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Social Media DOES Cause Depression (and you should be writing)

January 31, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

Can social media can cause depression? If it's interfering with the more important aspects of your life and filling it with negativity, then, sure it can.

People have been speculating for years that too much social media can be bad for your mental well-being. A quick search pulls up several articles like these: Can too much exposure to social media lead to anxiety and depression? Teen depression and how social media can help or hurt Can Too Much Social Media Cause […]

Five Links Friday 1/20/17

January 20, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

It’s Friday and you know what that means? Five Links Friday! Give ’em a look. 1. Let’s start with a look at freelancing by Kirsty Stuart at Freelance Writers Online with What My Driving Instructor Taught Me About Being a Freelance Writer. 2. Here’s an interesting article from The Guarding looking at The Da Vinci Code […]

Podcast Episode 27 – Setting and Achieving Goals for the New Year

January 5, 2017 By: Jason Bougger

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott discuss the ways they set goals for the year and share a few ways to make sure they keep them.

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott discuss the ways they set goals for the year and share a few ways to make sure they keep them. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in […]

Five Links Friday 12/23/16

December 23, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The Best Articles I Read About Writing This Week

Are you ready for Christmas? If your answer is “I was born ready,” then you’re a better man than I. Either way, take a break from the festivities and check out this week’s edition of Five Links Friday! 1. Let’s star with an older, but very relevant post from a few years ago by Leigh […]

Five Links Friday 12/16/16

December 16, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week

Hold on, let me check the temperature…Yes. It is absolute zero outside. Don’t go out there today. Nope. Never. Instead, stay in, read these awesome links, and then spend the rest of the weekend writing yourself silly. 1. Let’s start out with an older post, but still a good one for this time of year: […]

Thoughts from my first author fair

November 14, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

Well, happy Monday everybody. I know people think I’m crazy when I say this, but Monday is still my favorite day of the week. I like that feeling of getting a fresh start every seven days. But enough about that. I wanted to talk about this weekend. This weekend I was one of the authors […]

Podcast Episode 23 – The Long and Short of Promotion

November 10, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at promoting yourself as a writer with tips on pitching your novel and finding speaking engagements.

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at promoting yourself as a writer with tips on pitching your novel and finding speaking engagements. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, […]

Five Ways Writers Abuse Twitter

November 8, 2016 By: Jason Bougger

NASCAR driver is nicknamed 'The King'

As a writer, I love Twitter. It’s an incredible tool for connecting with other writers, promoting my own stuff, and just killing time when time needs killing. But it’s not all rainbows and roses. (Or scotch and cigars.) There are certain things writers do on Twitter that are guaranteed to not only result in an […]

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