When you’re a busy writer, you need tools to help you get your writing done when and where you have the time. Tools can be anything from a notebook and pen to a smartphone and beyond. It’s really more about the tools you need to get the job done, and not so much about which… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Jennifer Blanchard
How To Go Gluten-Free, Part Two: Watching Out For Hidden Gluten
When you first discovered you have a gluten (wheat) allergy, your heart probably sank. And that’s likely because there’s wheat in pretty much everything that comes in a package. (In part one of this series I gave you a huge list of things you can still eat, even with a gluten allergy, just saying.) Everywhere… Continue Reading
Share Your Thoughts, Get Entered To Win An AlphaSmart NEO
Since I got such a great response to the Kindle Giveaway I did last week for my newsletter subscribers (if you want in on the next giveaway, be sure to subscribe today!), I decided to hold a giveaway on my Procrastinating Writers blog. Procrastinators tend to procrastinate when they’re trying to write because there are… Continue Reading
Warning: Do Not Miss This Writing Tip
InkyBites readers are always saying to me they “don’t know what to write about” or they “have an idea, but aren’t sure how to get started.” It’s one of the most common comments I get from readers, in fact. That’s why I was psyched yesterday while reading my Google Reader. I came across a blog… Continue Reading
How To Go Gluten-Free, Part One: What The Hell Do I Eat Now?
A few days ago, a good friend of mine was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. If you don’t know what that it, it’s “a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing parts of food that are important for staying healthy,” according to PubMed Health.com. “The damage is due to… Continue Reading
3 Tips To Help Find Your Writing “Why”
We all have reasons for the things we do, and most of those reasons stem from one thing: our “why.” Your “why” is the driving force behind every choice you make and every action you take. Having a “why” means having a dream; a goal; something you want to achieve in your life. For some… Continue Reading
Creativity In The Kitchen: Pumpkin Pie Pancakes
It was a tad chilly at my house this morning. And I know it’s going to be one of the last chilly mornings we have here in Houston (of course, I’ll be having many chilly mornings when I move to Upstate New York next week!). So I decided pancakes were in order. I’m slightly obsessed… Continue Reading
3 Reasons You Should Consider Self-Employment (Part Two)
When you’ve been writing for awhile there will come a point where you’ll say to yourself–”Could I do this full time? Would I want to?” The question of self-employment pops up for pretty much every writer.The question isn’t what’s important though. Your answer to it, that’s what’s important. Because if you see your writing as… Continue Reading
A Manifesto For Creative Writers
At crazy times in my life, it’s nice to have something simple to help refocus me on what’s really important. About a year ago I wrote a short-and-sweet manifesto for creative writers. It still rings true today, so I wanted to share it with you. Please share this if it inspires you A Creative Writer’s… Continue Reading
Are You A 21st Century Creative Entrepreneur? (Part One)
One thing I’ve always been conflicted by is the modern version of “work.” And I say “work” in quotation marks because I always defined work as something you do, and not some place you go. But most of the modern world doesn’t agree with me. No, they think work is something that happens in an… Continue Reading
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