Jennifer Escalona tells it like it is
I like to say, “yes.” I like to give encouragement, advice, and even the occasional bracing hug. (But only if I know you really well, so don’t get any ideas.) I also intend this blog for beginning freelance writers, baby birds with your beaks open, chirping away for small, slimy worms of wisdom to sustain [...]
I recently wrote several posts about my venture writing for Examiner.com. At the time I was interested in the chance to get local press (like a fellow Atlanta Examiner frequently did) and to write small posts every day about a topic on my niche. I’m sorry to say, though, that with the site’s traffic and [...]
It’s Thursday again, and that means I’m turning this blog over to a specialist freelance writer in a segment I like to call SpecialtyBuzz. SpecialtyBuzz was conceived in response to some recent chatter in the freelance writing world, chatter that seemed to agree that freelance writers who specialize in one product or subject matter have [...]
I took my own advice, and spent last Saturday helping women who live in a local shelter create resumes. Aside from having a great time meeting new people and hearing fascinating stories, I also found that, as often happens in life when you are paying attention, something I have been thinking about quite a bit [...]
Conflicts of interest pop up everywhere. Judges have to recues themselves from cases when they know a defendant personally because that is a conflict of interest. Politicians have to turn down cabinet positions due to potential conflicts of interest. Even that ad agency on Mad Men had to put Pete through all kinds of daddy-issue [...]
I realized that I have been keeping a secret from all of you. Or maybe you all knew about my favorite note taking program before I did and were keeping it a secret from me. Nonetheless, today I want to make sure that the whole world knows about Microsoft OneNote.
Microsoft OneNote came into my life [...]
As I said before, I write for Examiner.com (though lately, watching the bottom line flatten, I haven’t been such a good examiner.) This week, I happened to notice that one of the writing newsletters I receive, Angela Hoy’s Writer’s Weekly, decided to conduct a thorough examination of Examiner.
They did not like what they found.
For anybody [...]
Last Saturday night I came down with something that can only be described as an unholy cross between a Biblical plague and H1N1. Try as I might, I simply did not have the strength to get out of bed that Sunday, and by Monday I knew something was seriously wrong. If I were an employee, [...]
Right after I wrote my two part post on why all good freelance writers need to ask for testimonials, I came across a post on WebWorkerDaily about constructing a client feedback form. This is another route to take in asking for feedback, especially if you are technical or do not want to ask the client [...]
I’ve noticed that many people are finding my blog through searches about Examiner.com, so I thought I would update about my experience with the site. After two weeks, I’m not quite a seasoned veteran yet, but I’m still plugging away as Atlanta’s green business Examiner.
I know what you all want. You want to know how [...]
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