Katharine Swan tagged me for a fun anti-blogging meme. Here’s my blogging advice guaranteed to make readers hate you and your blog.
Use lots of cool online abbreviations. Bc when u wrt lk ths IDK WTF ur tklng abt if im nt rly awsm lk u LOL. (Translation: Because when you write like this I don’t […]
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George Jansen’s second novel, The Fade-away, was released in June by Pocol Press (which, admittedly, has a pretty crappy website) and has already received a positively glowing review from The Hardball Times, excerpted in part below:
It’s likely you’ve never heard of George Jansen. This is just his second novel, and it’s published by a small […]
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A client for whom I did a detailed fiction edit/critique on an amazing book e-mailed me on Monday that she’s received an offer of representation from a very well-respected agent who is in love with with the manuscript. Yippee!
Like this post? Tip your waitress! Er, um, favorite blogger.
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24 September 2007
For immediate release
Jeff Fisher Is Having an Identity Crisis!
Identity Crisis! 50 Redesigns That Transformed Stale Identities Into Successful Brands, the new book from Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the Portland-based design firm Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, has been released by publisher HOW Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc. The […]
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I found The Young Writers Society Blog today when they linked to my review of Writing Frump (one post back), and then they turned me on to Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog. YWSB is full of great links, commentary, and quotes for writers of all ages, and it’s going to be on my list of […]
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Dying to tell that obnoxious client exactly what he can do with his stupid project, but can’t bear to give up the paycheck? Then you’ll love Writing Frump. Our anonymous fellow freelancer lets her (his? I assume it’s a woman because I don’t generally think of men as being frumpy, but I suppose that’s a […]
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A couple of weeks ago, I was surfing around for guitar tab for this song I heard on the teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. I was using my husband’s computer because it was a Saturday night and I didn’t want to risk getting caught up in work stuff on my weekend — and besides, […]
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On 12 June 2007, the Consulting and Independent Contracting SIG of the STC WDC chapter sponsored a meeting with speakers Gabe Goldberg and Kristen King that we called “Breaking Out of Solitary Confinement: Networking Tips for Freelancers, Work-at-Homers, and Other Professionals.” Over 50 people attended the event at NRECA in Arlington […]
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I asked another freelancer if she would edit a job application essay for me. I e-mailed her on the weekend, and she said she was available Sunday. It would have been a rush job, as the app was due Monday. Long story short: The app deadline was pushed back till this week, but I decided […]
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I was recently reading one of my favorite magazines when I noticed a sidebar that it was looking for freelancers. The request stated one would have to submit to them a resume, and raw (unedited) writing samples. What exactly does the magazine mean by “raw (unedited)”? Does that mean leave grammatical mistakes and errors in […]
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From my contact at the Freelancers Union:
Freelancers Union has worked for a long time to bring our dental insurance nationwide, and now it’s here! At last, freelancers in all 50 states will be able to get dental coverage (our usual eligibility requirements apply). We could tell you all the reasons […]
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