Comments on: Things That Make My Head Explode https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html a freelance writing resource. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:49:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amie https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-9029 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:49:59 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-9029 Paula, thanks for "gifting" me with another pet peeve! 😉

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8988 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:49:13 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8988 Paula, I love when they say "Oh really? I've always wanted to write a book."

These are the people who get the deer-in-headlights conversation about insurance and risk management articles I've written….

LOL

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8979 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:27:55 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8979 Amie – "learnings" is as bad as people saying "gifted" when then mean "gave" or "given." That is my biggest pet peeve these days.

]]> By: Amie https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8975 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:24:41 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8975 My latest pet peeve is the use of the business-speak "learnings"–as in, "among the learnings we can take away from this project…" Um, excuse me Mr. High-salaried Executive, I think the word you're looking for is "lessons."

]]> By: Karen https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8974 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:35:38 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8974 Marketers on Twitter (who actively market) make my head explode, so do people who use the phrase "fairly unique".

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8973 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:29:30 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8973 And I agree with Anne.

I suppose the big thing that makes my head explode, even after all these years as a full-time professional writer is people who assume hearing I'm a writer means I'm hoping that maybe one of these days I'll sell something. Um, how do you think I've been paying the bills all these years?

I also immediately loathe anyone who treats writers like we're only there to proofread their already stellar copy. If they're the smart ones, why do they need us?

]]> By: Anne Wayman https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8972 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:41:10 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8972 Devon I agree with you and Lori… but then I usually do.

Great weekend all.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8971 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:35:19 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8971 Hi Pamela! Thank you for buying it. And thanks again for allowing me to guest post back in May. I really appreciate that.

]]> By: Pamela Moeng https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8970 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:23:54 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8970 Lori, I bought a copy of your book and it's so helpful – I can't thank you enough for all the advice and tips. I'm looking forward to trying a few of them immediately.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html#comment-8967 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:46:44 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/07/things-that-make-my-head-explode-3.html/#comment-8967 LOL! Devon, I'm with you on every single point.

I agree. There are so few resources for people in the middle of their writing careers. Actually, you must be exercising your powers of mind reading. Anne and I are putting together a resource for just that audience. Hopefully, we'll hit all the right notes. I'm trying to build it based on what I'd need. To me, that's the best way to hit the target audience.

Never made sense to me to walk up to someone and say "Hi! Your approach sucks. I know best. By the way, my name is…" It's so off-putting to have someone untested standing in front of you acting all condescending. When my ex and I were installing a pool, we went looking for advice (and some pool products). The woman at the local store sneered at us, told us we were crazy and we'd never be able to do it. As we left – leaving the pool products sitting on the counter – she was shouting to us "You'll be back, and you'll be begging us to fix it for you."

Not only did we put it up ourselves, we never bought a thing from her. And we told everyone we knew what she'd said.

As to the possessives, drives me nuts, too. I helped a friend once with her English paper – did the editing and I'd hoped I was teaching her something. Not so. Her note back to me was "Thank's!"

It's one of the reasons I never considered teaching as a career. LOL

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