Travel as inspiration – and how to find inspiration when you’re stuck at home
The best ideas always come when I’m traveling and meeting new people. I truly believe that’s why some of the greatest writers in history have lived all over the world – just take Hemingway as an example. (He also hopped from Toronto to Europe, so I’m in good company!) Why do we get so […]
Can you use a blog for marketing?
Last week, a friend in my Mastermind asked a question: Is it selling out to use a blog post for marketing? As a content writer and blog coach, I’m going to share with you what I told her: Dear Friend, Unless you’re using your blog like a journal (which no business ever should, including […]
Daily Writing: How to Improve your Business and Life
Daily Writing is a guest post by my long-time friend Sally who has just launched her own blog – learn more about her at the bottom of this post! Do you want to improve as a writer? Perhaps you want to find your voice and grow your blog. What if I told you there was […]
Your Blog is Not Your Journal
Your blog is not your journal. This often comes as news to the business owners, podcasters, and influencers I work with on a daily basis in my Blog Your Way to Visibility Coaching program. We need to stop clinging to the days of LiveJournal, when blogs were popularly seen as an online diary of sorts. […]
On Writing: Facing your Fear of the Blank Page
How do I start writing? This is the most common writing question I get from practicing writers and my first-time clients. They all want to create something so true to them, and so well-crafted, that they psych themselves out before even giving it a shot. The blank page lies open before them, so eerily clean. […]
Why I’m a Writing Coach
My heart’s swelled 3 sizes since I became a writing coach for women creating business blogs and personal memoirs. It fills and expands every time a new client (read: friend) connects with me, whether she’s experienced but feeling blocked, or overwhelmed as she starts writing for the first time. I love helping her create a […]
Priority Lists: Your New Time Hero!
“This time change is killing me!” – You Yep, I hear you, although it’s a bit different across the pond! Believe it or not, Spain is waiting 3 extra weeks compared with North America in moving the clocks forward this year. As part of the Intrepid Emma community, my priority is consistently showing up for […]
