I had a client recently who needed me to rewrite something they’d just paid someone else to rewrite. In fact, the rather large document, which was supposedly updated by a marketing firm, looked suspiciously familiar – except for a few minor word changes, it was basically the copy I’d supplied this company two years ago…
Kristen King Announces Giveaway!
If you’re in the market for a neat invoicing system or if you just can’t pull together or make sense of invoicing and billing, listen up. Kristen King is giving away a 3-month basic membership for Invotrak, an online invoicing and tracking system. All you have to do is visit Inkthinker between now and 11:59…
Building a Writing Group
I’ve been in writing groups pre-computer, email-based, and face-to-face. In every case, the groups were different. Way different. Yet they all worked because we set the ground rules at the outset and followed them. In the first group, we were a group of five or six. We met for a few hours every two to…
More Fun with Verizon’s Dick and Jane (and Doug and Vickie and….)
I just spent a good 35 minutes on the phone with Verizon. See, on top of my credit card numbers being lifted, my husband went through the same thing a few months ago. We’re still getting caught up with what automated bill payments we’ve changed and what ones we’ve forgotten. Today, I was dealing with…
Writing Group Etiquette
At a writing group meeting I was once part of, a new person dropped by the group to check us out. We knew within 20 minutes that he wasn’t going to fit. See, our meetings were an hour and a half long. He took the first 20 minutes to avail us of his “vast” experience…
Do-Gooder Friday
Amie over at Written Expressions recently posted aboutVolunteerism interrupted. While it sucks that her attempts at helping out were interrupted, she brings up an interesting point – how can we as one-person shops be socially responsible? Generally, we’re not an ultra-wealthy bunch. But there are ways we can help others that don’t break us financially….
Credit Card Woes
I got a call from my bank yesterday checking on some recent charges. This happens a lot, and I’ve always been very glad for it. I wasn’t sure about one charge yesterday, so the woman on the phone put my account on hold. Thank God she did – today the charges appeared. I had no…
Is That Your Final Answer?
I just picked up a brand-new client the other day. It was one I’d mentioned a few posts ago that a friend in the company had recommended me to. Mind you, I don’t have any assignments yet, but I’ve now completed paperwork that’s put me on the list of “approved contractors”, according to the contact…
McDonald’s Economics
Whether the current administration admits to a recession or not, we’re in one. How do I know? It’s simple – go to your local McDonald’s. You’ve been to one. Even I’ve been to one, and I’m a vegetarian (live for the fry-and-shake combination). Take a good listen to the person waiting on you. Notice anything…
When You Just Don’t Get It
Working on a project now with a regular client. In the past, I’ve had zero problems interpreting what they want/how they want it. Perhaps I’m tired, old, or some other form of out-of-it, for this time I’m just not getting it. They’re kind enough not to say so, but multiple revisions later, it’s obvious we’re…