tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945280587128640479.post6170529328296118444..comments2023-06-22T06:03:28.789-04:00Comments on Upstate Girl: The White Peony...Laura J. Wellner (author pseudonym Laura J. W. Ryan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02521328695400639226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945280587128640479.post-84793392308011347642014-04-30T22:20:25.248-04:002014-04-30T22:20:25.248-04:00Go with a free platform to start, why stress finan...Go with a free platform to start, why stress financially? Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr...any of them.<br /><br />Advice: Write. Read...read a lot, and read outside your comfort zone, and keep your mind wide open to receive knowledge. Be humble. Be brave. Write and write some more. Walk away from it...leave it for months...start something new. When you go back to it, be honest with yourself, edit...make it bleed red ink. It does get better, trust me on this.<br /><br />Keep writing. <br /><br />Practice, Patience, Persistence. <br /><br />(Sorry, I don't follow links to websites from people I don't know very well...especially, ANON posts...from now on, I don't allow them any more.)Laura J. Wellner (author pseudonym Laura J. W. Ryan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02521328695400639226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945280587128640479.post-69796962359723256322014-04-30T08:04:54.426-04:002014-04-30T08:04:54.426-04:00Great blog! Do you have any helpful hints for aspi...Great blog! Do you have any helpful hints for aspiring writers?<br />I'm planning to start my own website soon but I'm a <br />little lost on everything. Would you advise starting with a free platform <br />like Wordpress or go for a paid option? There <br />are so many choices out there that I'm totally overwhelmed <br />.. Any recommendations? Appreciate it!<br /><br />my site: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUd_pOTD-kQ" rel="nofollow">Water Features Colorado Springs CO</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com