Your vaguely advertising-adjacent summer reading list
They say (you know, the infamous They) that readers make the best writers. Theoretically, readers who read about writing should be the best writers of all, right? (Realize that, as …
Bonus Fun Time: Work-From-Home merit badges
Well, just look at you, work-from-homers! You’ve been working hard to adapt to a new work-from-home environment, and I’m proud of you. (Assuming you’ve actually been working hard to adapt …
12 tools that help me focus when it’s really SQUIRREL
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Kid with ADHD. Kid with ADHD — Want to go ride bikes? I’m allowed to make that joke, because I have what doctors refer to as …
The Queen’s Speech
In these difficult times… I’ve got nothing. Everyone else is starting all their copy with “in these difficult times…” so I thought I’d join in. Wait! I’ve got one: In …
Stay with me here: Maybe all corporate-speak isn’t bad
Corporate jargon is derided universally, with the possible exception of people who insist on using it. (And for all we know, those people die inside a little more every time …
Blog in the Time of Cholera: Communicating responsibly during an epidemic
Coronavirus panic serves no one — but you gotta admit, it’s pretty hard not to sometimes. Within the week prior to this posting (March 2, 2020), the U.S. has experienced: …
On the importance of failure
I stand before you today with inadvisable bangs. I thought they’d work. I was wrong. I tried to cut wispy bangs, I failed, and now the penalty for my failure …
Ways of making you talk: How to be a better interviewer
You wouldn’t think someone who’s introverted nearly to the point of misanthropy would be a badass interviewer, but I’m full of surprises. I think it’s because I love hearing stories, …
Lies, damned lies, and statistics: How to avoid the first two when using the third
Someone, and I’m not going to say who, but I am going to say he shares a bed with me at night and isn’t a flatulent rat terrier, likes to …
How to not need me to write for you
Yes, I am arguably launching my blog by potentially torpedoing my career. A lot of my clients hire me because they’re busy: They’re in a growth period, and they don’t …