, and never imagined I would become a full-time writer. It wasn’t until I was laid off last June that I had a decision to make… …

My journey to becoming a full-time writer. — Writing an article about yourself isn’t always easy. It’s similar to answering the question at an interview, tell me about yourself. This is the same way. But after 20 years in the Army, I learned to be brief, be blunt, and get right to the point. …

Musk may get the last laugh only if you let him. — Yesterday, I opened my email from SubStack. I usually don’t pay too much attention to emails like these. But this one was really important and disheartening at the same time. It’s hard to compose an email that does both, but this one did exactly that. The email said Elon Musk…

An inside look at the new program. — Online platforms are in a rush to capture your attention, and LinkedIn is rolling out their latest feature. The LinkedIn Creator Program currently sends users an invite. I happened to get an invitation to join recently. There is no restriction on gets invited but an essential item is you have…

A process to attract and keep your reader engaged. — As a writer, you may suffer from this syndrome. I know I do. After you wrote the article, you expected it would be a top trending article. Instead, the article flopped, and you’re not sure what happened. You did everything right. Title… check. Image… check. Intro.. check. All the key…

The process is to go from good to great — Everyone gets excited when their team wins. The same is also true if their favorite politician wins an election. You’re overwhelmed and happy as can be. You see, people like winners. Who likes losers? I don’t. And you probably don’t, either. A loser comes in second place. You don’t get…

Life is not always meant to be fun and games. — Growing up in Philadelphia was interesting for me. Everything was fine until I was 9 years old and had to switch schools. I thought that was the end of the world as I would leave friends I had known since Kindergarten or 1st grade. That friendship was about to end. …

Even children need to learn the importance of time. — When I’m not writing, you could call me a soccer mom. But my kids don’t play soccer and of course, I’m not a mom. But I spend a good part of my day chauffeuring my kids to and from school, doctor appointments, or school activities. …

You are not always operating on your time, but someone else’s time. — By now, you know I’m fascinated with time. If you’re not, let me tell you why. Fellow writer Bette A. Ludwig 🔍will vouch for that. You only have so much time to get things done in life. The more time you waste, the less time you have. It doesn’t matter…