Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Last year, one of my major writing goals was to write the book proposal for my pro-immigration memoir on being half-Russian, half-Cuban, and ALL American. The name of the book is Moscow Chica: How Growing Up in Russia and Cuba Made Me an American and I’ve been talking about writing…
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Why this is finally the year that I learn to focus
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Last year, I wrote about my #yearofwriting and even determined new writing goals for 2018. Although I am continuing my #yearofwriting adventures this year, mostly because it is a good way for me to track all of my writing and my income, I also want to do something a…
Why being fired as a freelancer is way better than being fired from a “real” job
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. The last time I wrote here on my little blog + portfolio site, I talked excitedly about my 2018 writing goals. I had set big ones for myself in 2017 and accomplished half of them early, so I revised my goals for 2017 and accomplish most of those too….
My writing goals for 2018 and the
future of #yearofwriting
Please subscribe to my newsletter: Self-Care For Writers. Well, it’s a new year so HAPPY NEW YEAR and all of that! I’m starting off 2018 in a pretty exciting way, to be honest, by spending most of the beginning of the year by celebrating my new marriage to the love of my life and the most supportive…
Why you should treat blogging like going to the gym
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. As a full-time writer and editor, there is something that I am constantly struggling with: Should I write a blog? Back in the day when blogging first started, it was great for any and all aspiring writers. It gave any person the chance to become a…