I run into a lot of people with great ideas. Unfortunately, many of those ideas are still in their heads. If these ideas are never released from their brains, they’ll never have a chance to grow and become what they could be. To help bring them to life, you need to write them down. Following…
Author: Ms. Marcie
I am a writer, blogger, trainer and author who loves sharing little known and unknown facts.
Bringing “How We Roll” Roller Skate Project Together
I’ve been researching Chicago’s roller skating history since 2009. I have tons of information and wanted to present it to the world my way. On December 8, 2018, I’m sharing some of this information at my event, How We Roll: History of Black Skating in Chicago. When I started planning How We Roll all I…
Creatives: Protect Your Intellectual Property!
This is not a headline; it is a command. If you are a creator of any type, you need to protect your creations. I spoke to a guy who paid someone to create a shirt design and a website. Apparently, the creator is holding his project hostage (I don’t know why) and is…
Sharing: Marcie Writes Caricature
I’ve been thinking about a logo for Marcie Writes for some time now and I couldn’t quite think of an image that would capture Marcie Writes. I thought about trying to somehow combine the M and W to make a funky logo, which would be cool, but not for my purposes. One day I was…
Download All Posts You’ve Ever Published with Export All URLs WordPress Plugin
While planning my blog posts for next year, I considered repurposing content on this site. This seemed like good idea until I realized that I didn’t even know what was on my site. I then decided to look for a WordPress plugin that would allow me to download all posts on Marcie Writes. Just like…
My Lessons as a CyberNavigator at Chicago Public Library
I worked a short stint as a CyberNavigator at Chicago Public Library (CPL) and it was a rewarding and eye-opening experience. I applied for the position because I enjoy training people on software programs and it made me a better person, personally and professionally. My fellow CyberNavigators and our coordinator were SUPER supportive. We communicated…
Adult Daughters Complicated Relationships With Their Aging Mothers [Video]
Through personal experience and research, Dr. Janice Fortman discovered that relationships between adult daughters and their aging mothers were a bit complicated. This would seem natural if they had always bumped heads throughout their lives. This was not the case. This dynamic existed between mothers and daughters that were close. Do you find yourself in…
Two New Calendars on Marcie Writes
Due to an increase in the number of webinars, workshops, interviews and other projects I’m working on, I added an event calendar and appointment calendar to Marcie Writes to organize and manage my time and my life. Here’s why. New Calendars on Marcie Writes Appointment Calendar Trying to schedule consultations and interviews is grueling, especially…
Get Your Tickets for How We Roll: History of Black Skating in Chicago – December 8, 2018
You are invited to my event, How We Roll: History of Black Skating in Chicago. I decided to have this event to commemorate the 80th year of the very first day black people were able to roller skate indoors in Chicago. After all these years, there’s still a pretty big roller skate community in the windy…
Celebrating My 1500th Post on Marcie Writes
Join me in celebrating the 1500th post on Marcie Writes: 5 Ways 62 Blog Posts to Overcome Blogger’s Block Helps Bloggers. I’ve published 1500 posts on several blogs I’ve owned over the past 10 years and they’ve all been transferred to this site. There are posts from shortyindahouse.wordpress.com, marciewrites.wordpress.com, As Not Seen on TV, Overcoming…