I subscribe to Copyblogger. I'm a fan of Brian Clark's and I usually like the posts on the site...but lately, well, I'm seeing a theme and it's making me a little queasy. The fact that…
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Forget writer's block and building a clientele, the single hardest task for a copywriter is deciding how much to charge for a project. Behold, the many reasons this is so difficult... There are no golden…
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I just finished reading an article by Sean Platt that left me going, 'huh?' The article was about the importance of freelance copywriters standing out from the crowd - a huge crowd of talented writers,…
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Do you have a relationship with your writing (or whatever it is that you 'do')? I have one, absolutely. As I started thinking about this concept, I thought for sure that my writing relationship was…
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I've had the opportunity over the last few days to discuss my writing process at length - specifically my process of writing for other people. I talked to interviewers, friends, clients and writers-to-be... One of…
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Yesterday, I went for an epic rollerblade. Eight miles, bright blue skies, forest all around me. And, 'they' (don't know who they are, just know that I love them) had just come through to clear…
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As I walked this morning, I was thinking about the book I was writing and the books other people have written (specifically Geraldine Brooks' People of the Book which is outstanding and masterful) - and…
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Once upon a time, I was an exercise addict. Under the guise of being a triathlete (not Ironmans! sheesh. just some local sprints: 1/2 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 3 mile run), I worked out…
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