One of the editors I work for recently commented, “You are a jack of all trades!” She meant that she was impressed with the variety of things I know something about, which is a direct result of the fact that I am easily bored. For this client, it helps that I know a little bit…
Month: September 2013
On taking risks
In Monday’s post, I talked about some of my mid-career exploration, and how finding out that the grass only looks greener is a valuable exercise. What if I had found that the grass was greener? Then that would have been fabulous, too, right? So there was no way to lose. I expect that there are…
Travels with Jessica
More Travels with Jessica! On why I read approximately twelve million pages of Tolkien’s purple prose to Jessica. ### Dojo Wisdom for Writers, second edition, now available! Catch a Falling Star (by Jessica Starre) and The Matchmaker Meets Her Match (by Jenny Jacobs), two of my favorite novels. And don’t forget classes for writers—and…
Dojo Wisdom for Writers Book Club – Lesson #1
Welcome to the Dojo Wisdom for Writers Book Club! Every Wednesday, we meet to discuss one of the lessons in Dojo Wisdom for Writers. We’ll go in order, so it’s easy enough to follow along. Read the lesson, then read the blog post, then comment in the comments! Do feel free to comment on each…
Tuesday Trivia
_______________________________________________ My alter ego, Jenny Jacobs, is part of an Amazon promotion for Kindle Fire owners. The book with the special price is Second Acts. More here. And more Conversations with Jessica! And don’t forget that tomorrow is Dojo Wisdom for Writers Book Club! ### Dojo Wisdom for Writers, second edition, now available! Catch a…
On what I learned during Acts 2 through 5
If you’ve been following along at all, you’ll have noticed that a few years ago, I stopped doing as much freelance writing (Act 1) and started focusing on other aspects of my career (Acts 2 through 5). You’ll also have noticed that earlier this year I went back to focusing on freelance writing (Act 6.…