Marjorie J McDonald

What Are Your Options For Writing?

When you begin to write, then you need a place to share your content or topic with others. There are many free ways to share and there are also many paid ways to begin to share. You decide what your goal is and begin going in that direction. If you are a speaker you can put your content into written manuals for your listeners and offer self published books as a gift for those who attend workshops or seminars you are... (posted by Marjorie J 2 years 94 days ago.)

The Value Of Your Wardrobe

In every area of our life, we do business with people, companies and industries that have a consistent image. That is why so much effort is placed on communicating consistency.  It is called Brand marketing and works as well for a product as it does for a person. Evaluate your own personal image to see if you are consistent in every area of your dressing.  Make adjustments as necessary, so that from casual out to formal you... (posted by Marjorie J 2 years 135 days ago.)

Writing From The Current Headlines

It has been said that truth is stranger than fiction. As you look at some of the titles of the headlines in our everyday notification about what is going on in the world around us in the news it can be mind stretching. These headlines by themselves can give you a place to start to write or you can take all or part of the events and weave them into your stories or characters actions and see what you can create as a story... (posted by Marjorie J 2 years 185 days ago.)

Using Real Life To Quickly Increase Your Writing Skills

Because most negative thoughts concern the past or the future, the author Mark Twain said "I have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened."   That could have come from a natural human ability to catastrophize which means worrying about something that hasn’t happened yet and might not happen at all.  Worry, by its very nature, means thinking about the future and what may... (posted by Marjorie J 2 years 212 days ago.)

Writing From a Different Perspective Using the Opinions of Others

Listening or reading about the opinions of others is sometimes a valuable tool to use when writing a story. They can often be overlooked if you do not agree with their opinion. Put your opinions aside for a moment and try to hear information from their point of view. Make some notes and set them aside for possible use in your writing if you think it might be a topic you could include. You... (posted by Marjorie J 2 years 213 days ago.)

I Want To Write But What Will People Say?

My focus has been to empower you with the knowledge and tools to help you change your ideas about tapping into your inner author and beginning to write or write better. Most of the time we stop ourselves because of what others might say about us. Think back about something you started then stopped yourself from doing because this voice in your head started this train of thought rolling. You know the tape:... (posted by Marjorie J 2 years 264 days ago.)