For other reasons than my business coach suggested, I started a project that will stretch my comfort zone, introduce me to new people, and teach me new things. Those are my goals. The project is to ask five questions of people who seem “successful.” I, of course, do not define success as many others do.… Continue Reading
While I am not a Grammar Nazi, I would say that I’m a Use Your Words Properly Nazi. A what? I tend to get snarky when people use the wrong words. Or sassy. For example, I was at a workout and the trainer had us swinging our knees side to side. The goal is to… Continue Reading
I regularly use a headline analyzer to see if the titles I’ve come up with are impactful. For the most part it does a good job, and I’m learning what words have more punch – at least as far as the programmers of the analyzer believe. (That is another rant altogether.) Admittedly, I am cheap… Continue Reading
I admit it, I am a below-average driver – as evidenced by the multiple dings in my car. I tend to speed, I get impatient, and I’ve been known to look over the wrong shoulder. There are several reasons why I have no problem confessing to my below-average status: I know worse drivers. No one… Continue Reading
As a writer, people have been expressing concern for my business because of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications that are so popular. That’s not the writing I do. What ChatGPT Writes I am far from being an expert at ChatGPT, AI, and many other things. Here’s what I’ve learned about ChatGPT and other… Continue Reading
I was going over something for a client recently that put me in Annoyed Editor Mode. The first paragraph did several subject jumps that I found more than a touch confusing. I pointed out the problem, “how did we go from subject A, to subject B, to subject C?” and I made a general suggestion… Continue Reading
I volunteer at the San Francisco Writers Conference doing my “get sh!t done” thing. Specifically, I do logistical management of the 8-minute consultations (previously of just the editors, now of all of them). Having done this for several years with a core group of editors, I’ve become well known for my ability to perform scheduling… Continue Reading
I once had a coaching assignment: come up with 100 adjectives for myself. Even as a Word Nerd, this was a stretch for me. Someone suggested that I ask others – it’s only cheating if I feel that it’s cheating. Nope, not cheating. With my list somewhere in the 70s, a friend looked at me… Continue Reading
This little quip is thanks to Chuck Rosenberg, he said it on The Racheal Maddow Show a couple of years ago (at least, that’s when I heard it) and I knew I would have to do something with it. First off, it is important to understand that – as a humungous organization – nothing the… Continue Reading
*** DISCLAIMER: I am not advocating being nasty or hurting people’s feelings.Just being creative when you are and might. *** One of the best reasons to have an expansive vocabulary is so that you can insult people with style. Crassly insulting someone/thing in public is generally frowned upon. For example, “you’re f-ing ugly” is a… Continue Reading