Month: November 2014

  • Should You Hire A Ghostwriter to Write for Your Blog?

    Someone I know recently asked a private group of bloggers the question:

    When, if ever, is it appropriate to pay a ghostwriter to write for your blog?

    There’s a really thought provoking article on Squawk about the subject. To summarize, there are at least three types of ghostwriters: A) people who put your ideas into their own words, B) people who take your disjointed words and form coherent ideas, and C) people who provide most of both words and ideas.

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  • KATIE’S HORSERIDING FARM VISIT


    PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
     Parents, beware of carnivals and festivals showcasing pony rides! These seemingly innocent pony rides are the starter drug of all future childhood horseriding obsessions.

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  • Visiting the Homestead of President Andrew Jackson

    We took our children along with a host of other local homeschoolers to visit President Andrew Jackson’s home, known as The Hermitage. Some of the rooms are enclosed in plexiglass to preserve the original wallpaper.

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  • The Way I See The City

    Every time I drive through an aging urban setting, I can’t help but think of all the farmland that once sprawled over hills, across the plains, and through the valleys. This fertile soil is now lost forever underneath asphalt and brick.
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  • Authentic or Strategic Self?

    It’s the million dollar question I’ve faced time and time again. Each time you step up to the plate to write, you have a question to answer: who am I going to be this time?

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