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Why Subscribing Matters!
Hello there, Lurkers! I see you, I’ve been you, and I am here to tell you why it’s important to subscribe to people you support. First off, how many junk emails a year do you get from people you don’t know, don’t like, and don’t care one iota for? A lot, right? What do you do with those emails? I’d bet that you simply get rid of them. There is no reason you can’t do that with a subscribed email from someone you actually support. And hey, if they put out something that grabs y

Heidi Payton
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Trust your body!
I have been hustling. Like, seriously, any time not at work I’ve been writing. You see, I still have nine weeks of my teaching contract to fulfill. Even though I won’t be returning, I am giving these kiddos everything I’ve got until we part. That’s just who I am. Unfortunately, that doesn’t leave me a lot of time to work on my writing, hence the whole quitting teaching thing. As Stephen King said in his book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft , “teaching school is like having

Heidi Payton
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You're doing what?
Yup. You heard me right. I am quitting my stable job to become a writer. No, it isn’t ‘sweet’ or ‘cute’. It is a career change, just like millions of people do all the time. But the difference is I’m not making a brick and mortar business, one that people can understand, one where they can grasp onto that sticky table with the gum underneath and wipe off all that tangibility. No. My business is in my mind. And if you’re not privy to my mind, I can understand how you can’t con

Heidi Payton
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