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Network Like A Pro: 5 Hot Tips

Small Business Week is right around the corner, and organizers have planned some great events. Are you ready to network your heart out? Here’s the Sexy Grammar approach: Whom do you want to meet? I usually find the best solutions to my business conundrums in other people, so before I go out networking, I ask [ READ MORE ]

Get Inspired This Pride

Pride Month inspires me: the creative force of the gay community, the bold beauty of queer culture, the flapping rainbow flags, and the glorification of a drag queen riot that changed the world. I love this quote about Pride, posted a few years ago by one of my favorite local bloggers, Lesbian Dad: Ah, Pride. [ READ MORE ]

It’s National Grammar Day!

A Tribute to Marina Orlova continues today, the last day of Sexy Grammar Week. Thanks for coming along for the ride. Our last  Hot for Words video addresses a word that’s often associated with grammar: geek. I love her pronunciation. What is Sexy Grammar? Sexy Grammar is a lot of things. It’s the fun way [ READ MORE ]

It’s America’s Sexuality Day!

A Tribute to Marina Orlova continues as Ms. Orlova handles masturbation in today’s  Hot for Words video. It’s the perfect word for America’s Sexuality Day and the fourth day of Sexy Grammar Week. Enjoy! What is Sexy Grammar? Sexy Grammar is a lot of things. It’s the fun way I present writing tools and grammar [ READ MORE ]

A Tribute to Marina Orlova–Sexy Grammar Week, day 3

Are you having fun with Marina Orlova and her amazing Hot for Words videos? So am I. Here, she tackles an idiom, reclaiming eye candy for sexy people everywhere, from Helen Reddy to Chrissy Snow. What is Sexy Grammar? Sexy Grammar is a lot of things. It’s the fun way I present writing tools and [ READ MORE ]

The Second Annual Sexy Grammar Week: A Tribute to Marina Orlova, day 2

Because it’s impossible to choose just one favorite Hot for Words video, Ms. Orlova’s delightful lessons will be here all week. I offer a humble word today, muscle, just to show you what she can do with it. I just love the part where she tells us to expose our arms! What is Sexy Grammar? [ READ MORE ]

The Second Annual Sexy Grammar Week: A Tribute to Marina Orlova

What is Sexy Grammar? Sexy Grammar is a lot of things. It’s the fun way I present writing tools and grammar guidelines. But it’s also a philosophy—that writing and art satisfy a human urge to create, not unlike sex. Sexy Grammar is about letting your inner writer be sexy—turned on, engaged, and unapologetic. When you [ READ MORE ]

What Agents Want, a conversation with Kevan Lyon

Many writers have heard the advice that going to a writers conference is how you meet agents, and it’s true. With literary agent, Kevan Lyon, I had more than just the opportunity to network, I got to engage in a lively discussion in a room full of unpublished writers. So, what do agents want? “Remember [ READ MORE ]

Why Bad Things Happen To Good Book Ideas, a workshop with Dale Fetherling

Dale is an author, editor, teacher, and a great workshop facilitator. This workshop focused on the art of crafting a winning nonfiction book proposal. He began with two tough questions for anyone with a book idea: Is the idea viable? Are you the person to write it? These are the questions on a publisher’s mind [ READ MORE ]

Whispering To Kids, Deborah Halverson shares her secrets

Mother of triplets, former kids books editor, and award-winning author Deborah Halverson knows how to write for kids. She kicks off her workshop with a very important and unique fact about kid lit: you are writing for two audiences. You knew that, right? You’ve got to entertain the kids and the adults who are reading [ READ MORE ]

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