I was working with a client who I do marketing, blog and writing consulting for, and we were working on her blog writing strategy when she asked me, 'But what are the rules for blogging?'…
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I’m staring at a blank calendar - seriously attempting to fit my daily life as a freelance copywriter into these solid, inflexible, militant spaces. I can’t believe I’m about to do this...but, I have to.…
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My family is currently marinating in an incredibly structured schedule. It includes meals, naps, errands, cleaning, dates - the whole shebang all carefully mapped out. At first it freaked me out, whatever happened to just…
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Coincidentally, the beginning of October marks 3 major anniversaries for me: my wedding, our move to Martha's Vineyard & the launch of my copywriting & marketing business, Writing Roads. My overwhelming reaction to all three…
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As many of you know, I'm rather green. I live in a house with composting toilets, after all. I found this good bit of copy on a bottle of All Purpose Cleaner from an uber-green…
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Um, yeah, they only make the world go 'round. Classic Julie Roads scenario: I get a new project. It's due in 2 weeks. I tell myself that I'll get it done early - how great…
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This morning, someone gave me a huge compliment. I'm going to share it with you, not to brag, but because it's about the art and life of writing (and blogging)...and because you are an important…
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I'm going to do my damnedest to write this entire post without being wooed away by the buzzes and beeps of my email, Skype, Twitter (and on and on) accounts. If I can do it…
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Two days ago, it was my mom. Yesterday, it was a friend. They emailed me, ever so gently, to tell me that they'd found an error in one of my posts. The horror, the horror.…
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Anyone else ever get so busy taking care of clients that you hardly have time to take care of yourself? Case in point, it's been over a year since I've updated my portfolio page. And,…
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