Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
You know how some blog post titles overreach, over-promise, and smack of snake oil salesmanship? That would not be this post’s title. The real con is the lie that we are more efficient when we multitask …
Life
Surprised by Joy and Hope
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Yes, the title of today’s post is a takeoff on C. S. Lewis’s and N.T. Wright’s books, Surprised by Joy and Surprised by Hope respectively. Not for the spiritual giants who wrote them, but for the …
Shame Off You!
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I spoke to two different clients last week who apologized for not being in touch and/or not getting me things. I also got some requested proposals from last year’s writing conferences that opened with “I’m sorry to …
Influential in 2016
Blogger: Mary Keeley
In a recent New York Times interview Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, commented that reading is “one of the chief ways that I learn, and has been since I was a kid. These days, I also get …
Ready, Set, Go!
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
This morning at oh-dark-hundred we take our last Christmas guests to the San Francisco airport. I’ve changed bed linens washed mountains of tablecloths and napkins, dealt with leftovers, sent chocolate home with guests and now it’s time …
Christmas Downtime
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Let’s face it, all things Christmas are demanding our attention, and rightly so. You’ve worked hard at your writing career this year, and it’s time to enjoy your accomplishments and put the year’s unfinished goals aside for …
Strengths and Weaknesses
Blogger: Mary Keeley
So much about the writing life has to do with time and no more so than in this season of the year. Time for meeting your self-imposed deadline or the publisher’s due date is at a premium, …
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving Day weeks ago, but today is our holiday with dear family and friends in the US. Whether you live north or south of that border, we all have much to thank our …
Work Optimization
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Every year around this time my mind begins to wander (more). The days are getting shorter, and it’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is three measly weeks from today, and then onto Christmas. I don’t know about you, …
The Importance of Serving Others
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Last Saturday, a group from my church went to the areas burned last month by the Valley Fire to help with some of the needs of the community. One group sorted donations at the local Lion’s Club. …