I saw an article the other day that called minimalist photography a “trend” and I have a theory why it’s become popular:

We’re all walking around with these little screens...

Is Instagram the new blog?

Sure and not really.

I think when most creatives ask this question, they’re really asking: Can I skip the hassle of building a website – buying a domain name,...

Do something not on Instagram.

I wish there were stats on this type of thing so I could tell you for sure, but if I was a betting woman, I would put my money on:

People who do great things offline,...

Focus on what you can control on social media and don’t stress over what you can’t. 

You can control: 

• Who you follow, but not who follows you.
• What you post and how often,...

Don’t “should” all over yourself!

One of my mentors said this once. When it came out of her mouth, I literally thought: I will remember those words for the rest of my life. I have...

Hitting send on this post is the last thing I’m going to do before closing up shop for the weekend. 

They say if you love your work, you’ll never work a day in your life. I think...

Please, this is coming from the face of someone who has had her images shared and hasn’t been given credit.

Do not share an image and without crediting the source!

Giving the original...

You have to be consistent first before you can correct.

I am a truly terrible bowler.

My brother-in-law was trying to explain to me when we went bowling last Friday night that there are oil...

Social media is meant to be, well, social.

It’s not meant to be an advertising billboard for your stuff. 

It’s meant to be a place to connect.

Can you imagine seeing a friend in...

What’s fun for you on social media?

The wonderful Annie F. Downs told the hope*writers during a teaching yesterday that she had one main piece of advice for social media:

Today I am half way through my Social Media Calm writing challenge as a part of #the100dayproject!!

This comes at a perfect time, when we’re taking a moment to thank and commemorate...

Is your dream to get published?

This may sound silly but the thing I thought was the most unattainable about writing a book was having enough words to say about anything to fill all those...