Run Forrest, Run! The temptation as you’re first starting out is to take anything that pays even a penny a word. However, there comes a point in every writer’s life where the job description makes a person want to flee for the exit. Trust that feeling and read on. I had this feeling a few…
The Week that Blew Up Did you ever have one of those weeks? I just came off one of the strangest weeks in my career. It started okay, but midweek it all went ka-flooey. I had written an article for a pub I’ve written for in the past, when I get this call on my…
I’ve Been Tagged!I’m still not sure what a meme is, but Yvonne Russell just tagged me and told me I’m it. 🙂 So I’ll follow her lead and come up with my own personal contract: I will serve all clients with the same amount of attention and respect. I will work hard to grow my…
‘Nother Contest Thanks to my chum Kathy for this link to yet another novel contest: http://www.brianagincourtmassey.com/contests/bfcguidelines No entry fee for this one. Have at it!
Herding Cats I’m back at my home office. Yippee! I love being onsite at client locations, but I always feel like my home “ship” is adrift and in danger of sinking. The last three days have been spent getting back into the workflow and tying up a lot of loose ends. Man, it feels good…
A Reason to Finish That Novel Thanks to writing chum Audrey over at www.writershelper.com, I was alerted to this great writing contest: http://firstchapters.gather.com/ The beauty of this one – first prize is having your book published by Simon and Schuster! If ever there was a reason to finish your book, this is it.
Easy Job for the Write Person That was the way the ad was worded, I swear to you. And this was no employer trying to be cute – this was an ad trying to justify the low payment. In fact, I’ve compiled my Top Five Clues that it’s a low- to no-pay gig. Look for…
Later That Day… I’ve been asked to be on a panel discussing corporate responsibility in communication. Very cool. Yet when I look around my own little existence, I see so little of either corporate responsibility or corporate communication. Wait – make that effective corporate communication. See, I take onsite work. As someone who is literally…
More Enjoyable Ads “Looking for an editer to type noval must have great typeing and spelling willing to pay anything” And people wonder why we get snappy when we’re not paid well, eh? Oy.
The Telltale Ad Know how to tell the ad you’re reading offers no pay? A few clues: It’s loooooong It’s requiring applicants to have more experience than most CEOs at major corporations It’s offering payment at some future date (note: you’ll never see that payment) I saw a super-long ad on Craig’s List today that…