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#MondayBlogs Giveaway March 2015
Since I created #MondayBlogs in late 2012, even I’m shocked at what an amazing success it has become! Thousands participate each week, generating more than 5,000 tweets! And it is because of all of...
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#MondayBlogs Giveaway April 2015
Since I created #MondayBlogs in late 2012, even I’m shocked at what an amazing success it has become! Thousands participate each week, generating more than 5,000 tweets! And it is because of all of...
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Mary Kay LeTourneau is Not a Lover, She’s a Rapist by @BobbiLParish
In 1996 teacher Mary Kay LeTourneau repeatedly raped twelve-year-old Vili Fualaau, a student in her sixth grade class. Despite a conviction of child rape charges, she served only a six-month jail...
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#MondayBlogs Giveaway May 2015
Since I created #MondayBlogs in late 2012, even I’m shocked at what an amazing success it has become! Thousands participate each week, generating more than 5,000 tweets! And it is because of all of...
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Why Everyday Sexism Should Matter To You
I want to share what I’ve experienced, a sort of report if you will, in sharing my stories about childhood sexual abuse, my experiences as a female human, and the responses from men. All of these...
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You Are What You Eat: The Vegetarian Wars by Chris O’Brien ( @microbrien)
One time, a friend of a friend I had just met said to me, “You know Hitler made all the German soldiers go vegetarian and it was the first state-promoted instance of a vegetarian diet, so you’re...
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The Reasons Reverse Sexism Doesn’t Really Exist
I am not sexist and I don’t condone violence. You might disagree with me after reading this post. The Spark: A Little History I shared a question on my Facebook wall the other day: what do you have an...
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Reasons Women Are Told: Take It As A Compliment by @jcahannigan
Please welcome my guest, author J.C. Hannigan. She’s continuing my series on Women and Sexism. The Experience Picture this: you are at Walmart, shopping for the random things one shops for while at...
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Why Social Media, Blogging, and Censorship Matter
This is kind of a ‘catch-all’ post where I answer some of the questions you’ve asked me the past few weeks — social media, censorship, blogging, other interesting stuff and why they matter to all of...
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Stop Worrying What Others Think And Write Your Damn Story
‘How do you share intensely personal stories without worrying about what people will think?’ someone asked me in the comments of the article I wrote recently for SheWrites. I get asked this a lot, and...
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This is The Reason Trolls Scream Their Obscenities
(Guest post by Will Van Stone, Jr.) I got trolled. And it was just fantastic. Now, I’ve had some incredibly stupid comments thrown my way for years; part of the whole writing and releasing it into the...
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Is There a Little Bit of “The Danish Girl” in All of Us? by @lauriehollmanph
Guest post from Laurie Hollman, PhD The Movie: The Danish Girl The Danish Girl is a remarkably stunning movie about the inner struggle and transformation of a transgender person. It speaks at once to...
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How To Turn Your Rules for Failure Into Success
I write a lot on my BadRedhead Media blog about taking responsibility for ourselves, whether that’s as writers, in book marketing, or heck, in life in general. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse...
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This is the Reason I Won’t Talk Politics on Social Media Anymore
Don’t discuss politics. I broke one of my own cardinal rules of branding. I know! I did it. I shouldn’t have, but I suppose, after all, I’m human. I gave into the temptation to discuss politics for...
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This is Why Sexual Abuse Survivors DO Tell
Sharing our stories of surviving abuse is important because every survivor’s story matters, regardless of gender, status, or how much time has passed. The truth of it is that for a survivor to heal,...
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This is the Reason Twitter Auto Direct Messages Suck and What You Can Do Instead
While I usually stick to more real life topics over here, I decided to address why Twitter AutoDMs suck here on my author account because I see authors over-utilizing this feature on Twitter, and it’s...
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This is the Reason Building Relationships With Readers Matter
I write a lot about managing both writing and book marketing over on BadRedhead Media because that’s what I do — I wear both hats. In addition to being an author, my day job, my business, is book...
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This Is The Reason I Stopped Posting on my Facebook Personal Account For a Month
Self-care. Mental health. Personal boundaries. D, all of the above. Never a fan of discussing politics or religion on social media, I decided long before the election not to discuss anything having...
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The Reasons Social Media Breaks Can Help Our Mental Health
I haven’t written for a while and I don’t have one solid reason. I have several. Embrace your creativity Working more than usual, for which I’m grateful. Parenting — As a single mom of two teens,...
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This Is Why Peopling Is Hard
Know how some days you just don’t want to people? Peopling is a verb, you see. As in: Peopling is hard. I don’t want to people today. I’ve reached my peopling quotient for the day. I’m pretty sure...
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