Kelly Epperson Simmons
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And I received the most amazing responses! For the December Literary Mary Chat, I decided that instead of asking one author a handful of questions, I would ask several authors one question… The support and insight they provided is overwhelming. I hope you enjoy this final Chat of the year. I know you will come
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Today I had the honor of participating in a discussion about Journaling at the Forest Hills Country Club. Hosted by the Rockford Network of Professional Women and facilitated by Kelly Epperson Simmons, I was part of an impressive panel that included guests Melanie Perry and Gabrielle Javier-Cerulli. This experience in one word? WOW. Now, there are any
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I don’t have a tattoo. It’s not that I’m against them, it’s just that I’ve never found a design worth permanently attaching to my body. But a lot of people I know have tattoos. I’ve accompanied several to the tattoo parlor and witnessed the process. Heck, I’ve even helped select the font they were permanently attaching
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The Liebster Award is a peer award for Bloggers by Bloggers. I’m proud to be kicking off my new year with a nomination! Thank you Caffeinated Writer, Danielle! The Liebster Award recognizes blogs with less than a 1000 followers and strives to increase collaboration and encourage readership. It’s like that old Faberge Organic Shampoo Commercial, you tell
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The reviews are in and the critics are raving! A gigantic Thank You to my SuperStar Guest Bloggers: Kelly Epperson Simmons for The Courage to Go Gray Christine Collins Cacciatore for 5K to Couch RB Austin for Give ’em Flaws Christina Lamphere for the step-by-step guide to Chicken Pillows and Cindy Karnitz for How did you
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Welcome to SWEEPS WEEK! I am very proud to introduce my first SuperStar Guest Blogger: Kelly Epperson Simmons! I met Kelly about eight years ago and in that time she has grown from a dreamer into a full-blown contributor to the completion of other people’s dreams. Her accomplishments, just in the time I’ve known her, have been many and massive,
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Before we kick off SWEEPS WEEK featuring SuperStar Guest Bloggers, I wanted to give a brief introduction. A few weeks ago, I posted a blog called Blah, Blah, Blog and it referenced how popular blogging has become. At any given moment there are literally millions of people writing– and even more reading. I subscribe to
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I am very excited to announce my very own MaryFranSays Blog Sweeps Week! No gimmicky shark-jumping, no cliffhanger Who Shot JR?, no shotgun weddings or plus-sign pee sticks, just five great Guest Star Bloggers! Every day next week, beginning Monday, May 25th and running through Friday, May 29th, I will be hosting a blog written by smart,
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Seems everyone’s jumping on the blog-wagon. Right now, this minute, there are almost 200 million blog sites on the internet. It’s crazy, really, to think that so many people have so many things to say. I know, I should talk– I’m one of them! I stumbled onto my blog site trying to post a comment
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Twelve by Twelve has become a pretty popular way to reference things– especially in the new year. Twelve months, one goal a month, twelve goals met. I’ve seen it used by publishers whose goal is to publish twelve great books a year. I’ve seen it referenced in a blog about dieting– less specific, you make your