http://www.quietrebelwriter.com Questioning the 'Quo in Writing and Life Wed, 07 May 2008 19:23:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello QRW readers and fans. As you may have noticed, I’ve been a little lax over the last week with my posting. Sure, I’ve got a few big deadlines that are grabbing my attention and energy. Sure, I’ve been feverishly cleaning up the new joint for our first boarder, a ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/07/burnout-and-blogging-a-quandary-and-a-reader-opportunity/ Hello all, and welcome to the week! I'm getting over a cold here at QRW headquarters, and I'm in that stage where swallowing feels like my throat is being slit. Good times. But I allowed myself to sleep in to compensate, and I'm determined to kick this cold in the ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/05/lassoed-link-love/ Welcome to Friday, and to the return of Word Porn! Here at the QRW, I like to entertain. Educate. Stimulate. And most of all, I like to engage with you, my lovely readers. One of my loyal disciples, in addition to providing thoughtful and encouraging comments to many posts, ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/02/word-porn-reader-challenge/ For this week’s theme we’ve talked about the twin terrors of insecurity and intimidation when it comes to living creatively. Thursday is marketing maven time here at the QRW, and these internal drags are a painfully appropriate topic. Makes a sick kind of sense, dunnit? The best time for insecurity ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/05/01/freelance-marketing-tales-of-insecurity-and-intimidation/ So why should I read this post? Delightful details on the insecurity and intimidation fiction and nonfiction book writers face A method to defuse that pesky, pathetic inner voice of doubt A chance to tell your story For those of you like me, with the masochistic desire to write books and get them published, ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/30/publishing-dreams-your-insecure-intimidated-evil-twin/ What the hell is this post about? Insecurity: The freelancing and creativity plague Intimidation: The killer of business success and creativity Why insecurity and intimidation suck The QRW Weekly Theme The challenges freelancers face in establishing and continuing a successful writing biz are pretty overwhelming. The challenges those who strive to be more creative ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/29/freelancing-and-creativity-blocks-insecurity-and-intimidation/ Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! I'm back from my weeklong sojourn to I-O-WA, the state where I was born and raised. My entire family lives there, so it's quite a trip with lots of folks to see. But the main focus of this trip was my new nephew, ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/28/creative-kick-a-broadcast-from-iowa/ Hello all! I will be vacating the blogosphere this week as I trek to my home state of Iowa. (which, despite the sign, has more than manure. I swear.) What awaits me there? My brother and his wife, who welcomed a ginormous baby boy two weeks ago. My other brother, ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/21/the-qrw-goes-on-a-road-trip/ Sunday link love, just for you. Enjoy. Blogging: The Ultimate Men with Pens Guide to Twitter 10 Ways to Improve Blog Traffic in 30 Minutes or Less Building a Popular Social Media Profile: Seven Essential Characteristics How to Get Piles of Links, Subscribers and Comments Ethical Social Networking Five Twitter Tools to Expand your Circle ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/20/lassoed-links-sunday-420/ Friday afternoon. Getting on towards happy hour. So before I get happy, it’s time to purge in the weekly rant. In the spirit of word porn, that lovely Friday tradition in these parts, this week’s rant is focused into one-word sentiments. Words have that ability – to convey a world ... http://www.quietrebelwriter.com/2008/04/18/rant-random-word-association/