“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write.” ~ Steven King If you’re a writer—fiction writer, journalist, copywriter—very likely you were a bookworm as a kid. Me, too. As a teen I read five thick books a week—an indiscriminate mix of ... [Read More] [9 Comments. Please leave another.]
Archives for April 2011
How Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits Make You a Highly Effective Freelancer
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If you’re like most freelancers, you don’t read a lot of corporate business books. I mean, what’s the point? You don’t work in a cubicle, report to a manager or wrestle with office politics. Me neither. And that’s why, until recently, I’d never read Stephen Covey’s The Seven ... [Read More] [3 Comments. Please leave another.]
Copywriters’ Guide to Global Freelancing: How to Work Internationally and Stay Sane
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Globalization. Good news and bad news for freelance copywriters. Bad news first: Global work trends intensify competition and push copywriting pricing downward in some sectors. The good news: For skilled, savvy copywriters, globalization—and the tech that supports it—creates a ... [Read More] [5 Comments. Please leave another.]
Copywriter’s Confession: My 10 Guilty Pleasures
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On the outside I look innocent and wholesome: I’m a hardworking copywriter. I'm devoted to family. I buy local, cook from scratch and recycle. I read David Foster Wallace. But inside, I’m depraved. I indulge in guilty pleasures. No, I’m not cheating on my husband, ... [Read More] [8 Comments. Please leave another.]