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To Do Lists SUCK – Do This Instead

By Melissa Williams

To Do Lists SUCK – Do This Instead

If I want to maintain my peace of mind and sanity at the end of each day, I’ve realized my lengthy To-Do Lists have got to go! I have even recently joked that my To-Do Lists have To-Do Lists, but it’s actually no laughing matter. Why I set such impossibly high standards for myself is […]

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My Magic Red Chair

By Melissa Williams

My Magic Red Chair

This is my beautiful new chair: Now it might not seem like a bit deal, but very quickly, it became glaringly apparent that sitting on the floor, slouched on the couch, standing at the breakfast bar or sitting at a table that comes up to my collarbones is NOT conducive to brilliant creativity. This chair with […]

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Urgent vs. Important

By Melissa Williams

Urgent vs. Important

A newfound awareness of where I’m really living. With all the book publication and now marketing I’ve been knee deep in lately, it feels that my acting self has been a wee bit neglected. After a 3 week hiatus (because the teacher has been shooting a film), my acting class will meet for the last time […]

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How to Add a Badge on WordPress

By Melissa Williams

How to Add a Badge on WordPress

I’m so thrilled that you want to join me on my 30-Day Blog Challenge! However, you may have seen the instructions about the badge and totally froze. But don’t worry, I’m about to show you how easy it is to add a badge to your WordPress blog. 1. In your dashboard, click “Appearance” and then […]

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How to Add a Badge on Blogger

By Melissa Williams

How to Add a Badge on Blogger

Hurray! You want to do the 30-Day Blog Challenge with me! And you want to put the badge on your BlogSpot (Blogger) blog but . . .  “Uh oh,” I hear some of you saying. “Now, how the heck do I do that?” Fear not, intrepid writer. I’m going to show you how easy it is. […]

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30-Day Blog Challenge

By Melissa Williams

30-Day Blog Challenge

There are a lot of challenges out there designed to get people moving toward their goals. So here’s my hat in the ring for a personal 30-Day Blog Challenge. I’d love it if you wanted to join me, too! Why I’m Challenging Myself Develop a more consistent writing/blogging habit Balance my consumption vs creation ratio […]

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When Life Happens – To Write, or Not to Write

By Melissa Williams

When Life Happens – To Write, or Not to Write

Does your life look like Stormtroopers have been playing Twister all over it? A week and a half ago, I was the recipient of much thought, planning and love as I was whisked away to another city where I was proposed to. Yes, dear reader, I am engaged! (And there was much rejoicing in the […]

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How to Fight Your Insidious Writing Foes

By Melissa Williams

How to Fight Your Insidious Writing Foes

We creative types can be pretty rebellious against ourselves, can’t we? Giving in to a myriad of fear-birthed, “what ifs,” we let our inner resistance get the upper hand. We fight and sabotage the very thing we want so desperately: To write!   Well, let’s combat all that nonsense, shall we, with two of my […]

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Should Writers Learn How to Code?

By Melissa Williams

Should Writers Learn How to Code?

When my friend told me about her blog idea, I was really excited for her. “How’s it going?” I asked a few weeks later. She proceeded to tell me that she’d gone home from the library with an armload full of books on website coding. “Coding?! What on earth for?” She’d read somewhere that she […]

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