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It's the last day of Hand Writing Week. I hope that everyone has had as much fun as I have and has learned something new and meet some new and old faces. I have some very exciting new today. My fist every guest post is finally here! I have Becca with me. I am sure that most of you have heard of her by now. I was soo happy when she said that she wanted to be apart of "Hand Writing Week". Please go and check out her page once you get done reading her amazing post!!

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HI I'm Becca from Everyday Life and when Cody asked me to do a guest post for her handwriting series I was thrilled. You see I'm from the old days when writing letters was the only form of communication you had with people out of state or countries. A time before emails, instant messaging and Skye. Now don't get me wrong I love all these forms of communications and that I can talk to people from around the world with a few strokes of a keyboard. However there is just something about sitting down with paper and pen and writing that is to me more personal. I like knowing that I took the time to put my thoughts on paper and that in theory I'm sending someone a part of me in the form of my handwriting. I enjoy it so much that I occasionally will send notes to people who ask or even when I send prizes out I'll include a handwritten note. I feel letter writing is becoming a lost art.

Anyways let me share some of my writing things with you. Right now I currently have a  basket that I keep my writing supplies in.

Things like colored pens, stickers and pretty paper.

I also try to keep boxes of cards on hand for birthdays and special occasions. 

For fun and because it is a post about writing here is a sample of my handwriting.

Well thank you Cody for having me over and nice meeting everyone Oh and remember the next you think of sending an email or digital card consider sitting down and writing a note instead I promise the person who gets it will be very pleased.

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Isn't she the sweetest! I think her blog is great. Defiantly go and check it out. 

I am soo happy that this week's wonderful theme. I might do it every year...or not. Depends. 

One last thing before we leave. Let's hear it for::

Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie from Shades of Color Art blog and store. Shades of Color Art is an online store where I sell my original abstract paintings and handmade notebooks. It all started from my passion of color. I’ve always collected notebooks and one day decided to create one from scratch combining it with my art. Now, I offer original abstract paintings on notebooks, and personalized notebooks. Having my customers be involved in the creative process, make the notebooks special and unique for them. This is what I love the most. I started selling to my friends and family, until September 2012 that I decided to create my own online store and opened an Etsy shop too. I’m excited for this new journey and to be able to collaborate with other creatives like me.

I hope that you all have joined me and had tons of fun. Let me hear all about what you think and link-up with Monday's post "Show Me the Writing!" (just go to the end of the page and click 'older posts'). I have had a blast with you!

Combat Writers Block Tips

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Many of my readers are bloggers but even if you aren't I am sure you have dealt with writers block from time-to-time. Well, I had seen several bloggers lately that openly admit that they are dealing with such. I thought that this would be a perfect week to unravel how to overcome writers block.

The first thing that you need to do is figure out your topic. This is where writer’s block usually comes in. You can have tons of inspiration to write, you just don’t know what to write about.

The best thing that you can do is to buy a journal, notebook/pad. As I am sure many of you as bloggers know that this is an essinal. If you don’t have one already, I would suggest getting one. Any thought, idea or topic can be written—handwritten—down. The cool thing is that stores sell them in tons of sizes so there is always a tiny one you can carry with you when you are out-n-bout. But just maybe writing by hand isn't for you… Most phones, even cheep ones, have a notepad (usually in the tools section of your phone). If anything you can always text or email the idea to yourself so that you never lose it.  Writing down your idea or thought will be the best way to help. What is really cool is that you that by writing it down, you can always have it saved for later so that you could use it for those moments when you need it the most (like when you have writer block…).

 Wither you keep a journal or not, it can still be hard coming up with general topic or direction. This just the idea of what you want to talk about. I think that most people get stuck at this point because they are unsure where they want to go. 

Here are a few general topics or directions that you can talk about:

·   Your day/week/month

·   Book/article review

·   Movie/show/Youtube you watched

·   A memory

·   An object in your house

·   Something special

·   Fashion/Beauty tips

·   Blogging experience/tips

·   Gossip on Celebrates

·   Goals

·   Decor/House/Apartment

·   DIY/Crafts

·   Your collections of ____

After this figuring out you topic or direction, you need to narrow it down. The best method is by writing down you general topic on the top of at the page (digitally or physically) and writing under it a list of sub-topics, or things that this topics makes you think about. Once you get your list going and it’s pretty long you can figure it out usually from there but if not list your sub-topic on the top of another page and do it all over again. Example:

Lastly, always be yourself! I love reading blogs that are open, honest and true. Nothing grabs me more to a blog then a heartfelt post. Even if you can’t find something to write about being true about that is always a good place to start.

Here is a lady that can help with a journal/notebook:

Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie from Shades of Color Art blog and store. Shades of Color Art is an online store where I sell my original abstract paintings and handmade notebooks. It all started from my passion of color. I’ve always collected notebooks and one day decided to create one from scratch combining it with my art. Now, I offer original abstract paintings on notebooks, and personalized notebooks. Having my customers be involved in the creative process, make the notebooks special and unique for them. This is what I love the most. I started selling to my friends and family, until September 2012 that I decided to create my own online store and opened an Etsy shop too. I’m excited for this new journey and to be able to collaborate with other creatives like me.

Happy National Handwriting Day!! 

Don't forget to link-up with "Show Me the Writing!"

What does your handwriting look like? What do you do for writers block?

Did this advice help you? Let me know below!

P.S. If enough feed is generated on this post I will do a follow up with more tips
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  I am not sure how I met that cutie above but somehow, someway I was united to her.  I do know that it was through Facebook with some offer of a  FREE SIGNATURE Well, now I couldn't help passing up a fee signature and a chance to help someone out. So I gave her the info and completely filed it out of my head.  Til I got an email.  oh, yeah. Not only did she remember, emailed me and sent the cute signature but she is nice enough to let you get a chance at this offer too. She also has great blog designs, premade and custom. Plus, she offers even more than that too. Isn't that great? You should check her out and get a free signature too.