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Archive for October, 2009

Success Tip–Keep on Top of the World Around You

Saturday, October 24th, 2009


Since I met Maralyn decades ago, she has always been aware of this success objective. She has kindly repeated it often to her team and members of IFWTWA.

It is critical to keep fully on top of what is happening in the workplace of our wide world.

We all, teens and seasoned writers, need to understand what skills are in high demand and make sure to have them.

It is never too late to be an active part of the technical revolution.

Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success Log Global Log


Finalist in the Writing and Publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, “$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book.”

Success Tip – Charging for Work

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

The Hill Team learned some of their lessons for success the hard way.
Think twice or say “no” before deciding not to charge for your work. People often don’t value what they don’t pay for.
However, there are times when you will determine it is a marketing expense. If that is the case, do it knowingly.

Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success Log Global Log


Finalist in the Writing and Publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, “$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book.”

Success – Creativity 1

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

The following excerpt is from 2009 INDIE Finalist, “Success, Your Path to a Successful Book,” by Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill.

“True creativeness is finding new possibilities in old situations.” – J. G. Saxe

The creative process of writing, editing and preparing your manuscript for the marketplace may feel like an ending, like sending your only child off to college. Yet, there is no end to the journey. It is a beginning.

Since you are a writer, you are aware of the joys of creative thinking and living the writer’s life. Someone once called writing disciplined spontaneity.

A friend, Dr. Ken Gill, has a list of some attributes of creative people. Perhaps he is thinking of his lovely artist wife, Connie: “Creative people value the beauty of truth and the truth of beauty. They realize that they are only channels in the creative process. They realize that talent and conflict go hand in hand. Creative people cherish all the colors on the palette, and they aren’t afraid to color outside the lines.”

Maralyn D. Hill & Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success Log Global Log