Archive for the ‘writing’ Category
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
It certainly doesn't mean or in any way imply that you enjoy all forms of [tag]writing[/tag]. I've done my fair share of really unsatisfying paid (and unpaid) [tag]freelance writing[/tag] work in the past and am now up against another big project I technically enjoy. I do enjoy scientific work, ...
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
We've all heard the saying "to make money you have to spend money", or "with money you can make money", and countless others along the same lines.
They are true, but why then are some businesses so reluctant to spending a little to make a lot?
Recently I attended a ...
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Friday, December 29th, 2006
When I saw smarter writing on a "store brand" bottle of kitchen cleaner and noticed the bottle design was anything but "generic" it hit me: generics don't work anymore!
Being, or looking generic in the way you present your business will not work any better than it does for products. I ...
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Friday, December 22nd, 2006
A new site for freelance writers is on the radar. The aim of the site is to bring all relevant resources for writers together in one place. This includes tools, books, news, freelance markets and of course... freelance writing job listings!
This site is so fresh it literally started out today ...
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
Regardless of what you do for a living, whether you are a writer, a scientist or a lawyer, it is not enough to be great at what you do. You also have to be great at marketing,... yourself! That is perhaps the most challenging part once you have acquired the ...
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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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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
I am heading up the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals section of suite101.com. Take a look at my efforts so far, and feel free to leave topic suggestions! This field is so massive,... it is hard to find a starting point.Share This
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
A little while ago I asked myself whether writing could be in our DNA, yesterday I found some "proof" in favor of this statement. Note that I am not treating this as a scientific experiment by far, but from pure observation I can say writing must already be part of ...
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Friday, October 20th, 2006
Every day I see websites with spelling mistakes, grammar issues and bad writing in general. Sometimes these sites are owned and maintained by multinationals and major players in the business world.
Sometimes I see people who by nature produce something that reads better than those companies, and I wonder... why don't ...
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