by Karen Smith | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog
I field a lot of questions from new and aspiring writers who get the jitters when they finish their drafts and think it’s time to release their debut novels to the world. They stutter to a halt and wonder what to do next. Will people like their books? How will...
by Karen Smith | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog
Lockdowns, WFH, and other measures taken to isolate people and keep them from interacting with others (including job loss) afforded some folks the time to do what they said they always wanted to do: writing a book. In doing so, those people discovered two...
by Karen Smith | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog
When reviewing potential gigs, I have to choose between applying for writing gigs and editing gigs. Although both involve playing with words, they require different mindsets and skill sets. Frankly, this year has not been good for writing, especially for writing...
by Karen Smith | Aug 17, 2021 | Blog
The closer I get to retirement age, the more I think I ought to reduce my workload. Then I find myself with a day or two not scheduled to the max and spend my time hunting for new gigs and submitting bids for work. I’m a glutton for punishment, obviously.Steady...
by Karen Smith | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog
Way back in the 1990s, it became de rigueur for businesses to exhort their wage slaves into giving 110 percent to the job. I always loathed that expectation as well as its phrasing. When not wallowing in the magic of word salads, I tend toward the literal and logical....
by Karen Smith | Jul 27, 2021 | Blog
Expectations. We try to live up or down to them. Expectations set standards that real life often adjusts for us, whether we will it not not. There’s nothing quite like the high of exceeded expectations and nothing quite like the disappointment of falling...
