How to Succeed at Freelancing
The Alabama Media Professionals will host a a round-table discussion on freelancing tomorrow, March 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Homewood Public Library. If you plan to attend please note that...
View ArticleLet’s Take Flight Together
Do you dream of seeing your byline in your favorite publications? Do you have an idea for a blog or business, but you’re not quite sure where to start? Maybe you already have a blog or brand, but it’s...
View ArticleThe See Jane Write Roundtable
Original Image by mcveja via Flickr/Creative Commons I’m always brainstorming ways I can help the women of See Jane Write and recently a new idea came to me — the See Jane Write Roundtable. The See...
View ArticleThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pens Returns!
Tuesday night I hosted the first See Jane Write Roundtable. A small group of women gathered at Revelator Coffee Company to discuss one thing: “What is your biggest frustration right now with regard to...
View ArticleMember of the Month: Teresa “T.K.” Thorne
Today I’m excited to announce that the See Jane Write Member of the Month for May is local author Teresa “T.K” Thorne. Teresa has had a passion for storytelling since she was a child and she says this...
View ArticleDIY Marketing with Books-a-Million
Birmingham-based authors, learn how to be your own publicist at the next See Jane Write event. On Tuesday, June 16 we’re partnering with Books-a-Million to bring you a FREE workshop on how to market...
View ArticleWhy Writers Must Be Entrepreneurs
Image by GenerationBass.com via Flickr/Creative Commons Writing and personal branding coach Nikki Woods believes that writing a book is one of the best ways to build your business as it gives you...
View ArticleHow to Get Your Self-Published Book in Bookstores
Carrie Rollwagen, author of The Localist and co-owner of Church Street Coffee & Books Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Church Street Coffee & Books, one of our sponsors for the...
View ArticleBlogger Life Unscripted: Q&A with Tyece Wilkins
Many bloggers dream of one day seeing the personal essays they post on their websites on the pages of a book, a book that their fans and followers can’t wait to read. Tyece Wilkins of the blog...
View ArticleHow to Handle Haters
There are two important facts of life you need to know if you’re writing for the web: Bloggers gonna blog and haters gonna hate. As you try to build your online presence to promote yourself as an...
View ArticleGift Guide for Women Writers, Lady Bloggers, and Girl Bosses
From the Badass Blog Planner by Sarah Morgan Allow me to be transparent. I’m calling this a “gift guide” but here’s what happened: My husband asked me to make a list of things I wanted for Christmas,...
View ArticleResolutions for Women Who Write
Image via B-Metro If you are a woman writer, this year resolve to write—by any means necessary. You are a writer and perhaps you are also a wife, a mother, a sister, or a career woman. You are a writer...
View ArticleStop Being a Writer Who Doesn’t Write
Stop being a writer who doesn’t write. I first heard those words from blogger and journalist Alexis Barton in July 2014 at the first Bloganista Mini-Con, the annual summer blogging conference I...
View ArticleI Contain Multitudes
Image via B-Metro.com Sometimes I feel as if I’m caught in a love triangle—writing and teaching both tugging at my heart. I was born to teach, but I didn’t realize this until after working in education...
View ArticleMeet Joi Miner
If you’re coming to the See Jane Write 5th Anniversary Party tomorrow you should prepare yourself to meet a host of interesting female writers and bloggers. One of the most interesting women in the...
View ArticleTo Understand the World: Why Ashley M. Jones Writes Poetry
Photo by Katherine Webb I have a confession: I am jealous of poet and educator Ashley M. Jones. I don’t envy Jones because last year, at the ripe old age of 25, she was one of only six winners of the...
View ArticleWhy Self-Promotion Isn’t Selfish
Most days I pose a question to the ladies of the See Jane Write Facebook group designed to help us get to know one another better. Recently, I asked, “What are your superpowers?” For mine I listed...
View ArticleHow to Be a Confident Writer
Last month I asked the ladies of See Jane Write what they were struggling with most regarding writing and blogging. The same word came up again and again: confidence. One member told me, “I need help...
View ArticleWrite Like an Olympian
Olympians and I have a lot in common, but not because I’ve run a couple half marathons. I’ve never played organized team sports a day in my life (because all those childhood games of kickball in the...
View Article5 Things I Read This Week
Because writers read, here are five things I read this week: Ashley Graham: Shamed If I Do, Shamed If I Don’t Plus-size supermodel and body positivity activist Ashley Graham is used to being shamed...
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