A business deal starts with a handshake. A published book starts with a query letter. In the world of online dating, a relationship starts with an email. And if that email is littered with spelling…
I know what your first guess is—and it’s wrong. Let me explain. We all like to think that writers are the same. That all writers fit into one stereotype of typing furiously on a laptop with…
I just had an awesome vacation driving across the country and exploring the city of Asheville. I was planning to tell you about the relaxing vacation I spent in the mountains and how I discovered…
Boo me all you want. But I can’t stand comic sans. I cringe at every email signature, every business sign, every website homepage that uses that typeface. Yes, the font is ugly. Yes, the font…
I’m not a hater of writing new year’s resolutions. In fact, I’ve blogged about how to create and keep resolutions here, here, here, here, and also here. But there’s one thing we all get wrong when it…
I recently chatted with Olga on LinkedIn about our professional experiences. She asked me a very good question: How do you balance the time between your personal and professional blog? As my readers know, I manage…
When you set out for a writing career, everyone told you it wasn’t going to be easy. There wasn’t a shortage of people to drone on and on about the low stats of snagging a career…
November is the quickest month of the year. Yes, I know it’s just as long as many of the 12 months. Yet, with holidays and shorter days and trying to cram a writing session…
