The Freelancing Fallacy: You Believe a Freelancing Career Means You’re Your Own Boss
Enraptured by the idea of running your own business so you’re your own boss? Sick and tired of answering to a tyrannical boss at work? Love the idea of getting up whenever you want to without having to apologize to
Returning to Grad School After 13 Years: What I’ve Learned So Far
Considering grad school? I did. For over 10 years, actually, after I’d completed a Masters and two years of a PhD. Now I have a husband, two kids, a freelancing business, and my sanity. So I added a part-time PhD
Even Groups That Don’t Cost a Dime Cost You Time
Make the Most of Your Group Membership Unfortunately, when I started writing, I didn't have the equivalent of my 20 years of dancing training to teach me how to do it. I’d taken an online course, contacted a magazine I had
Time to Focus
You'll find that one of the hardest things to accept with leading a more creative life is that you will need to focus. Despite what many self-help gurus say, you can't have it all. (I'm not against self-help gurus, but
Are You a Forest Type or a Tree Type?
“This constant back-and-forth is one of the most metabolism-consuming things that our brain can do. We step out of time, out of the moment, and survey the big picture. We like what we see or we don’t, and then we
Do You “Risk It All” for Your Dreams?
I’ve been reading self-help books on and off for years, and I wonder how they can promise that you can “have it all.” However, I also find these inspiring, and they often get me to think about my life in
3 Don’ts and 6 Dos for Attracting Good Writers to Your Company
If your company is having a hard time finding good writers, then read on, because I have a few tips for you. I was recently headhunted for a writing position at a company. (Yay, me!) I did apply, but then I
Being Interviewed for an Article? A Few Tips
Whether you’ve just launched your book, are announcing a new tour, or celebrating your next opening night, you’ll likely find yourself talking to media at some point or other. I interview people from many industries for the magazine articles I
What is Good Writing?
No one definite answer to “What makes for good writing?” exists. Some people focus on mechanics, others on plot. Some label a piece of writing as “good” simply if it holds their interest. However, when it comes to the debate of
A Quick Note on Gut Feeling
I know gut feeling is highly debatable: No one has more impeccable intuition that Captain Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and he's a fictional character. Some argue that gut feeling is just our five sense working with our brain