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Check out these writing tips from author Jerry B. Jenkins. For reals!
A publisher buddy, Brian K. Morris (Rising Tide Publications), sent me a...
What’s your nasty scope creep story?
Got ya thinkin' there, didn't I? I know you have one ... ... a scope creep...
Step 6 to Non-Overwhelm: “Shut it down!”
[ This post was the base for Chapter 2 in my book, Welcome to Non-Overwhelm! ] In my 5 Steps to Non-Overwhelm post, I addressed creating and tweaking your business processes while leaving time for maintaining and growing your business. (It's interesting real-world...
A real-world inside look at NASA: the ultimate in project leadership
As a trained project manager, I've been tippy tapping away to create a post about...
“Who kidnapped these two words?!”
Don't you think we need a break from the intensive January and February posts? Yeah, I agree. Here ya go. I don't often jump on my writing rebel soapbox (not here, anyway 😎 ). But, today is different. 'Cause this is creepy. Invasion of the Body Snatchers weird. A...
“We didn’t catch it.” An expensive lesson in proofing our own work
The project manager (PM) grabbed a 28-page training manual off the stack ... of 200 conference copies. She. was. livid. She rolled up the book, brandished it like a mini sword, and gave her team the evil eye. "Ten of us reviewed this. TEN. And we didn't catch it." A...
“My client stole some of my work!”
In July of 2018, one of your worst business nightmares happened to me. And it...
“Should I use links on my website?”
[ 2024 update: I no longer offer website testing as a service, but I still receive questions about using links on websites. My posts were pretty basic in 2018, but these notes are still good. Here you go. 😎 ] Since I'm a website tester, people ask me for advice from...
National Pasta Day!
'Newsjack' alert for writers: National Pasta Day is fast approaching. According to the National Pasta Day website: “Marco Polo did not discover pasta in Asia and take it to Italy. Early Romans used a very simple flour and water dough: pasta is Italian for ‘dough.’”...
Give your proofer a break!
“What’s the hardest part about being a proofer?” My answer always surprises people. It's not doing the work. “The hardest part is convincing people they need a proofer, and having them listen once we're hired!” (Remember the story on my 'Home' page?) Crickets During...
Johnny Appleseed Day
Freelance writers: an interesting ‘newsjack’ for next Wednesday In Indiana...
“I’m fed up with website hype!”
My friend (I’ll call her Sally) told me she was fed up with website hype. Hype cost her dearly. Sally had just paid a bunch o' money for a site update she couldn't use. I'll share my friend's costly story, but first: here's an idea that may help you before you're...
It’s Left-Handers’ Day
Hey, freelance journalists, here's a 'newsjack' idea for you: Have schools' attitudes about left-handers changed? When my dad grew up, schools forced retraining of ‘southpaws.’ Or tried to, until they came up against Gramma Mary. 😎 She intervened and embraced...
Rescue your proofing budget!
Do you remember that D+ report in high school? The one with sentence fragments and wrong words in place of the right ones? Yeah. That report. Mom wasn't happy. Let me help you avoid this problem and save money on proofing your company documentation. ’Cause in the real...
It’s National French Fry Day
Freelance writers: an interesting ‘newsjack’ for ya! OK ... who'da thunk it? There's an honest-to-goodness fun holiday celebrating French fries. I'm sure all you freelance writers out there have your own story about this crunchy treat. 'Newsjack' this idea! Here's my...
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