I can’t quite figure out how to say this right now, but thank you thank you thank you and a dozen more thank yous to Plotdog Press for giving me the Arte y Pico Award. The award is given to five blogs you believe contributed somehow to the blogosphere, regardless of topic or language.
Based on the rules of this award, I should pick my own Top 5 blogs that I think deserve the Arte y Pico Award. This can be quite tricky, considering I have made a lot …

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Just a few months back, I had no idea what Entrecard was, let alone heard of it. I had just started pro-blogging and was as green as could be. In fact, I didn’t even want to sign up with Entrecard, simply because I thought it was some sort of nonsense site that spent its time gathering email addresses it could then sell to the online black market.
Obviously, I was wrong.
Now I’m a happy member, gleefully racking up credits through occasional dropping. I’m still not one of those …

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Thanks for all the love!
XOXO,

Playing Lone Ranger can get a little too old.

I’m not exactly fond of talking to people — probably the reason why I got so obsessed with writing in the first place. In fact, I’d rather get lost than ask for directions; I’m just stupid that way.
I realized, though, that sticking to a grand total of zero friends can’t get you far enough, especially when you’re trying to earn a few bucks. My first attempts at earning as a writer went down the drain because I lacked opportunities. …