If you think you’re prepared for SXSW.com, you’re wrong. You may have bought your ticket. You may have booked your hotel. You may even have packed your bag and triple-checked that you’ve brought your toothpaste and alarm clock. But you weren’t prepared for an event the likes of which SXSW – and the world –has [...]

I’m going to do something I very rarely do: I’m going to tell you about an opportunity for you to get ahead. You have to understand this is risky for me. Some people are going to be upset. Some will unsubscribe from this blog. Some won’t read. Some will snort in disgust. I feel sorry [...]

A few months ago, we asked you guys how you’d like to earn a living writing fiction and fantasy-related work instead of business-related copy. The response was pretty overwhelming. Most of our readership isn’t just into writing for the scads of money to be made while working in your pajamas and holding a beer in [...]

I’d like you all to imagine a Jedi hand-wave right now, because that title doesn’t work nearly so well without it. There is no ebook. There has never been an ebook. We never referred to it obliquely a few weeks back. We haven’t been keeping it under wraps. We haven’t even subtly slipped it into [...]

Well, it’s a wrap, folks. The finalists are out for the Top Ten Blogs for Writers, and we’re pleased and honored to have made the grade again. “Oh, come on, James. We all knew you’d be on the list…” Well, to be frank, we didn’t. There are new sites for writers and writing blogs cropping [...]

Special announcements are good. Everyone needs special announcements from time to time, right? Well, I have three for you today. Top Ten Blogs for Writers Finalists The 4th annual Top Ten Blogs for Writers contest is now closed for submissions, and the list of finalists has been posted. Nearly 300 blogs were nominated, and we’re [...]

The 4th annual Top Ten Blogs for Writers contest is open and taking nominations! That’s right. It’s time for you to head on over and vote for your favorite blog for writers. (Men with Pens, right?) Thanks to your support, we’ve been in the Top Ten Blogs for Writers for two years running now. (Check [...]

In November, we asked readers if they ever wanted to get unstuck from where they were. The resounding answer came back, and it was, “Yes!” Our Sticky Business Contest received fantastic response, and nearly two hundred people entered. It was a tough competition though, not an easy random win, and after four weeks of task-work, [...]

Imagine going to University for say, about seven years. Imagine studying hard for more than 40 hours a week. Imagine trying to hold down a job while you do that just to make ends meet at the end of the month. Imagine fitting in friends, a social life family… You work hard, get exhausted, study [...]

First, click this link. It’ll provide thematic background music for your reading pleasure.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WCXnlFWaIY[/youtube] Good job. Now then, since our families and friends have been so patient with us throughout the year, we feel they deserve our attention during the holiday season. We’ll be taking a short break from our regular posting schedule during this period, [...]