I edit a lot of writing. In my work, I review the prose of CEOs and celebrities, assistants and managers. Some of them are actually very good writers, but the ones I really enjoy editing are not. There's something very satisfying about taking a … [Continue reading] about The Things We Capitalize
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Writing Is Difficult For Writers
When my husband and I went to our girl's back to school night a couple of weeks ago, one of the things her kindergarten teacher asked us to do was to write a letter that he could keep in a file, to read to her in the event that there's a major … [Continue reading] about Writing Is Difficult For Writers
5am is early
This is the end of my fifth week of full-time employment. I am very happy to say that I have kept up my practice of getting up at 5am to squeeze some writing in before the kids wake up and the chaos of the day takes over. I honestly didn't know if I … [Continue reading] about 5am is early
Adjusting to Full Time
It's my impression, that when people take "real" jobs, they usually have a while to prepare themselves. You know, just a week or two to figure out what they're going to do with the kids, how they're going to commute, and all that. Well, since I was … [Continue reading] about Adjusting to Full Time
Big Changes
There's big goings on 'round these parts as of late. I mentioned a few months ago that my biggest client asked what it would take to get me to give up this freelance life and come on as full time employee. The way he broached the subject, I kind of … [Continue reading] about Big Changes
Love in the Time of Cholera
I'm taking some time to hang with the family today. So in lieu of my own witty words, I'll share with you one of my favorite moments in fiction, originally written in Spanish in 1985 by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, for his novel "Love in the Time of … [Continue reading] about Love in the Time of Cholera
The inner workings of a 5-year-old mind
One of the things I like to note, when I'm out and about in my daily life, is the way people talk. Some people have little verbal ticks that you just can't make up, so when I can I try to notice them and write them down for future use. Kids are … [Continue reading] about The inner workings of a 5-year-old mind