The New Year of Goals and Resolutions 2010
Every year I get an itch to write out some resolutions, though I never call them that – I always call them goals. I try to balance them out with a few very short term goals, a few longer term goals and a few full year goals. This year I wasn’t as motivated to write [...]
Intensive Purposes? What? Intents and Purposes!
Today I was blog hopping and I happened across another writer’s thematic blog about how much she truly hates Twilight. This isn’t actually the point of this article. I don’t hate Twilight, I actually enjoy the story and series, but do recognize the flaws in the characters and do not want my children to emulate [...]
Article Spinning – What Do You Think?
Article Spinning annoys the heck out of me. According to Wikipedia, the definition for Article Spinning is:
Article spinning is a search engine optimization technique by which blog or website owners attempt to manipulate their rank on Google and other search engines. It works by rewriting existing articles, or parts of articles, and replacing elements to [...]
Blogging at Today.com Review
My best advice for anyone considering blogging at today.com is – don’t do it. I decided to share my story, so that others can make their decisions to join, stay or leave with some insider advice. First, my decision to leave was self made, I was not kicked out like a few others. I also [...]
Are You Hungry?
Feeling a little bit hungry? Trying to decide what to make for dinner? Want to save money yet feed your family decent meals and stretch those grocery dollars a little?
Check out Daily Dish Recipes for great content and recipes!
New Place To Cook, Eat and Hang With Friends
I just wanted to invite you all to join me on my other blog: Daily Dish Recipes, when you are finished here.
Looking for great food? Want to save some money on groceries and still create healthy meals your family will eat?
Come visit me! It’s worth it! (oh and please leave a comment to let me [...]
Editor's Choice – November 2009
I am so incredibly excited. I can’t believe I did come here before now to shout from the rooftops about winning the today.com Editor’s Choice award for November 2009. My blog, Cook With Me – won the editor’s choice award for the month of November and just before Christmas I was awarded with a check [...]
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Welcome!
Hi there, I am Nicole. This blog is a combination of my little corner of the writing world and the previous website known as Freelance Writer's Exchange. Please be sure and leave a comment so I know you visited, and so I can come visit you.
Are you participating in NaNoWriMo in 2010? If you are, leave me a comment with your id and I'll add you as a friend! 2010 will be my 5th year winning, and my 7th year participating.
What I'm tweeting:
- Question: Do you "people watch" to get ideas for your characters? #amwriting
- RT @centsiblelife: Time for our family fun Open Sky party! #OSfamfun
- Kids are officially off school for Spring Break. Now to find things to do to keep them occupied for the next week or so. #fb
- RT @crispycracka Blood is thicker than water, but maple syrup is thicker than blood. In conclusion: pancakes are more important than family.
- Borrowed from a friend: Be good to yourself. People will only treat you as well as you treat yourself. - Mark Victor Hansen
- Sirens lasted over 15 minutes. Tests don't run that long.
