Social Media Tip for Authors #5: The 5-5-5 Rule
Today’s Tip #5: The 5-5-5 Rule Often my workshop attendees, clients and students ask me, “How much time should I spend on social networking?” “How’s five minutes a day?” I ask. “That’s all?”
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Thank God for Book Reviewers!
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VIDEO: Laughter Yoga: One Minute Laughter Challenge
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Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Smell!
This is #3 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my ebook, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community How can we be a better writers? Or maybe you’d like to get re-inspired in your writing. We can step away from the words and dive into our most primal sense of smell!
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