Ok, forgive the horrible Supremes pun. It’s Friday — my day off — and I’ve been chained to my desk all day, trying to catch up on work. I’m about to leave the office for a little ice cream and blueberry picking. Yum!
When I was at the Chicago One on One conference, a couple people …
Jul 21, 2006 Advice, Cool tools, Personal yammerings
The Lifehacker blog posts their list of 10 cheap or free tools that can boost productivity, along with several awesome ideas I’ve never considered, such as using my cell phone’s camera to “remember” things.
Jul 21, 2006 Advice, Cool tools
Deb Carpenter agreed to speak with me this morning at a local coffeeshop (Starbucks, if you must know). I’ve known Deb for a little over a year, and she’s an incredibly smart and talented writer – the kind of writer who we’re proud to claim as a Renegade Writer fan. Her credits include Parenting, Woman’s …
Jul 20, 2006 Advice, Writer Q&A, Writers
If you write for women’s and health & fitness magazines, you might be interested in the editorial shuffling going on right now, according to a story in today’s Ad Age. In a nutshell, Liz Vaccariello is leaving her post as executive editor at Fitness for the EIC position at Prevention. And Denise Brodey, who was …
Linda told me about fellow writer Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell’s blog post yesterday, where she posted her communications with a Craig’s List advertiser about his ad for a high-paying writing gig, when, in fact, he wanted writers who’d work for free. You know, the glory of exposure and all. His response is, well, as funny as the …
Jul 19, 2006 Book news, Hooks & Crooks, Rants
