What’s on the iPod: American Slang by The Gaslight Anthem My favorite Screw You! writer Kathy Kehrli alerted me to a new comment on her January post regarding her Demand Studios experience. I had to laugh out loud – the poster likened professional writing behavior with “prostitution” going as far as calling Kathy’s clientele that…
Short Weekends, Long Lists
What’s on the iPod: Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty I wait for the weekends, extend them by a day when I can, and still they fly by. We had a meditation monk here for two days, which was great. But it meant we had to arrange a meditation group, which can be a lot like…
Little Irksome Things
What’s on the iPod: Murray by Pete Yorn Remember when you were taught to use a 50-cent word in place of a five-dollar one? In plenty of projects I handle and Internet postings I read, I see a multitude of sins against this piece of advice. So for the record, let’s just get it all…
Life Goes On
What’s on the iPod: Sweetness by Jimmy Eat WorldWhat I’m reading: Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather Dear friend Anne Wayman has a post up about saying no. It’s a small word, easy to spell, but damn tough to utter sometimes. Anne has learned how, but how many of us have? Here’s the…
Pricing and the New Freelancer
What’s on the iPod: Viva la Vida by Coldplay Yesterday’s return to work was pretty fruitful. I managed an article revision, an ongoing project section, and interview requests for an upcoming article. Also, I sent out an idea to my editor chum. All this while going to the dentist and helping someone in the house…
Re-entry
What’s on the iPod: War is Kind by Jakob DylanWhat I’m reading: Traveller’s History of Ireland Has it been just a week since I last worked? More like a week and a half, which makes sense given the disconnection from work, stress, and all things responsible I’m immersed in. We drove north to Ontario two…
Links and Things
What’s on the iPod: Poke by Frightened Rabbit I love bloggers who make me laugh. As I was avoiding packing for my trip last week, I went around the Internet and found some hilarious posts on everything from Craig’s List to … Craig’s List: The Grand Experiment byClint Osterholz – Clint, you crack me up…
Grammar and Your Client
What’s on the iPod: Into the Mystic by Van Morrison After having more than two client interactions get heated over grammar and sentence structure, I was itching to hire some mensa-level kid-geek to plant a virus in every Word Grammar Check function in the country. I loathe that program and all it’s done to ruin…
The Creative Break From, Well, Your Creativity
What’s on the iPod: Where You are by Rascal Flatts Before you think the heat’s gotten to me, let me explain the title of this post. As I was sitting crafting poetry the other day – me, the person least likely to have time to write poetry – I couldn’t help but wonder where the…
Putting the “Try” Back into Marketing
What’s on the iPod: Poison Prince by Amy MacDonaldWhat I’m reading: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen Hopefully as you read this, I’m reeling in record-breaking bass or pike. One can only hope. Per usual, here are some vapor trails of my existence…. The birthday is now a day old and I…