Shawndrarussell

LATEST ARTICLES ( 338 )

• Delight Three People Today AND Change a Life

  

  Make someone feel like THIS today! Quick, think of three women in your life that you would love to delight today. Maybe your Mom, sister, aunt, girlfriend,... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kicking It Into High Gear!

  

  So finally have my novel ready for publication and my fiction website up and running, which means I can refocus on this site a little and clarify my focus. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Writing Mentor, Nora Ephron

  

  I was rocked when early tonight I discovered my writing mentor above all others passed away. Nora Ephron wrote heartwarming, poignant, and honest words that... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #15Habits Day 8 with Jeff Goins: The Difference Between Starting and Building

  

  This post made me do something I have been putting off for too long: contacting Bookbaby with my questions about their services. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #15Habits Day 7 with Jeff Goins: Great Writers Start Ugly

  

  I couldn't agree with Jeff's suggestion of "starting ugly." When I used to teach high school English, my students would painfully try to eek out perfect words... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #15Habits Day 5 with Jeff Goins: How Great Writers Prepare for Big Projects

  

  I sort of did this assignment yesterday: shipped aka published or shared something publicly yesterday. So, I thought I would toss out my newest interest and... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #15Habits Day 4 with Jeff Goins: Practice Doesn't Make Perfect

  

  Today Jeff told us to do something scary, in public. Well, I can't think of anything scarier than sharing my opening paragraphs of my first (and soon-to-be... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Great Writer Takes Initiative: Day 3 #15Habits with Jeff Goins

  

  Today Jeff urged us to do what I think of as "pure writing": writing in a stream of consciousness style where you do not stop to edit, criticize, or reread... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 2 #15 Habits With Jeff Goins

  

  So we are supposed to marinate on the fact that we are a writer today. I marinate best when I write in stream of consciousness and just get out how I'm... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jeff Goins 15 Day Writing Challenge: Day 1

  

  I am a writer. Over the past few months, whenever I meet someone knew, I say, "I am a writer, plus I do social media for several clients" (social media is just... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Power of One Dollar

  

  1 is the loneliest number...but many $1 can lead to great things! Photo by FreeDigitalPhotos.net So today as I woke up and saw the big fat "Only 35 hours left"... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Embracing the Future Via Jake Hodesh in Savannah Morning News

  

  Today an article by Jake Hodesh ran in Savannah Morning News regarding some residents resisting change. I absolutely love Savannah and love living here,... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Andy Crouch: On Bars and Beer Gardens

  

  Meet me at the pub--we'll solve all the world's problems. Photo by bk images I recently received my issue #63 of BeerAdvocate, and on page 12 found this fabulou... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blog Revamp

  

  Time for a change Photo by ntwowe Sorry for the hiatus. Things are finally back on track after we moved houses and I launched my Kickstarter. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Couple Friends Kickstarter is Launched!

  

  Cheers to you for helping make my dreams come true! Sorry it's been a week since my last post, but I've only taken off two weeks total since starting this... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Jeff Goins "You Are a Writer"

  

  Photo from Donald McAllister I had a fabulous lazy Sunday reading Jeff Goin's newest ebook, You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One). Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 BOOKS, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: J. Edgar Reaction

  

  Photo via Unknowncritics.com I am a big fan of biographies/autobiographies/memoirs. I guess that's the journalist in me, and why I love doing interviews and... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• SUPER Sharing Sundays: Best 8 Links of the Week!

  

  By the always-uplifting Shelli Johnson: Need an Attitude Adjustment? Try Gratitude. The Freelancer's Soul-Saving Mind Hack by Walt Kania, creator of my new... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Saturdays: One Small Step

  

  Photo by Bill Longshaw In November 2011 on Thanksgiving Day, I hit the "publish" button for the first time on Yahoo (anyone can publish through... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Fridays: Novel Sneak Peek!

  

  Photo by: PhotostockSo, I took some MAJOR steps today towards self-publishing my novel (getting quotes from editors, finding a self-publishing partner and... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION