Comments on: The Cynical Side of Freelance Writing https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/08/the-cynical-side-of-freelance-writing.html a freelance writing resource. Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paula Hendrickson https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/08/the-cynical-side-of-freelance-writing.html#comment-18203 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:35:38 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7336#comment-18203 In reply to lwidmer.

Minks & manure crowd. I love it!

]]> By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/08/the-cynical-side-of-freelance-writing.html#comment-18202 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:34:17 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7336#comment-18202 In reply to Paula Hendrickson.

How did you know I meant LinkedIn groups, Paula? LOL You guessed it correctly. 🙂

I don’t see too much cynicism locally. I’m in a town that’s expanding in popularity (the death knell for every town, I think), but we still have a great mix of cultures — from the burlap-and-Birkenstocks crowd to the mink-and-manure crowd. Latinos from plenty of different countries, the anthroposophist crowd, folks from the closed-down group homes (the ones whose actions, I think, are the best advocates for this community), the hippies, the yuppies, the millennials … no cynics to be found. 🙂

The naysayers are keeping you guys from growing even more. That’s just a shame, particularly when it’s obvious the efforts are working.

]]> By: Paula Hendrickson https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/08/the-cynical-side-of-freelance-writing.html#comment-18201 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:37:27 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7336#comment-18201 I really don’t know that I’ve encountered much cynicism from clients or colleagues. (Then again, I haven’t visited any LinkedIn writing groups in several years.) I’m more accustomed to it here in my city. We have thousands of people actively working to improve all aspects of life here and there are always negative Nellie naysayers shouting everyone down with excuses why none of their efforts will work.

The thing is: They are. Our downtown was almost a ghost town 10 years ago – mostly city and county offices and a lot of law offices. Today it’s thriving, and more people are buying the old buildings, fixing them up and opening businesses. I guess the trick is tuning out the naysayers – and following your bullet points.

]]> By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/08/the-cynical-side-of-freelance-writing.html#comment-18200 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:36:04 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7336#comment-18200 In reply to Cathy Miller.

And it kills both creativity and any modicum of teamwork.

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/08/the-cynical-side-of-freelance-writing.html#comment-18199 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:53:10 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7336#comment-18199 Something I learned after many (too many) years in corporate life. Negative is exhausting.

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