Comments on: Writers Worth: Your Pen of Expertise https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html a freelance writing resource. Mon, 12 May 2014 22:05:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ashley https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13088 Mon, 12 May 2014 22:05:40 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13088 Passion is oh so important to our jobs. If we hate what we do, what's the point of doing it? That's why I left the 9-to-5. I just don't like doing 9-to-5! (Well, there's one other little reason too, but she's not so little anymore!) I like to work when I'm at my best, not on someone else's schedule. That's my favorite pen to work in 🙂

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13078 Fri, 09 May 2014 18:20:06 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13078 Eileen, you've said it perfectly. WE have to value ourselves enough to invest in our own education. AMEN!

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13077 Fri, 09 May 2014 17:54:26 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13077 Be careful, Paula. You're beginning to understand me. 🙂 The individual pen interpretation was intentional. You city girl, you. 😉

Eileen – I totally agree. My budget always has an education piece to it. Thanks for sharing that.

]]> By: Eileen https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13076 Fri, 09 May 2014 15:55:24 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13076 In my opinion, every writer's business budget should include funds for continuing education. Whether that's conferences, webinars, coaching, or books, you need to continually invest in yourself. I've invested in all the above, but I would say the greatest ROI by far was hiring a coach at two separate points in my career. If we don't value ourselves enough to invest in our careers, why should we expect clients to value us?

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13075 Fri, 09 May 2014 15:36:43 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13075 Not sure if it's the writer in me or the city girl, but I kept visualizing an ink pen, not a livestock pen. The funny thing? They both work.

I've always believed if you give 10 writers the same assignment, you'll come up with 10 very different stories. Cathy's blog post explains why that's true.

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13074 Fri, 09 May 2014 15:22:23 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13074 Make that all three of you! Anne, I love libraries, too – maybe it's that silence thing we chatted about earlier. 😉

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13073 Fri, 09 May 2014 15:21:04 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13073 Thank you, ladies. You both put me in hog heaven. 🙂

]]> By: Sharon Hurley Hall https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13072 Fri, 09 May 2014 15:16:11 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13072 Great post, Cathy, and love the hog/pen metaphor. 🙂

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13071 Fri, 09 May 2014 14:58:10 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13071 I appreciate your contribution, Cathy. I love it.

Anne, exactly. If we stop learning, we stagnate. Eventually, it shows.

]]> By: Anne Wayman https://wordsonpageblog.com/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html#comment-13070 Fri, 09 May 2014 13:57:36 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2014/05/writers-worth-your-pen-of-expertise.html/#comment-13070 continuous learning for sure… that's me… thank the goddess for libraries.

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