A client of mine recently asked me a great question: What can we do with our LinkedIn profiles to attract a more specific flow of connections? In other words, how can I increase my connections…
Every four years, the calendar gods give us a blessing in February: One more day. (And a curse every four years in November, but we won’t talk politics on this blog.) A warm feeling swells…
My writing game needed a serious makeover. As my readers know, over the years I’ve written a full-length play—thanks to my version of NaNoWriMo!—so hard part’s been done. Or so I thought. There’s more work…
It’s Singles Awareness Day, so let’s talk about soap operas! Don’t click away just yet. I know soap operas get a bad rap, especially when it comes to quality writing, deep characters and believable plots.…
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…
