People ask me often, What advice would you give an aspiring writer? When I answered that question for someone earlier today, I realized it's the same philosophy I've adapted for my blogging - STOP EDITING. Sound strange? Let me explain. When I wrote my first book, it took me almost a year. I kept
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08/17/2014
Recently an agent gave me her business card. On it was her name, five telephone numbers (cell, office, home, fax, assistant), plus the name of her company, what she specializes in, her alphabet of designations, a photo, an address, an email, and a website. My first thought when I looked at it was
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08/16/2014
On Friday, Debbie Reynolds wrote a post titled The Courtesy of a Response is Appreciated. Lenn Harley reblogged it, and Barbara Todaro wrote her own post in response titled Why are you asking for feedback from the opposing team? All of the posts had good interaction, differing opinions, and inter
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08/11/2014
Music to a Realtor's ears, right? Maybe it's years of these kinds of phone calls that don't flip my excitement button anymore, but my first thought was - who flies into another state and calls out of the blue and expects a Realtor to be able to show them houses for the next two days? "Have you be
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08/09/2014
In looking for an old post, I came across this gem from Roger Mucci from about two-and-a-half years ago. In reading the comments, several things struck me: How many of you here I consider to be friends, even though we've never met How much trouble we consistently had "in the day" with glitches
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08/06/2014
When I first started in ActiveRain about two years ago, I had never really blogged before. Two or three months after I started, I joined a 31 Day Blogging Challenge that changed my online presence and totally reformed my business. So for those of you who are not blogging as much as you would like
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08/05/2014
My mother died recently, and although she was 93, I never thought it would happen. She had lived with us for ten years and was always so strong and self-sufficient.My mother died recently, and at the age of 61, I often wondered if I would ever have my life back while there was much of it left to
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08/03/2014
One of the hardest parts about learning to blog, for me, was trying to get everything right. When I first started on ActiveRain, I had never blogged before (or done video, or taken 'real' pictures). Everyone I knew told me that blogging was a total waste of time. On the other hand, they were the
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08/02/2014
Input, Interaction, Motivation In the not too distant past, someone turned me on to this great real estate site called ActiveRain. Never having blogged before, I spent many months sitting on the sidelines, daily watching the events and ideas of other members. The more I watched, the more I reali
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07/17/2014
Crystal Park Enchantment When you think about living in the Colorado high country, it doesn't get much better than this. This bright home looks out onto views you've only dreamed about. Open and spacious with large rooms, view of Pikes Peak, near Lake and Crystal Park Club House, don't miss out o
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07/17/2014
