Happy Whatever Day It Is!
Reminds me of the old song by Chicago…”Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?”
Did you know that group started out as the Chicago Transit Authority? Does anybody care? J
So here we are with another installment of a blog that may or may not be doing any good. How’s that for a sales job?
Truth is, that’s the truth. I don’t know the value of this blog. I can track views of course, but translating those views into income???? Into a quantifiable measurement of my growth as a writer???? Good luck with that.
And that just happens to be the topic for today.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”
Yes, I love that quote, even though I’m not a huge fan of Patton.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
What is important to your business plan as a writer? Is this blog important? Are the articles I write on HubPages important? Is the time I spend writing for customers important? Are the articles I read about writing important?
I am the only one who can answer those questions, and if I come across something I am doing and I don’t feel it has value, then I need to discard it.
Let me put it another way: if things I am doing do not keep me on a path towards my goal as a writer, then they are not worth doing.
TIP OF THE DAY
Do you have a plan for your writing business? If not, get with it. If you are writing for income, then you are a business, and a business needs a plan…and a mission statement…and those two things are your guiding star in all decisions you make regarding your business. I can’t emphasize this enough.
PROMPT OF THE DAY
A visual prompt….for those of you who are, well, visual learners.
SECOND PROMPT OF THE DAY
One word…..Jack!
I’m going to do an article next week using this one-word prompt. Call it a writing exercise. I hope you enjoy it.
SECOND TIP OF THE DAY
The holidays are coming. Don’t use them as a convenient excuse for not writing.
MORE LATER
I’m tired so that’s it. I started at seven this morning and it is now four…time to call it a day.
Have a great week. I’ll try to return Thursday.
Bill
“Helping writers to spread their wings and fly.”
Billybuc
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