Posted in Career, Harlan Ellison, Work, Writers, Writing on November 24th, 2007 2 Comments »
I actually think I am not nearly as proud of what I’ve written as I am in the fact that I’ve always insisted on being paid and being paid well. What I like most about this wonderfully articulate argument by Harlan Ellison is how he nails on the head one of the biggest problems writers […]
Posted in Work, Writing on May 16th, 2007 No Comments »
I have a new writing assignment and it’s exciting in the sense that it is fun - or at least, it should be fun.
So why is it so difficult to get started on it?
I know it has the potential to be fun. I know that once I start, it will likely be as easy as […]
Posted in Blogs, Books, Business, Career, Reading, Work on May 9th, 2007 No Comments »
There is a Jim Cuddy song (Pull Me Through) where the lyrics go something like, “There are letters left unopened here, there never is the time; there are messages I should return …”
Well, I can certainly relate to that these days. There are emails I need to reply to and blog posts I should write […]
Posted in Blogs, Books, Education, Movies, Reading, Technology, Web, Work on April 5th, 2007 1 Comment »
Good grief. It’s already April. Where’ve I been?
Well, as the photo on the right suggests, I’ve been feeding squirrels. (Not really, actually. But a friend put the corn out in the backyard to see what the squirrels would do. Being logical creatures, they ate it.)
I’ve been up to several things: work, education, new house and […]
Posted in Blogs, Internet, Web, Web Writing, Work on March 8th, 2007 No Comments »
The easiest thing in the world to be is a critic. Being a good critic? Now that’s hard.
As the Web has shown, especially blogs, most of us are critics. We’ve got a lot of beefs and the Web allows us to air them, though not always to a huge audience. (It is potentially huge – […]
Posted in Blogs, Internet, Marketing, Technology, Web, Web 2.0, Work, Writers, Writing on February 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
You know, much as I enjoy Seth’s blog, sometimes I hate it – especially when he ends a post by asking a question that makes me squirm.
His post Great writing, unfiltered is essentially about how technology, the Internet, Web 2.0 – whatever you want to call it – has changed marketing and, specifically, writing. Actually, […]
Posted in Blogs, Lucinda Williams, Music, Work, Writing on February 14th, 2007 No Comments »
I have a list, in my head, of posts I want to write and may eventually get to, even though that list is a bit murky.
For instance, there’s the list of five things about me you may not know that I said I’d do on the weekend but still haven’t done. And there’s the post […]
Posted in Career, People, Work, Writing on January 28th, 2007 2 Comments »
I came across an interesting post, Painting fakes, on one of my usual Web haunts, Seth’s blog. I won’t repeat the story. You can go over and read it yourself – it’s pretty short. Let’s just say it ends with Picasso saying, “I often paint fakes.†(He’s referring to his own work.)
Some of the blog […]
Posted in Work, Writing on January 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
If you’re like many people, myself included, you might think writing is a great gig because you can do it almost anywhere, anytime. No computer? No problem. Do it old school: a scrap of paper and a pencil or pen.
It’s easy.
Or is it?
I’m here to tell you there are some conditions that put a damper […]
Posted in Career, Work, Writers, Writing on January 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve always like quotes and here are some I’m particularly fond of:
Freelance writing:
The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps. - Robert Benchley
The dubious privilege of a freelance writer is he’s given the freedom to starve anywhere. - S.J. Perelman
Writing (in general):
Only a mediocre writer is always […]
