Jen's Writing Journey

Prolific author John Updike died today as a result of lung cancer.

John Updike dies, aged 76

• Guest Post: Working from Home? Well, Get to Work! by Pamela Hilliard Owens Today I welcome professional writer Pamela Hilliard Owens. Pamela is sharing her advice on one of the hardest things about freelancing: making sure your work-at-home lifestyle actually includes a bit of work. Working from Home? Well, Get to Work! As I write this today, it has been snowing all night......
• Writing Roundup, May 8 And, another work week for the 9-5 crowd comes to a close. I wonder if this song lyric would be true of me if I did not have a day job to do in addition to this crazy writing thing: "I wake up every evening, with a big smile on......
• Book Review: My So-Called Freelance Life Michelle Goodman learned the hard way how to build a freelance writing business. Then she captured her wisdom in an easy-to-follow guidebook so you don't have to make the same mistakes. My So-Called Freelance Life takes you from the beginning dreams of leaving the cube farm behind to planning......
• Writing Roundup, December 4 The Business of Writing Craft Fiction Freelancing Platform The Business of Writing What Can I Expect of My Agent? Moonrat posts a nice description of what you can expect in your relationship with your agent. Read this post, then visit agent Kate Schafer Testerman's blog for a follow-up and......
• Writing Roundup I decided to add some categories this week to make it easier for you to find your favorite links. Let me know if you like it better this way, or if the hodge podge put together as I found a good resource worked better for you. Also let me know......

• It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over This is how the narrative is supposed to be: Republicans gain momentum from recent electoral wins and from public discontent over increased job losses and...
• Determining Your Target Heartbeat Rate There are a bunch of little ways to mathematically figure out how you can improve your diet and exercise, and one of these ways is...
• Breast Cancer Risk Factors for Women There are a number of ailments that women are actually at risk for developing without actually realizing it. For example, breast cancer risk factors for...