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The Story of Why I Decided to Become a Mom.
Do you want to quit social media?
Give yourself the green light.
How to clear mental space in your brain.
10 reasons to quit social media.
This is what my iPhone screen looks like.
20 Ways To Find Clients And Customers Without Using Social Media
Checklists for challenging times.
Feeling stressed? Do a tiny project.
Make a checklist…and you might win a trip to Hawaii.
What to say (and not say) to someone with a broken heart.
Now, There Is More Than Before.
Will you mow a lawn for your dream?
Today is a great day to be alive.
Today might be full of surprises.
How can I make this feel amazing?
Technology, peace, and sanity.
Public speaking tips for introverts. (Like me.)
When your brain is so crammed, so stressed…
12 interesting topics you could write about.
10 questions for mid-year reflection.
How do you find clients and customers?
How to structure a helpful article, blog post, or story.
You can make excuses or you can make progress.
You have a voice. You have a conscience. You have a heart.
3 ways to become a strong, confident, and consistent writer.
The love list: tools, books, music, projects & people that I love and recommend. [2017]
On hiding, censorship, and the impossible task of trying to please everybody.
If you want to be a professional writer…
Read this if: you are anxiously searching for your life purpose.
When your project just doesn’t “take off.”
A chronology of my life as a professional writer.
How to tell a great story – onstage.
He’s waiting. She’s listening.
When you “don’t have time” is when you need it most of all.
Good Question: Traditional publishing or self-publishing?
18 places to check out if you’re visiting Portland.
5 questions to ask yourself on New Year’s Day… or any day.
15 holiday gift ideas. (Mostly “experiences.” Not much “stuff.”)
The love list: tools, books, music, projects & people that I love and recommend. [2015-2016]
One letter can change your life — or someone else’s.
What if your job didn’t exist?
Show some respect for the brave.
Dude. Stop yelling at the cat.
7 beautiful writing projects that you can finish in a single day. (Or even… just a few minutes.)
How to avoid being someone’s “assistant” for the rest of your career and finally do your own thing.
How to love your work… even when you don’t love your work.
How to be more interesting than a phone.
The “Phone People.” Be afraid. Be very afraid…
Is it possible to run a business without using social media?
Why I don’t use social media anymore.
Gym rats & bookworms! Choose a fitness program you will love… based on your favorite type of book.
Good Question: My client isn’t getting “results” and she’s upset… with me. Now what?
How hard are you trying, really?
Everything changes now if you say so.
Productivity secrets that I learned from a sexy chef.
This might help you stick with your fitness goals.
Good Question: I want to get started as a copywriter. What should I do?
How to get “back on track” with a goal when you’re backsliding.
What to do when a friend is grieving — and you don’t know how to help.
You are a grown up. Do what you want.
When you die you won’t care about emails.
Good Question: How can I follow up with potential clients who aren’t responding?
5 writing ideas for people who have “no time to write.”
Keep writing the damn alphabet.
I’m not lying. It’s just that the truth has changed.
Three rules for a sexy, successful relationship. [grown ups only. kids: avert your eyes]
How to cleanse your calendar & life: part two [the hard part]
How to cleanse your calendar & life: part one [the easy part]
Get some courage. Give some courage.
Be done with what’s done. Let it burn.
Make today a “Mel Brown Smile” kind of day.
Email guidelines for the world.
What you do is who you become.
Good Question: Why am I not doing that one thing I really want to do?
10 slow and difficult steps to moderate success.
Temporary discomfort. It’s worth it.
Your life is a hot date. Show up.
What are you capable of giving?
Good Question: What are your favorite sex toys?
14 questions to ask yourself before starting a book project.
I wonder what kind of battle they are fighting today?
How to set goals & commitments that you’ll actually keep.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
5 questions for a bright, clear and focused new year.
50 ways to make money as a writer.
Email subject lines that I would love to see in my inbox.
33 prompts to unlock new blog posts and stories that need to be told.
