By guest blogger Jenn Martin-Ilo I RECENTLY LOST my job because my company decided to outsource some of its payroll HR duties. Since I’ve been home, I have done a lot of thinking: What else can you do with freedom? (Okay, so I don’t really have much freedom since I have a six-month-old baby ….
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What I Learned from My First 10K Day
By guest blogger Taryn Blake I SIGNED UP for my first 10K Day in June because I’d been trying for months to write content for a website I want to launch—but I’d been having zero luck getting past the stage of scribbling random notes here, there, and everywhere. At the end of the day I…
10K Day: Live, While It’s Happening! – May 18 & 21
WELCOME TO ALL those plucky writers who are participating this week! This is the place to post your check-ins for Wed., May 18 and/or Saturday, May 21. To learn more about this event, check the 10K Day section (see blog menu above). DON’T FORGET TO TAKE REGULAR BREAKS! You’ll regret it later (when you’re feeling…
Results of My First-Ever 10K Day
By Milli Thornton The reason we have a regular 10K event here at the FoW blog is because, five years ago, my friend Jenny Turner invited me to do a 10K Day with her. I don’t know where Jenny first heard of it, but back then the procedure was to keep in touch by email….
10K Day for Writers: RSVP here for May 18 or 21
If you’d like to join us for one or both of this month’s 10K Days—Wednesday, May 18 or Saturday the 21st—you can start here by posting your RSVP in the comments section below. Please specify which day(s) you’ll be attending. Next step is to prepare yourself ahead of time so you’ll have the best experience…
10K Day: Science or Magic?
By Milli Thornton We get oodles of feedback about how much people love the 10K Days, but I’ve never stopped to examine in writing why it works. I could probably write a small book on this topic, but to contain this in a blog post let’s look at two sides of the gold coin: science…
10K Day: Live, While It’s Happening! – Dec 15 & 18
WELCOME TO ALL those plucky writers who are participating this week! This is the place to post your check-ins for Wednesday, December 15 and/or Saturday, December 18. To learn more about this event, check the special 10K Day section (see blog menu above). If you develop a case of writer’s block—or need some extra ideas…
10K Day: Live, While It’s Happening! – Nov 24 & 27
WELCOME TO ALL those plucky writers who are participating this week! This is the place to post your check-ins for Wednesday, November 24 and/or Saturday, November 27. To learn more about this event, check the special 10K Day section (see blog menu above). If you develop a case of writer’s block—or need some extra ideas…
10K Day for Writers: RSVP Here for Nov. 24 or 27
If you’d like to join us for one of November’s 10K Days—Wednesday, Nov 24 or Saturday the 27th—you can start here by posting your RSVP in the Comments section below. Please specify which day you’ll be attending. Next step is to prepare yourself ahead of time so you’ll have the best experience possible. Click on…
“Aussie” Al McCartan – Fear of Writing Success Story
I’VE KNOWN AL for years now, as a Fear of Writing regular and as one of the global friendships I’ve made while doing this work. Al has contributed as a reader on the Articles page at fearofwriting.com and as a mad-keen scribbler during the 10K Day. (He’s famous for launching a 10K Day while everybody…
