Stories, Creative Living, and a Bit of Chaos

Notes from a creative life, with detours into narrative and nonsense.
By following these tips, you can improve your website and make it more effective at attracting and converting new customers. Just remember that a website is never truly “finished” — there’s always room for improvement, so don’t be afraid to…
If you’re considering redesigning your website with a darker background, there are a few things you should know about how dark mode affects energy usage and accessibility.
Maybe you want to start your own online business, or you just want to transition to doing more remote work. There are a few points to consider that will help you gain clarity and define your entrepreneurial goals.
But before you make changes to your marketing strategy, make sure your blog is set up to encourage a quality reading experience
Working from home is quickly becoming the new normal for many people worldwide. And while there are advantages to working from home, one of the biggest challenges can be finding a space to set up your office.
If you want to know how to be a writer, think more about why you want to be a writer. Figure out what drives you to write. Do things that work with your energy, not against it.
I couldn’t have been more surprised when I won my first writing award seven years ago. I didn’t even know I was competing until I heard my name called.
Up until 2014, my site had free hosting on WordPress.com. When I bought my domain, we essentially cloned the site and rebuilt it on WordPress.org. The old version on WordPress.com was still there, but invisible to the public because of…
Whether you’re just starting a blog or you’ve been doing it for years, coming up with post topics can be a struggle. I frequently check out lists of blog post prompts for inspiration. Typically, only a handful spark an idea.…
When you have to cope with things throughout the workday that can affect your mental health, it’s important to get familiar with your usual triggers. Maybe, with a few adjustments, you can avoid some stressors altogether. But if you can’t…
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Amanda is a writer and artist currently based outside Greensboro, NC. Her background includes journalism and digital content strategy, with published nonfiction spanning food, travel, and business profiles. Her fiction features characters who follow their own codes, blurring the lines between good guys who do bad things and bad guys who do good things.
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