by Maya Spikes | Oct 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, your biggest critic is yourself. Nobody plans to be their own troll. It just happens. You sit down to work on your book, or to write something for a client. And then your inner critic slowly creeps in. “Who do you think you are?” “Why would anyone read...
by Maya Spikes | Oct 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Why do you write? Why do you blog? The first blog post I wrote a year ago, to restart my blog, was my answers to these questions. I restarted this blog to help other writers and bloggers. Here are 6 powerful lessons I’ve learned during the past 365 days while writing...
by Maya Spikes | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Do you want more people to read your writing? Do you want to find more writing clients? If so, try writing a guest post for another blog or website. I recently shared one way to find guest post opportunities. Also, my most recent guest post, for author Frank...
by Maya Spikes | Oct 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s time to take a look at a few great recent blog posts and news articles that will help and inspire you! This month’s roundup includes: how to find guest blogging gigs and how to write an amazing bio to introduce yourself to your readers. I also included an...
by Maya Spikes | Sep 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to see the big picture when you’re writing for an online audience. As online writers, we usually focus more on what’s going on here and now, rather than the past or future. But it’s still important to think about the future and write about lessons learned,...
by Maya Spikes | Sep 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
A writer, at any level, can quickly end up with a lot of work stored on a computer. You’ve got some nice work here. It’d be a shame if something were to happen to it. No, seriously. That would suck. As a writer, how do you backup your writing? Here are a few ways to...
