WORDS YOUR WAY BLOG
What My Cosmetic Dentist Taught Me About Freelance Marketing
WORDS YOUR WAY BLOGA few years ago, I fell on my face and cracked a tooth. A front tooth. I was living temporarily in a city far away from my beloved dentist of 20 years. Of the friends I asked for referrals, none had recommendations for a cosmetic specialist -- and a...
Don’t Write How You Speak
WORDS YOUR WAY BLOG"Write how you speak.” The advice is well intentioned. It’s meant to ease the fears that stop smart people from putting their words on paper. (Everybody can talk, right?) It’s meant to correct the tendency some people have of writing in a style they...
Keep Up Those Amateur Efforts
WORDS YOUR WAY BLOGYou never know when or how something you "don't really do seriously" will pay off. A few years ago, I was writing for the San Francisco SPCA magazine. There was no money for photography, so I took my trusty digital point-and-shoot camera along on my...