Here are some people who get it!

Welcome to Spark an Idea Thursday.  Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers.  We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog!  If you do, please link back to this post so we know where you were inspired!
While money [...]

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As freelance writers, we all know that there are advantages and disadvantages to being self employed. Some of the best things are obvious:

Setting your own schedule
No boss breathing down your neck
Working on projects you like
Working when and how you are most productive

Of course, there are disadvantages, too:

Setting your own schedule
No boss breathing down [...]

Working as freelancers full-time has never been a goal of ours here at the Berry-Brewer Agency. Lorna and I love our company, but we have young families (and personal lives…sort of) that interfere with a rigorous 9 to 5 schedule. We love the idea of having enough freedom to attend to our lives while still [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called ‘Spark an Idea Thursday’.  Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers.  We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog!  If you do, please link back to this post so we know [...]

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I just really like the idea of writers doing a Wordless Wednesday post. This picture makes me think about how important words really are to a writer’s soul.
Oops, better stop typing since it’s supposed to be wordless.

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called ‘Spark an Idea Thursday’.  Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers.  We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog!  If you do, please link back to this post so we know [...]

I came across this quiz over at Nice Mommy, Evil Editor and couldn’t resist. I’d love for all our readers to do this with their kids, too (and to link back so I can read them). The answers are hilarious…and a little bit enlightening.
1. What is something mom always says to you?
“No thank you, no [...]

I know that many freelance writers have had great success marketing articles through various websites, but I just don’t know anything about it.  So, I asked Genesis Davies from At Home Mom Blog  if she’d be willing to teach us and our readers through a guest post.  After reading what she wrote, I’m a little embarrassed [...]