What’s on the iPod: Timeless by The Airborne Toxic Event What a weekend. Cape May, New Jersey in October is usually sunny, warm and busy. This year, skip the first two qualifiers. Imagine howling winds and driving rain in nonstop, multiple-day fashion. It was wet — inches of rain three days out of the four…
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Monthly Assessment: July and August 2015
SOLD OUT: Sorry, but the FREE Marketing Q&A webinar hosted by Jake Poinier and featuring yours truly has no room. However, you can get on the list for the next one! Get on the list here What’s on the iPod: The Loneliness and the Scream by Frightened Rabbit This week’s marathon is nearly complete. I have…
Monthly Assessment: June 2015
What I’m reading: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys What’s on the iPod: Naked Kids by Grouplove What an interesting day yesterday. In an instance of the most asinine behavior imaginable, some guy behind me objected to my waiting to turn left (didn’t want to chance it), he honked, screamed, and then turned left —…
Monthly Assessment: April and May 2015
What I’m reading: God Help the Child by Toni Morrison What’s on the iPod: Everything by Michael BublĂ© What a great Writers Worth month! Thank you to every single one of you who contributed your stories and ideas. I’m always amazed by the incredible talent and insight of my colleagues at all career levels. Everyone…
Monthly Assessment: March 2015
What’s on the iPod: Raised by Wolves by U2 What a week. I’ve had no time to think beyond the two projects in front of me. My workload is rather massive, and I’m digging in and managing to make an impact. Now is when time management is my friend — thank God and my mother…
Monthly Assessment: February 2015
What’s on the iPod: Unbelievers by Vampire Weekend So far, a really productive week. I’m writing this Wednesday afternoon as we wait for our “first significant snowfall” of the season, as they call it on the Weather Channel. I’m staring out at snow, which has been the case since what feels like January, so I’m…
Monthly Assessment: November 2014
What’s on the iPod: Iceberg by We Invented Paris This is one busy week. I’m trying to wrap up not one, but three projects before Friday. That means getting my invoicing in order for this month and getting some leads in line for January work. At the moment, I do have some work coming in,…
Monthly Assessment: October 2014
What I’m reading: Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck What’s on the iPod: You Don’t Know How it Feels by Tom Petty What a weekend. For the first time in ages, I had a project to complete by today. Since the client is a favorite client, I was happy to be able to help them…
Monthly Assessment: September 2014
What’s on the iPod: Hard Way Home by Runaway Dorothy (with scenes from my friend’s living room) October already, huh? I can’t believe how quickly this month came up on me. It’s always a major mind shift in September; first there’s the last holiday of the summer, then the work starts piling in, then it’s the…
Monthly Assessment: August 2014
What I’m reading: Strip Jack by Ian Rankin What I’m listening to: Happy by Pharrell Williams September — she’s here. Time to get serious, right? Time also to see how August went for us writers. Whew. Much more like it. With June being ridiculously slow thanks to so much time off and with July picking…