by Clarissa | Oct 1, 2018 | writing |
I set up my mailing list a few months ago and it’s been inundated with spam sign-ups. Even with a double opt-in there are far far more sign-ups from email addresses that I think are spam. Reasons I think they’re spam: 1) Overly complicated email addresses...
by Clarissa | Sep 24, 2018 | personal, writing |
I am struggling at the moment – I know what I want to be (an author), but though I have a plan for how to get there I’m not there yet. I feel like I’m in an extended period of metamorphosis. It’s nearly five years since I last worked in an...
by Clarissa | Sep 10, 2018 | family, personal, writing |
I find the beginning of the school year is always a good time to re-evaluate what I’m doing. To assess where I am in my plans and to realign them with where I am and where I want to go to. This year, as part of that I have been fleshing out my reasons for...
by Clarissa | Aug 27, 2018 | personal, writing |
I’m a private person: I don’t shout about things that happen to me and I don’t ask for help easily. Which makes it all the more difficult for me to promote myself. I prefer standing in the background, rather than being the centre of things. And yet I...
by Clarissa | Aug 20, 2018 | writing |
Over the last few weeks, as well as relaxing over the summer holiday, I have been thinking through how to use the different broadcast methods I have. My newsletter is growing (sign up if you haven’t already) and my Facebook author page is increasing in likes...
by Clarissa | Aug 9, 2018 | personal, writing |
Since starting to write more seriously, and in so doing learn more about story structure, I find I’m reading more critically. And I can better articulate why I don’t like something. I still need to work on understanding why things work well! This makes me...
