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Considering a Writing Conference? The 10 Best in United States

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing

The 10 Best Writing Conferences in the United States Filed in Business / Career By Guest on August 5th, 2010 The following article is a guest post from Sarah Snow. Writing is a constantly evolving craft. If you consider yourself a writer, it is important that you hone...

Considering a Writing Conference? The 10 Best in United States

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing

The 10 Best Writing Conferences in the United States Filed in Business / Career By Guest on August 5th, 2010 The following article is a guest post from Sarah Snow. Writing is a constantly evolving craft. If you consider yourself a writer, it is important that you hone...

Teen Story Slam is back! Write a story, read it aloud, get a prize

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Sep 29, 2017 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Your highest potential

The teen writers asked for it, so we’re bringing it back! On October 25, 2017, the Teen Story Slam returns to Westside Pizza! Teen creative writers in grades 7-12 are invited to step up to the mic to read their own prose for 5 minutes. Anything goes: a short...

Writer love: 2nd Teen Story Slam was amazing

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Apr 24, 2017 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Your highest potential

Last November, a small circle of writers and I tried something daring. We asked local teens to come out and read something they’d written to a live audience. It could be a poem, a confession, a chapter from a novel in progress, or a short story. The...

One for you, one for schools!

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Nov 29, 2016 | Best Writer Tips

This Giving Tuesday (Today, November 29), for every Yoobi item purchased on Yoobi.com or a Yoobi owned retail store, Yoobi will double their give back! (If you aren’t familiar with Yoobi, for every item purchased, they donate an item to a classroom in need, more...

Just one week of meditation boosts creative problem solving

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Nov 14, 2016 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Your highest potential

Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: Just One Week of Meditation Can Boost Creative Problem Solving From deciding what to eat for breakfast to handling a complex dilemma at the office, there is always more than one solution to any problem The paths...
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