What do you do when a relationship just isn’t working out? That’s a tough question to answer. Ask anyone who has lived through a difficult divorce, a painful breakup or a heart-wrenching separation. These emotional relationships wreak havoc on two people. Splitting up is never easy. That’s why I was interested in a recent guest [...]
Forget Email Subscriptions; Read Feeds!
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I have seen the light. Well, it wouldn’t be the first time that I’ve seen the light. In fact, I see the light pretty often, come to think of it. I convince myself I don’t want to do something, which usually causes me grief because that “something” is often a good thing. By the time [...]
More Good Books to Read
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I really should get a “series” title for these posts. Jamie’s Picks, or something like that. I’m enjoying browsing the various books in my personal library, wondering which ones I should suggest to readers and why. My first post on books I enjoyed reading seemed to interest others, and so, here are some more recommendations [...]
Worst-Case Scenarios and a First Video Experience
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One headline leapt out at me today. Problogger expert Darren Rowse asked, “Are you Prepared for a Worst Case Blogging Scenario?” A tight, sick feeling gripped my stomach and squeezed. I worry about my blog all the time. How can we get more hits? More feed subscribers? More comments and interaction? More action, period. I [...]
Take a Break from Blogging
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Have you ever wished you didn’t have to blog? Have you ever been so sick of blogging that you wanted to scream? For those that love blogging and writing, the answer is probably “no”. For those that are dealing with real life situations, family emergencies or blogging burnout – and we all have days like [...]
Working Under the Table: Not for Me
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“Why the hell do you declare your income?” Someone asked me that question yesterday. He’d read my post about writers rates and the expenses related to freelance writing. After all, my friend pointed out, it all happens online. Who’d know if I just pocketed the money? Well, I would, first of all. I’m big on [...]
Setting Writer Rates: It Costs Money to Make Money
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It never fails to amaze me that people expect me to write for less than $5 an hour. I’m not a sweatshop writer, nor should any other writer out there be subject to those conditions. Most of us are legitimate, self-employed workers or registered businesses. We pay expenses to earn income, declare that income, and [...]
Teaching Sells! And It’s Now on Sale!
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Copyblogger is making waves these days. They’ve published a free report called Teaching Sells that I think every writer should read. The report brings up some good thoughts about earning money through content and methods of delivering the goods. They followed that report up with a few free articles, always useful – especially when coming [...]
Win an iMac from DevDad
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Wouldn’t you love to win an iMac? So would I, and since I’m the kind of guy who thinks anything’s possible, I’m taking a chance on DevDad’s contest to win a fantastic package: …brand new, unopened 20? Apple iMac. As for the nitty gritty on this computer, it has a 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 [...]
Ask a Writer
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People see writers as a special breed. Truth be told, we are. Writers think a little differently, we see the world in a different way, and we have special talents and abilities others don’t. We’re lucky. We writers are also the lucky ones. We do what many others only dream of: We write for a [...]
