I started writing for money at the age of 20, when I got a paid internship at my university. My supervisors were a writer from the University Relations Department and a Pulitzer-prize nominated former music critic from the Chicago Tribune. One or the other, usually both, of these mentors, plus the Public Relations Director, reviewed [...]
Posts Tagged ‘linkedin’
Writers, Editors, and Why Writers in the Age of an Unedited Internet Need Editors More Than Ever
Posted in Freelancing, Writing, tagged editing, Internett, linkedin, writing on September 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Passable to Professional: Surefire Ways to Improve Your Writing
Posted in Craft, Freelancing, Writing, tagged linkedin, writing technique on September 11, 2011 | 13 Comments »
At one of the publishing companies I worked for many years ago, the copyeditors had a list of common and funny mistakes, which they passed around. I stumbled across that piece of paper lately and had a good laugh: The more things change, the more they stay the same. I’m editing for a couple of [...]
Lessons (Re)-Learned From the Other Side of the Editor-Writer Equation
Posted in Freelancing, Travel Writing, Uncategorized, Writing, tagged Business of freelancing, linkedin on May 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
A funny thing happens when you swap roles: Perspectives change. We know this, of course. Nonetheless, I am sometimes taken by surprise. I’m starting a new website, and I’m in the very early stages of looking for writers to work with me on a revenue share basis. Which makes me, I suppose, an “editor.” So [...]
Changing the Lightbulbs in Your Publisher’s Office
Posted in Freelancing, Writing, tagged Freelancing, linkedin on February 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Think your publishers are laboring in the dark? Here’s why that may be true…. Q . How many writers does it take to change a light bulb? A. Why does it have to be changed, it makes perfect sense the way it is. Q. How many crime writers does it take to change a light [...]
Cooks Source Firestorm Over Plagiarism
Posted in Copyrights and Contracts, Internet Issues, tagged cooks source, Copyright, linkedin, plagiarism on November 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’m late to the party… the one where you stand by the side of the road watching a car wreck. I learned about the Cooks Source plagiarism fiasco a little more than 24 hours ago, when there were a mere 300 or so comments on Cooks Source’s Facebook page, before NPR, the Guardian (UK), Washington Post [...]
Updates, Suite101 Blog Interviews Karen Berger
Posted in Marketing, Travel Writing, tagged linkedin on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was interviewed in “The Limelight,” Suite101.com’s blog, by associate editor Lima Al-Azzeh. Mostly, we talk about managing a long-term writing career, networking, and a little bit about long-distance hiking, which has been the subject of many of my books and articles. Update: unfortunately, Suite does not keep complete archives and the interview is gone). [...]
Beethoven’s Fur Elise and Viral Marketing
Posted in Marketing, Music, tagged Business of freelancing, linkedin on October 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Funnily enough, or perhaps it’s inevitable, of all the articles (156 at this writing) I’ve published on Suite 101, the one that is getting the most number of hits on the day of its launch isn’t about hiking or music, where I have lots of readers, but, funnily enough, marketing. Viral marketing, to be precise. [...]
I Came, I Shopped, I Got the… What’s it Called?
Posted in Music, Travel Writing, tagged linkedin, souvenir shopping, Travel Writing on September 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Some people collect stamps. I collect musical instruments I can’t play, the more exotic the better. In real life, I don’t like shopping. I can go months telling myself I don’t need a new pair of shoes, just to avoid the agony of trying to find a pair of size 11s that don’t hurt my [...]
Writing and Discounting for Non-Profits
Posted in Business Issues, Freelancing, Writing, tagged Business of freelancing, linkedin, pricing, working for non protis on September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Do electricians, cleaning crews, the phone company, the landlord, and the office furniture suppliers give discounts to non-profits? Usually not. But non-profit organizations (whose staffs also get a normal monthy paycheck) are quick to ask for discounts from freelance writers. Should we give discounts? And under what circumstances? When does it makes sense? When doesn’t it? I was asked [...]
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