What’s on the iPod: Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show To all veterans everywhere: Thank you. You have made us proud and we won’t forget your sacrifices to keep us safe. Happy Veterans Day. Some weekend, I might actually not have to travel, work, or move things around. Forget next weekend — we’re driving…
Author: lwidmer
The Great Writing Career Restart
What’s on the iPod: All I Ever Wanted by The Airborne Toxic Event It’s been a good week. Since my week started on Tuesday, I was surprised just how much I did in these few days. I completed a rough draft on a bigger project, had conversations with another client, and got some work done…
The “Do Not Think About” List
What I’m reading: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green What’s on the iPod: Eyes Wide Open by Gotye Don’t miss out: Sign up now for Anne Wayman’s Getting Your Book Written with Vision & Spirit course: Early registration discounts end this Thursday! Register HERE Assateague at sunset We’re back from our mini-vacation, refreshed and…
Monthly Assessment: October 2013
What’s on the iPod: Glorious by MaMuse Oh, what a day… per the song above, it’s glorious. Why? It’s Friday, the weekend is upon us, and we have absolutely no freaking home projects to work on this weekend. It’s all about play. I’ve planned a get-away for us, so bye-bye floors, kitchen cabinets, counter styles,…
Demand-ing Writing Quality
What’s on the iPod: Got to Give it Up by Marvin Gaye Writers: FREE call this Thursday (Tomorrow!) with Anne Wayman. Anne will talk about book writing — bring your questions! Thursday, Oct. 31 at 10 am Pacific/ 1 pm Eastern. Register here for access. Maybe it’s just a one-and-done issue, or maybe it’s a sign of things…
Your Writing Kick-starts
What’s on the iPod: February Seven by The Avett Brothers Writers: FREE call this Thursday with Anne Wayman. Anne will talk about book writing — bring your questions! Thursday, Oct. 31 at 10 am Pacific/ 1 pm Eastern. Register here for access. Weekends. They’re supposed to be relaxing times to unwind. Ours have been work,…
Book Review: Does Pricing Require Voodoo?
What’s on the iPodl: Icarus by Bastille What a day. I should have known, in fact I did, that the power would be out in the morning. The electric company sent a notice, and I put it on my desk so that I’d put it on my calendar. Almost instantly, that notice was buried in a pile…
4 Ways to Kill Your Writing Business
What’s on the iPod: Don’t Swallow the Cap by The National I love pay days. Since those days are unpredictable for us writers, it’s always like getting a much-needed gift. Yesterday, I received the third such “gift” and am now set pretty well for the holidays. That doesn’t mean marketing stops; on the contrary, it…
The Multitasker
What’s on the iPod: Innocence by The Airborne Toxic Event My aunt has two homes — one here in the Philly area and one in Florida. She says of her coming back here “Re-entry gets tougher every time.” After many weekends of projects and planning, I get it now. Each weekend has been jammed with…
Moody Blues
What’s on the iPod: Late March, Death March by Frightened Rabbit Yesterday, I was in a mood. A few things happened that had me both ticked off and depressed. It started before my feet hit the floor with my plans thwarted by roofers. Then a flood of really weird and rather dumb conversations and commentary…