I went through a period where I simply couldn’t blog. It wasn’t the lack of blogging ideas — I had article suggestions waiting in the wings. None of them sounded good at the time. So I went blog hopping looking for good posts worth sharing. This lasted a few weeks, so I began to wonder … Read more
While freelancing offers flexibility in terms of time and location, procrastinators and people who can’t motivate themselves will find it a struggle. Unlike a corporate job, “when you’re not working, you don’t earn money.” In the corporate world on a regular salary, you get paid during slow times even if it means you might spend … Read more
Spoilers in this one, but I’ve attempted to write a benign paragraph so no one accidentally sees anything. I can’t help but write another post about Harry Potter as the story takes up much of my thoughts since finishing the book. The Leaky Cauldron’s Leaky Lounge has an absorbing discussion going on around the finale. … Read more
First — Spoilers are in invisible ink. So you can’t accidentally see anything unless you try. I want to thank Amazon a thousand times for delivering the book around 10:00 am, Saturday, July 21. We were prepared for it to arrive between July 24 and July 26 because of the embargo figuring the publishers put … Read more
The Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex had a rainy June that it came within one-half inch of breaking the record that has stood since 1928. A friend of mine sent me this picture from FunPic and I just had to share. So a gal wearing High Tide Heels doesn’t have to worry about falling into an unexpected … Read more
Who will benefit from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) and the series in the short term and long term? This previous post discusses how killing Harry could potentially hurt future sales once the current popularity dies down. People still buy The Lord of the Rings though the series is old by today’s … Read more
Updated: 8 October 2019 Occasionally, I receive an e-mail from someone who wants advice on becoming a professional writer. There’s too much information out there, so the best thing to do is learn a little at a time. The following is what I tell those interested in a writing career. Join a writing community: The … Read more
Here 24 tips for freelancing. Keep regular working hours: I also do the same thing every morning – read the overnight e-mail and blog. This gets my day off to a good start knowing I got the required blogging out of the way. Kill the instant messengers at once: Not for me. I need to … Read more
Jakob Nielsen’s latest diatribe attempts to prove that it’s better to writer articles, not blog postings in a blog. I’ve got mixed feelings about this. My blog is over seven years old, but I broke it into two parts a few years ago. The two parts being: Blog and Features. I put longer articles with … Read more
Last week, I worked on content for a Web site that had me thinking about word meanings. Not just their definitions, but also how they sound and their “aura.” For example, “lucid,” which means “mentally sound” doesn’t sound like its meaning. Lucid usually represents a good thing — however, it sounds like a bad thing. … Read more