The title of  Speak and Grow Rich always made me think that there must be an easier way to make money selling words.  With public speaking, you don’t even have to write them down, right?
I think I’m pretty funny in my head while I’m washing dishes; thinking compelling thoughts in a mental narrative that only [...]

I keep a page with this title on each one of my sites, saved as a draft or password protected. I use it as a general “things to do next” and a place to document the invisible work I’ve done on the site. It’s amazing that I can remember what each of my six kids [...]

Elizabeth Halford, of Digital Photography School, did an excellent job of sharing some of the ways she makes money as a freelance photographer. She said people are often surprised to discover she’s working 40 hours a week, since she has her days free to spend however she wishes. Simply put, she works in the evening. [...]

How to Access Clipboard History
It’s my own fault: I should be writing in a word processing program, instead of directly into the edit box at Suite101. In my defense, I was out of the habit for a while because their interface didn’t support the Chrome browser. So instead of using Internet Explorer or Firefox, [...]

On writer’s message boards, occasionally someone new will ask seasoned writers about our process. What steps do we go through in the writing process, to write fast web copy that (hopefully) doesn’t suck?
The process that works for me is so different from what I’m being asked to do in school (did I mention I’m attending [...]