My cousin had this Jack Russell terrier that was tearing up her house. She tried everything to calm him down – nothing worked. Then she came across someone who knew the breed well. “He needs a purpose,” this person said. She suggested the dog be given something uniquely his own in order to occupy his…
Author: lwidmer
Grow Up Already!
What do you want to be when you grow up? Here’s a fun post by Kristen King over at Biz Chicks Rule. Leave a comment and possibly win some cash! My question to you is a bit different. When did you realize you wanted to become a writer? What did you want to do before…
Victim of Your Own Cycle
Ever been so busy you can’t find time to market? Welcome to the club. I was talking with a freelance friend and she was thrilled to be working so much, but as she said, “The problem with that is that I have absolutely no time for marketing, which in turn means I’ll be scrambling for…
Random Stuff for a Tuesday
This post is dedicated to stuff that’s been on my mind. No theme. Just stuff. Hey, give me a break here. At least I remembered it was Tuesday! (double-checking to make sure she’s right…) I mentioned Entrecard last week. I have one. It’s right there to the left of this post. It’s a “calling card”…
Saving Money at the Hairdresser
OrThank God for TurboTax If you’re a writer who understands and appreciates a good math equation, this is not the post for you. For the rest of you, if you fight the ugly fight with the 1040 and the dreaded Schedule C every stinking year only to have the IRS correct your hard work, listen…
Raise Your Awareness One Click at a Time
Thanks to Michele on Writing the Cyber Highway, I’m now part of the Entrecard madness. I’m loving it. The blogs you’re introduced to just by cruising around and dropping your card – it’s crazy! Here are a few this week that stand out: Chris Parish has written a book called “The Last Whale.” The blog…
How to Suck at Sales
Before I get going, you have to read this post on interviewing techniques. I love this woman! Back on topic – sucking at sales. Now what’s she on about? you’re probably thinking. This is a writing blog – why the devil do we need to know about sales? I bet you’ve already figured out that…
Begging the Question
Continuing on our interviewing path, we come to the part where you’ve done your homework. That’s right – you have to know a little bit about what you’re talking about, too. See, it’s not enough to go into an interview and say “Tell me about quantum physics.” Somewhere you should have at least a cursory…
Interviewing
Good chum Devon Ellington has a terrific post over on her blog today about interviews and when to accept that some people just don’t want to be interviewed. That brings up a very good point – if your interview subject says yes to your interview request, do you have the first idea how to go…
Clients Who Lie
Over the weekend, I received a call from a reporter at the New York Daily News. He introduced himself to me, apologized for calling on a Saturday, and then informed me that a former client had been arrested – to which I replied, “Good.” See, I’d found out quite a bit about him shortly after…