Shortly before SOBCon08, Deb Ng invited me to write a post at her blog, Freelance Writing Jobs. I’m was delighted to have the chance. It’s a subject I know and writing something wouldn’t take too much … [Read more...]
Working in the Wrong Order OR How to Stop Building a Writer’s Block
Melissa’s Story Her name is Melissa. Her resume came in a stack of 150 resumes. She was my only interview. She had it on paper — an top-notch education in Instructional Design — and proved it in … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Kill the Kudzu and Get Your Blogging Mojo Back
Time to Kill the Blogging Kudzu Kudzu. It creeping and invasive. It’s a slow moving pest that overtakes our most creative thoughts. It’s not writer’s block. It’s not procrastination either. I call … [Read more...]
301 Links in a Story — Chapter 7 Lizzie, Rue Dante, and Who Hal Is
[For those of you just tuning in, this is based on the 301 Lists that Darren Rowse’s List Group Writing Project brought together. You’ll find Chapter 1 here –> A List Becomes 301 Links in Story … [Read more...]
6+1: How-to Blogging â Stomp Out Swiss Cheese Knowledge
What Have You Taught Me Lately? Bloggers are always teaching or learning something. Blogs are filled with ways to promote a blog, to build a brand, to install a new plugin. When we get a new … [Read more...]
A Friday Priorities List — 2 Rules and a Bunch of Ideas to Leave Work Behind
I’ve been thinking how, at one time in my life, the ones who saw the worst of me were people I was closest to. It’s like the song. You always hurt the one you love, the one you shouldn’t hurt at … [Read more...]
Arlo Guthrie, a Pickle, and 5 Signs You’re Forcing a Bad Idea to Work
I Had This Idea about Deadlines I had this idea Sunday about deadlines and how we sometimes push words and designs out the door to meet them — how schedule beats quality and how that works against … [Read more...]
Bookcraft 2.0: Book Research at Amazon, the Data Giant
Hitting the Market Whether your plan is to sell your book or give it as a value-added premium, it’s a shame to invest the time to build a resource that no one is going to read. Book ideas aren’t … [Read more...]
Don’t Fear the Blank Screen — Be a Miner
Staring at a Blank Screen Staring at a blank screen does nothing for me. In fact, I recommend against it. In my way of thinking, blank things encourage more blank things. When I want my head filled … [Read more...]
Fighting the Stress of Blogging by Staying Fit
Blogging was never meant to be an activity that contributes to your stress (in fact it was supposed to be the opposite) but somehow, it is becoming more and more stressful, given the competition and … [Read more...]
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