It’s not mundane, it’s writing

The steady push forward of writing projects (like the feature on Jonathan Coulton or the article on Kate Walton or the column for the newest women’s magazine - Privvy) is essential to finding more success.
The trouble most writers run into is either motivation or inspiration. Mine is certainly not inspiration. In fact, this morning I [...]

Popular Science Showcase

The following column is also going to appear as a Bowl of Cheese podcast later today. Enjoy.
The coffee table in your house probably has on it a magazine or two. The publications are there either to impress visitors, to give you something to flip through while your partner is watching Top Chef or American Idol, [...]

Wander Wednesday

I did a bunch of record-keeping today and lined up a bunch of potential articles and features in and around the city. Unfortunately I was once again reminded that I have to be thinking much more like a magazine editor and event planner than a simple seat-of-my-pants freelancer.
What I mean by that is that if [...]

Query Tuesday

After sending off a few queries this morning, I’m ready to jump back into my Filemaker database and enter that info.
You shouldn’t be surprised that a big part of writing is also business. Instead of being ensconced in an office where the record-keeping and the payroll and the lunch and the HVAC and the security [...]

Patriot’s Day - Boston

Today is the last of my meandering, on-assignment days. I went to Key West and other parts of Florida this past week to write some columns and research some travel, opinion, scooter, entertainment, food, relationship and environmental pieces.
I got a wealth of knowledge, a bunch of story ideas and fodder, and a much-needed break from [...]

On location

All this week I’ll be spending some time on location with Ernest Hemingway and James Buffet.
The posts might be a little sporadic, but I’ll catch you up to speed when I return.
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