What I’m reading: Inishfallen, Fare Thee Well by Sean O’Casey What’s on the iPod: Sweet Sophia by Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Yesterday was gorgeous. Sun was out, birds chirping, flowers in bloom…. too bad I was stuck inside working. I did manage to get to the park at lunchtime and put in a mile…
One More Day
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First the Cart, Then the Horse
What’s on the iPod: Hick Town by Jason Aldean Unless you’ve been unconscious the last few days, you’ve probably heard about the lawsuit filed by angry writers against Arianna Huffington, demanding $105 million in payment from the Huffington Post’s founder. The writers, upset over Ms. Huffington’s deal with AOL to sell the online venue for…
Whatever Works for You
What’s on the iPod: How To Save a Life by The Fray Yesterday it rained, it was cooler, and the car was getting its inspection – a perfect day for me to get some work done. I managed a great deal of research and writing on my article, which barring major writing catastrophes elsewhere, I…
Beware the Gurus and Experts
What’s on the iPod: Into the Mystic by Van Morrison Before I forget, I have a post up over at About Freelance Writing. Please give Anne some comment love. Let’s blame the fact that the weather yesterday was delicious. It was sunny, 85 degrees, and hardly a drop of humidity. I took that as a…
New: Query Writing Bootcamp
Date: April 21, 2011Time: Self-pacedPrice: $29.95 Ever wanted to pump life into your queries? Here’s your chance – I’ll be hosting an online query-writing boot camp to help you increase the effectiveness of your proposals. In my Query Writing Bootcamp, you’ll learn how to craft each section of your query. You’ll also be able to…
Blooms and Sprouts
What’s on the iPod: Nothing Like You by Frightened Rabbit What a weekend! We walked Manhattan (just 40 blocks or so, not the entire thing), hung out with many kilted comrades, and enjoyed the Tartan Day Parade from the center of it looking at the crowds for a change. The MacBean clan was represented by…
Why You Should Be Freelancing
What I’m reading: One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding by Robert GoverWhat’s on the desktop Zune: The Story by Brandi Carlile Another day, another announcment – stay tuned at 7:12 am EDT for yet another “What Lori’s been up to” update. Yesterday was somewhat productive. I managed a nice chunk of work on my article. I’m taking…
Addendums and Oddities
What’s on the iPod: Strange Condition by Pete Yorn It must be a week of best-laid schemes flying out the window. Yesterday was no exception. I had what I thought was a smallish project in the morning that turned out to be much more complicated than it presented itself to be. There went three hours….
Mister, Can You Spare a Dime?
What’s on the iPod: On Fire by Eminem Note the new page for The Worthy Writer’s Guide to Building a Better Business. To paraphrase Robert Burns, yesterday was one wad of best-laid schemes gang aft agley-ing all over the place. I started the day okay, working on another one of my side projects (and finishing…