Category Archives: Jill’s Writing Journey

26 Unique Letter of the Week Ideas For Your Preschooler 30Days, 500 Words #4: Kicking Show And Tell's A-Z Since 2018

Welcome to day 4 of my writing challenge! Today’s post is brought to you by the Letter of the Week. It’s S, for Sunday… night. 😐

Sigh.

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30Thoughts, 500Words, Day 3: ISO: Quora Questions Because Frankly My Dear, One Day I'ma Run Out of Ideas

I. Am. Exhausted. Just sayin.’

I feel you, girl.

This week was crazy, and the weekend’s gon’ be too. Therefore, tonight’s post will likely be simple, straightforward, and likely far from error-free. But I still DID IT. I POSTED. For the third consecutive day!

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30Thoughts, 500Words, Day 2: I’m a Quora Partner! Not 100% Sure What That Means, But Doesn't It Sound Impressive AF?

Welcome! Its currently Day 2 of my 30Thoughts 500Words Challenge, and today I’m discussing the Question-Answer website Quora, and its revenue-sharing invite-only Quora Partners Program.

What is Quora?

Quora is “a question-and-answer website where questions are asked, answered, edited, and organized by its community of users in the form of opinions” according to Wikipedia. Interestingly, however, I lack any recollection of creating a Quora account, a phenomenon that’s been experienced by countless others, I’ve come to find out.

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30Thoughts, 500Words to Better Writing Habits Day 1: The Why, The What, and The WTF Am I Thinking?

30Thoughts, 500Words: The Why

Around four years ago, on a whim, I intercepted and submitted an application to join a writer’s group I saw shared on some Facebook rando’s timeline. Shortly after applying, I was both surprised and thrilled to discover that I had been accepted to join the group! With no writing experience whatsoever, I was now a member of The Mix, an outside-contributor writer’s program run by Hearst Digital Media.

Every weekday, we Mix contributors would receive an email containing the five essay topics of the day. We had 48 hours from that moment to submit a 600-800 word essay on any or all of the day’s topics. If Hearst liked your essay, your byline would end up in one or more of Hearst’s numerous digital publications.

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