Category: Writing

  Today is a holiday and I’ve enjoyed a break from work. An odd break this year, it meant that I didn’t feel obligated to check work email while I’m at home, but it is a break from the normal routine. I’m also grateful that our temperatures have dropped down to just hot summer temperatures….

I have developed my blog schedule for the next three months and it is reassuring to see that I have kept my schedule for several months. This last month was the first time I’ve had a challenge in coming up with articles but I still came through. It helps me to see my list and…

Amateur Writers vs. Professional Writer Over the last few years, I ‘ve realized that I am a writer. I have written a collection of essays, poetry, blog posts, and books over the last forty years and it sunk in that I might be a writer at heart.  If I had a nickel for every word…

Traditional Publishing vs Self Publishing: Pros and Cons of Each Method From a post on Facebook, I wanted to capture this before it gets lost in the Facebook archive and I have to dig to find it. Backdated to reflect the original publish date. I’ve been thinking about the reasons a person might want to…

This is Tamara, part owner of Shell Creek Publishing. I am slowly getting things set up to promote John’s book, “Dancing with the Universe”. We have decided to go with the self publishing route and to work on marketing this book and the others to come on the web. A Facebook page has been setup…

Filtering Facebook Content Using Friends Lists I have noticed comments about the quality, or lack thereof, of posts on Facebook. Over time I have used a combination of Facebook and browser tools to improve the quality of posts I see in my Facebook Newsfeed.  This is the first article, which describes how you see posts…