Well, here I came to write you all a post for Monday morning, and instead, spent most of my time chatting on Twitter, checking my email, catching up on forum posts over at Ravelry (a knitting social site, for those of you who don’t know. And, if you do knit…
Mental Radar
Remember when we talked about Focus? And how doing just one thing, rather than jumping between multiple ones, would get things done faster? It sounds good, right? And logical? Be honest–how many windows do you have open on your computer right now? I’m guessing there’s a word processor, an email…
Best
Joanna doesn’t make it easy. She wants me to pick my best post of the year. Now, I am beyond terrible at picking only one thing whenever anybody asks me to name a favorite–author, song, cookie recipe, spinning fiber, book. About the best I can usually do is narrow it…
Why We Need Professional Writers
Remember when I wrote about how, sometimes, words don’t matter so much? Well, go watch this sweet and meaningful short film (5:55), which is all about EXACTLY why words matter. Talk about the importance of getting words just right. In fact, this is exactly the point of why professional writers…
Domain Question for You Experts
You tell me–if I got an email that said this: We are Hong Kong Network Service Company Limited which is the domain name register center in Asia. We received a formal application from a company who is applying to register “punctualityrules” as their domain name and Internet keyword on Dec…
Sometimes It’s Not About the Words
Okay, this will be a shock, since I’m all about words and their value and importance. But, sometimes? Images matter more. At my day job, my boss said she wanted something different for the company Holiday cards this year, and mentioned a flyer-style card she got last year that had…
Comparison
Just for comparison’s sake. The old design (click for bigger): The new design. (Well, obviously, this is what you’re LOOKING at, but I figure this makes for good record-keeping for any future changes I might make, so…) A friend and I were just chatting about how much more “open” the…
Be Thankful
Be Thankful for the Writers who inspire you. Be Thankful for the Readers who make it all worth while. Be Thankful for the Computer which connects you. Be Thankful for the Pen which lets your thoughts out. Be Thankful for the Journal which keeps your thoughts private. Be Thankful for…
Bring Your Work into Focus
How do you work? Or, do anything, really? Do you focus on one thing? Or do you multi-task? Clearly, there are advantages to each. When you focus on one thing, you get done faster. It’s like running a race with your eyes on the finish line–no room for any thought…
Pondering
Hmm … you know you’ve been writing too long when a headline that reads, “Cougar Attacks Teen Girl Who Got into its Pen” makes you wonder, Why did the cougar have a pen? And what was it writing? And who was it writing to?