Earlier this week I was giving advice to a freelancing friend of mine who was having a bad day, and I heard myself say, “If this assignment violates your code, then don’t do it. It’s as simple as that.”

It made me wonder how many of us have a code, personal rules or standards we won’t …

Jan 16, 2009 Ethics, Observations, Personal yammerings, Rules

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Asking for help

I’ve been struggling with a book proposal for going on two years. Every couple of weeks, my husband asks, “How’s the X book coming?” and I feel the pool of despair inch out a little farther in my gut. This weekend he asked again and I snapped, “It’s not, okay? Lay off!” I rarely snap, …

Oct 15, 2008 Book authoring, Help us!, Observations, Personal yammerings, Self improvement