Category Archives: Writing Tips
I Meant to Write: Balancing Creative and Professional Writing
Last year I signed up for NaNoWriMo and pounded out twenty thousand words for an absolutely terrible novel during the month of November. (For the uninitiated, NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. You sign up to write 50,000 words during … Continue reading
Five Essential Tools for Launching Your Freelance Business
Thinking about starting a part-time or full-time freelance business? Great! I assume that anyone considering a freelance career already knows that they need a computer and internet service. I also assume that most people also have a desk and chair … Continue reading
Organizing Your Online Life To Maximize Your Life Offline
Like most people, I spend much of my day glued to the computer. I’m therefore a big fan of online productivity and organization tools. They help me do more with my time online so that I can enjoy more of … Continue reading
It’s Okay to Remind People of Your Existence
An email landed in my inbox over the weekend, and it was one of the more effective marketing pieces I’ve seen. There was nothing fancy about the wording or presentation, just a well-timed email reminding me that last year around … Continue reading
How to Re-Vision Your Writing (It’s Not Just Revising)
Academic writing takes a lot of flak, much of it deserved. The unreadable jargon, the overuse of passive voice and the ubiquitous “catchy slogan: what this article is really about” title format are all symptoms of the publish-or-perish landscape of … Continue reading