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Being Honest as a Writer

Awhile back I was interviewed on the blog Kanelstrand: Simple Living Chronicles and was asked a really great question about sharing personal information with others as a writer. I wanted to share that excerpt from the interview with you today.

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Danger: Inflammatory Literature

This is the most recent photo in my series of Dangerous Life photos, which are posted in spurts on my personal blog, Diary of a Smart Chick and can be seen in full as a Facebook album. The sign is

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My Indiegogo Experience

I recently used crowdsourced funding site Indiegogo to support my next project, Hook to Heal. I was asked to be part of a roundup of people who shared quotes about their Indiegogo campaign experiences. Here’s what I had to say:

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I Received a Tweeting Award

I was the March featured publisher of the month for Sponsored Tweets. They interviewed me about my experience with Twitter and Sponsored Tweets, allowing me to answer some interesting questions. Kathryn in 140 Characters In my interview they asked me

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4 Things I Hope Crochet Saved My Life Teaches People

In an interview awhile back with Sylvia Browder I was able to answer the question, “Is there a message in your book that you want readers to grasp?” Here’s what I answered: Yes, there are several! No matter what problems

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Touched by a Teenager

I have received a few different requests from students who wanted to interview me about crochet since they’ve seen my experience in the field. Most of these have been college students but one that I recently did an interview with

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How Do You Decide What To Write About? (Interview Excerpt)

I was interviewed awhile back by Morgen Bailey. Morgen has recently updated that interview for a new blog. I thought it was a good time to share an excerpt from that interview. How Do You Decide What to Write? Morgen

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Smart Writers! Link Love for Writers, Bloggers and Entrepreneurs

Happy Weekend and Happy Reading! In Reading and Writing Summer Writing Workshop for Artists. @surface_design shared info on a June Texas writing workshop for creatives. How to Win More Readers with a Powerful Close. Via @writetodone. In Blogging 5 Reasons

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Crochet Klout: The Twitter Showdown

I really enjoy the Visual.ly site where you can easily create infographics based on your social media information and also get access to the infographics that many other people have created to share around the web. Last year for my

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Smart Writers! Link Love for Writers, Bloggers and Entrepreneurs

Happy Weekend and Happy Reading! In Reading and Writing Intuitive Freelacing by @lFormicelli of Renegade Writer via @writetodone On Henry Miller’s Hunger for Anais Nin. By @andreabalt of @rebelletweet In Blogging How Writers Can Join the Web’s Image Revolution. Important

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My Newest Book
Crochet Saved My Life is my newest book. In it I share my own story of healing from depression through crafting. I also share the stories of 23 other women plus some research and anecdotal evidence that suggests that crochet has both mental and physical health benefits.
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