My work-from-home journey actually began in India. I moved there at the age of 16, along with a group of young people who wanted to make a positive difference in the lives of others. We spent the summer involved in a variety of social projects — workshops for prison inmates, ministries to support mentally-challenged individuals, […]
Seven Reasons to Advertise Your Work-from-Home Business
When you’re working from home, advertising can be as simple as letting someone know who you are and what you do. When you let a neighbor or friend know that you are working from home and doing thus-and-so, you are, in effect, advertising. But while word of mouth is powerful, it can only go so […]
Is There a Perfect Time to Start Working from Home?
There will never be a “perfect” time to start working from home. I considered waiting on working from home until I earned a graduate degree. When I started working from home in 2010, the only degree I held was a high school diploma. I also thought that perhaps I could better focus on it once […]
NaNoWriMo: Are You Crazy Enough to Write 50K in 30 Days?
It’s the first day of NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. It’s also my husband’s birthday. This happens every year on November first, an extreme conflict of interests in my own life — my desire to do nothing but write, and the fact that life just gets in the way. Participating in NaNoWriMo means taking on […]
Working from Home — Is It for You?
Do you have a difficult time making decisions? I know I do. I’m somewhat of a perfectionist, so I like to know for sure something is the right path before I take it. The problem is, there’s often no way to know for sure. I read somewhere that you’ll never be more than 80% sure of any […]
Four Reasons to Write Short Stories
Photos can be poignant, powerful, or precious glimpses of a moment in time. Each one tells a story. And usually, the story is more than the caption you might see beneath the photo. Far more. There are photos that strike us with awe at the power of nature, like this one: Some photos strike us […]
Is It Too Late to Launch a Work-from-Home Career?
The coronavirus pandemic did more to change the workplace than require heightened hygiene in the office. I know … You’re tired of reading articles about the pandemic. But when it comes to changes in our overall approach to work and career, the coronavirus turned a lot of things upside down. If you’ve heard about the great […]
Book Review of “Book Proposals That Sell” by W. Terry Whalin
I just read “Book Proposals That Sell” by W. Terry Whalin. And here’s the one-sentence review: If you are a writer – especially if you are a writer aspiring to be a traditionally published author one day – this book is extremely helpful and informative. And here’s the longer book review of Book Proposals That […]
The Wondrous Gift of Writing
Books were taunting me. They’d never taunted me before. Fascinated me, yes. I loved books. Every writer does, right? You know the joke, “Never trust a skinny cook.” The same goes for authors … I’m dubious about writers and authors who don’t like to read. As a child, I loved the hush of a library. […]
The Most Important Element of a Good Story
I generally avoid making statements like, “This is the most important aspect of a story,” or “This is the most vital ingredient to building a good blog.” Why? Because I understand there are so many dynamics involved in creating a good work of literature or art. There is so much more at play than just […]
Bonita Jewel 