It occurs to me that some people don't know about the hard refresh command. And that I take it for granted that I do. Basically, your browser caches web pages (or files and remembers them…
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I don't know about you, but when I was a kid I wasn't super focused. Wait, let me rephrase that: I was super/hyper focused on whatever I was into at the moment, but the 'what'…
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It didn't take long after starting college for me to develop a furious eating disorder. I was simultaneously trying to fill an achingly empty hole in my heart and attempting to get a grip on…
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I was working with a delightful blogger/copywriter-to-be yesterday in my consulting capacity - and she asked me this: How do you get yourself to write everyday, how do you get yourself into the habit of…
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When I started Writing Roads, and I started hawking my services, almost across the board, people asked me for the same thing: my portfolio. They wanted to see my work. I know, it's shocking. I…
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My kids don't understand why today - Mother's Day - is not about them. My dad, who's visiting us this week, gave me a small wrapped package this morning (holding a pair of sweet earings)…
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Not too long ago, I heeded the call of Chris Brogan, wrote a post called Telling Stories, and as a result, received - hands down - the best book on writing and living I've ever…
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Over the last few weeks I've received quite a few 'how' questions from readers and clients. How do you get it all done? How do you write every day? How do you deal with writer's…
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Let's be clear. As a teenager (and before) I misbehaved. If it was bad for you, dangerous, risky or death defying? I did it. And like most every kid, it never occurred to me that…
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This memory is crystal clear. I was on the train with my mom and my big brothers heading from Chicago to St. Louis. And I was sicker than sick. It was the stomach flu -…
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