Published in Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·PinnedMember-onlyWorried About Twitter?Archive your data and be prepared. — When you are an entrepreneur — a title that includes authors — your treasure is in your followers. Specifically, your treasure is made up of fans willing to come back time and again to support you, promote your product to other people, and always purchase their books. …Online Marketing5 min readOnline Marketing5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyCollaborative WritingHow it has helped me and can help you. — When I began collaborative writing, I didn’t realize that was what it should be called. I come from a pre-internet world. So, internet forums were just beginning when AOL and dial-up were a thing. My first collaborations were on roleplaying boards or fan-fiction boards. …Writing Tips7 min readWriting Tips7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyMaximize Productivity Even While ProcrastinatingHow to work with your bad habits and still meet goals — We all do it. We mean well. We set aside time to write or do a chore and then it all just sits while we go do something else. …Writing Tips6 min readWriting Tips6 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyRadiation Therapy SucksThe next installment of my journey dealing with a rare disease. — Already, this is an understatement. I’m looking at the screen with my damaged eye shut, wondering if I should change the subtitle. I’m giving myself a headache. So, I’m moving on. Seriously, I Just Wanted the Cool New Glasses. The experience of finding out you have a rare disease.racheldadams.medium.com I still want those cool rainbow-looking glasses. And my original ophthalmologist wants to keep track of my procedures along…Cancer6 min readCancer6 min read
Published in Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Dec 20, 2022Member-onlyHow Dare You Celebrate Christmas…Why non-Christians should enjoy Christmas, too. — How many of you have somebody in your family, I’ll call her Aunt Ester, that thinks Christmas and the holiday season are owned lock, stock, and barrel by Christians? They think no one else should celebrate. They’ve always got a sign posted about the “Reason for the Season.” They get…Tradition5 min readTradition5 min read
Dec 19, 2022Member-onlyWhat Happens When You Have Ocular MelanomaThis is my experience having a rare disease — This is actually the second post in a series of posts I plan on writing about my unexpected illness. And I use the term illness lightly. Upon writing that sentence, I had to reflect. I don’t feel abnormally ill, as I define being ill. I think that’s the biggest issue…Health8 min readHealth8 min read
Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyWhy Do Mainstream Songs Sound the Same?Another explanation of a musical mystery — When I listen to the radio, I’m often boggled by how songs sound familiar to me or similar. And it’s on more than one level. Let’s be clear, I’m not talking cross-genre — obviously, something in metal or alternative doesn’t have the same sound as something in pop. However, hip-hop…Music8 min readMusic8 min read
Dec 3, 2022I never want to hear another man ever say again, “Women are too emotional for _____________”. That’s a crock of shit. Men are usually far more out of control with their emotions than women are.Guess Who Complains About My Writing the Most?1.7K26Jason ProvencioI do not doubt this at all.I do not doubt this at all. I have a very liberal and wonderful husband, and he still has moments when he gets frustrated - when I can see that entitlement and negative emotion come out. He's not abusive with it, but it's so much more than what say, me…2 min read2 min read
Dec 1, 2022Member-onlySeriously, I Just Wanted the Cool New Glasses.The experience of finding out you have a rare disease. — I’m one of those people who takes her health seriously enough that I go in when I don’t feel great. I go in for all of my annual stuff and try to keep annual dental work done. If I need a diagnostic service or labwork done, I shop for the…Health8 min readHealth8 min read
Nov 27, 2022Member-onlyThe Monopoly On MusicHow it came to be and what we can do about it… — You’re mistaken if you think your music is not shaped by someone else. If you listen to any streaming service and allow the service to choose your songs for you — those are someone else’s choices. Almost all musical lists are curated, whether by algorithms or by actual curators hired…Music Industry8 min readMusic Industry8 min read