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Wednesday, July 28, 2004They Didn't Lie... Networking IS the Key - So Hold onto Those Contacts!I can remember it clearly. Nearly every course I took in college ingrained (is that a word? If not, cool, I just coined my own term!;o) the following into my mind.... "Networking is the key to everything you know. A lot of times getting a job is not a matter of how good your resume is or what your... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, July 27, 2004Where Do You Get Your Ideas? Here is a list of clever places 4 inspiration:I get mine from ALL OVER.... junk mail * TV commercials (how can you do it better, what is their message and what publication could benefit from that) * recipes on food packaging * overheard conversations * DREAMS! * things that others have done--not in a plagiarising sense, but in a 'how can i spin... Sign in to see full entry.Deadline Day Is OVER--What a RELIEF! Do You Ever Set Personal Deadlines?So now I get to relax and enjoy the rest of my week with some quieter times and less to do around the office! Maybe I will even get another article written up at work... O:-) I am wondering - Do you guys ever set personal deadlines to ensure you get your writing done on time? I really need to start.... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, July 26, 2004Spend Money to Make Money? Have You Ever Done It?For my freelancing business, I have already purchased a filing cabinet, a brand new printer, lots of new paper, postage stamps, return address labels and paid shipping for free business cards... Probably bringing me to a grand total of $200-plus. Now, for convenience's sake, I am considering buying... Sign in to see full entry.I Wrote and Submitted an Article AT WORK!!!Oh man, and my boss walked right to my desk and had me do something while I still had the MS word open on my desktop! Open, as in up and typing! It's ok, though, because we tend to have two or three hours of downtime on deadline day while we're waiting for our ad manager to finish placing the ads.... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, July 25, 2004Did Not Write a Blasted Thing This Weekend... Until--I was just about to come home from a weekend with my honey and I realized I didn't write him the little note he comes to expect each time I visit him or sometimes when he visits me... I usually hide a little love note for him somewhere where I know he will be sure to find it, and this time I forgot... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, July 23, 2004First Blog on the Job: Today's Lesson.... PACING YOURSELFYep, you read that right. I am blogging at work. OOoooooooooooh, you're gonna get in truuuuuuuuuh-bulllllllll... Yea well, actually not, because we are sooo bored out of our minds. It is Friday and Monday and Tuesday are our deadline days, but there really isn't anything to do. So we have been... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, July 22, 2004The Value of Outlines...A Couple of Notes Saves You Loads (of TIME!)Sometimes I really mean to write a lot... like a couple of articles a day, or an entire article rather quickly.... But then I get sidetracked and find myself without the time to write my stories... What should one do in this instance? Well, for starters, jot down your notes on a piece of paper or in... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, July 21, 2004The Dreaded Interview.... Just DO IT Already...!!Does anyone else suffer a hesitancy to schedule an interview or call an article subject just to go over the specifics of the story you intend to write? I mean, it will be sooo much easier to write the story once you do the initial interview, but I just can't get myself motivated sometimes! I have... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, July 20, 2004Does Writing a Letter to a Friend Count as Writing for Today? I have been aLazy duckling lately since starting this new job... So writing to a friend--does it? Well, of course! Does writing a song or a poem count as writing? Writing a song or a poem for a friend counts, too... so why wouldn't writing a letter or a note inside a card? Just because it isn't intellectual... Sign in to see full entry. |
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