In my workshops, I always emphasize why you should own your blog – you control everything. With control comes responsibility, but there’s no greater reward than ownership. I had two experiences that were counter to my own advice and served as reality checks. Ownership Lesson #1 I asked the coordinator of a seminar I presented…
Author: Ms. Marcie
I am a writer, blogger, trainer and author who loves sharing little known and unknown facts.
Are You Ready for My 8-Week Blogger’s Block Challenge?
We are one week away from my 8-week blogger’s block challenge and I am fired up and I hope you are, too. As I stated in my previous post, the purpose of the challenge is to help you develop a consistent writing and publishing schedule, with a goal of publishing one blog post a week…
Save the Date: CWA’s Getting Published Panel & Literary Bust Tour
Chicago Writers Association is hosting two events and you’re invited. A panel discussion, Nuts and Bolts of Getting Published, will be from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at Columbia College Chicago on April 20, 2019. Their second literary bus tour, which is tentatively scheduled for May 2019, will give the audience a peek into the…
3 Ways to Get Into Conferences for Free
Have you ever wanted to attend a conference that was cost prohibitive? I have. And that’s how I discovered ways to get into them for free. Read 3 Ways to Get into Conferences for Free on She Owns It to learn how I did it, so you can too.
Listen to My Conversation with Art “Chat Daddy Sims This Evening
Tune into WVON 1690 at 7 pm this evening as Art Sims and I discuss black roller skating history in Chicago. .
My Books and Online Course
I’ve created several products over the years and do not promote them as much as I should. So, here is information about my books and online course. Purchase them for yourself or for people you know that can benefit from them. Feel free to contact me with questions about my books and courses; to purchase…
2nd Annual Let’s Just Write Conference – March 16 – 17, 2019
Chicago Writers Association is hosting its second annual Let’s Just Write: An Uncommon Writers Conference, March 16 – 17 , The Warwick Allerton Hotel. Here’s a sampling of what to expect this year: A frank conversation about the writing life with acclaimed, award-winning author Christine Sneed. Prose poetry is far more than just verse without…
Read my Article in Rink Insider
I had the pleasure of interviewing David Smith and his wife, Vanessa, about their mission trip to Guatemala. This was not your typical mission and the Smith family is not your typical family. In addition to spreading God’s word, he shared his love of skating with a poor community in Guatemala. Click on the image…
Photos & Videos from My Chicago Roller Skating History Presentation
Many thanks to the people who weathered the storm last night to attend my Chicago Roller Skating History presentation. I appreciate the staff at Oak Lawn Public Library for having me; Hurley Green from the Independent Bulletin newspaper and Kelly White from The Reporter for taking photos. Also, here’s a video Hurley created about the…
Join My 8-Week Blogger’s Block Challenge
Posting consistently is one of the biggest challenges of bloggers. Recently, I attended a blogging meetup in Chicago and asked a few people how often they post. The responses varied, but very few said they post consistently. If you are like these bloggers and want to be more consistent in publishing, join my 8-week blogger’s…