Today’s blogathon assignment is a haiku. Well, then: The blogathon calls for haiku, short poem but: harder than it looks
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Category: Advice for Freelancers
Rules for life, maybe
Over the years, I’ve accumulated a list of advice from various people, ranging from college roommates to Dear Abby, and it’s all stuff I try to live by. Sometimes I do better than others. None of this is original; no sources are cited, but if you know of any definitive sources, let me know so… [Read More]
Fun posts from around the Blogathon
Last week, Blogathon participants were asked to do a round-up of interesting posts written by other participants. But who had time last weekend? So here’s mine, a week late. First, Denise Schipani took on the issue of kids’ artwork. She doesn’t save it, and I don’t blame her! Teri Van House Cettina combined two topics… [Read More]
Good news? Bad news? Who knows?
As part of the blogathon, I’ve been reviewing some old posts and realize that I often write something like, “Is this good? Is this bad? I don’t know.” That’s because life is so darn strange that we often don’t know if something is good or bad until it has had a chance to play out,… [Read More]
Advertising, media, church, state
Journalism has long been a profession with strict ethics, one of the best known being the wall between editorial and advertising. I’ve had editors tell me outright that they could not use me because I’ve done a lot of corporate work, and I understand that. I’ve long thought that the effect of the Internet was… [Read More]