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Saturday, November 4th, 2006
They say truth is stranger than fiction... I'd say that is true. My personal life has much resembled something you'd expect in a soap opera (I'm not complaining, merely stating a fact) and most people have trouble believing I am not exaggerating. Hence I've adopted the new strategy of keeping ...
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Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
Having a writer friend can be just as important as having a doctor in the family or a lawyer down the road. When you have a good friend who so happens to be gifted with a keyboard and and a power-supply (or the conventional pen and paper) you will always ...
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
OK, so today is one of those days where time seems to slip away and writing is just not really happening. Don't even ask what I am doing, you don't want to know. Trust me on it though: it's all necessary and somewhat useful stuff. I'm just angry that I ...
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
Although my title appears to be geared at writers, it really is not: anyone conducting business in a global, and especially technologically driven, setting will have the experience of computer glitches causing problems. In some cases that is an understatement, and unfortunately I was not spared either. It seems that putting ...
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Monday, October 9th, 2006
Just before bed and my mandatory reading assignment, I was reading the 'about' section of a certain fiction writer who's blog I enjoy reading and two three things came to mind:
1) I feel my inner voice, often uttered out loud to confused friends, sounds very close to said writer (just ...
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Monday, October 2nd, 2006
Why do major magazines pay their writer $1 per word on average? Well, let's see... why would anyone pay anyone a decent to large sum of money for their time? Ah... of course, it's got to be because they want the job done right! If you want someone to do ...
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Monday, October 2nd, 2006
My big problem is staying hydrated: I tend to go into a zone when I'm writing and not even glance at the bottle of water beside my desk. There however a few drinks that do get me going (or provide great distraction when I'm looking for a way to procrastinate).
The ...
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Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Writers have always been considered a "different breed" of people. In the 'old days' (before my time!), we were one of the only people who could work from home. Books, articles, journals...poetry..., some of us do it all, others stick to one thing only. I am not sure if writing ...
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Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Look back at some big change you experienced in your life, whether that's a new job (finally writing full time?) or a relationship. Think of how it came about, and you will likely find that if one seemingly trivial little thing would not have happened, you would not be where ...
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Thursday, September 28th, 2006
When browsing online writing job boards it is not at all uncommon to come across something along the following lines:
"Wanted, writer for feature articles on topic X. Visit our website at [...] and apply by submitting three sample articles (900 words) on topic X."
What's wrong with this picture? Well, although it is understandable ...
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