Lately, there’s been precious little writing going on here – an odd reality given that you’ll find the word “writer” in this blog’s title.
It’s not sloth.
It’s a slew of new Web projects. A little teaching. A rare fly fishing vacation/road trip. And the happy byproduct of taking my own advice (I know, it amuses me [...]
Amusingly, it’s now apparently OK to turn off the swirling tornado of notifications, alerts, bings and (bleeping) beeps that seem to define the working day for so many of us.
We can now move on to actually doing things until complete – one thing at a time – clear in the knowledge that its OK because [...]
Any writer/copywriter who’s ever published a book, sold an article, or launched an ad/direct response campaign understands the post-campaign letdown.
You wait for the world to shower you with praise – proof that the universe finally “gets” your genius – and then… nothing happens.
No reviews. No letters to the editor. Or an “average” response rate.
You might [...]
Freelancers are suffering a recession-linked double-whammy – not only are clients and customers cutting budgets, but the newly unemployed are swelling the ranks of the self-employed, and driving fees downward.
This New York Time article (found via the Copywriter Maven) looks at the recession’s effect on the self-employed (and under-employed), and touches on an often-overlooked [...]
As self-employed gurus (everybody’s a guru nowadays), we’re supposed to embrace the concept of overwork like we do the idea of 24-hour connection.
“At least you’re not starving” is the uncharitable response from friends and colleagues when I mention it’s been busy, but these are the same people I taunt when taking a weekday off to [...]
Found via the always-interesting Daily Obsessional blog: George Orwell’s Rules for Writers:
To all the writers who struggle daily for the right words – whether they’re written in the service of a client, novel or poem – I wish you a very happy, very literate 2009.
Keep writing, Tom Chandler.
A New York Times Book Review essay latches onto Bailoutmania with a humor piece focused on a mythical writer’s bailout, and like most humor, brushes up against a few bruised areas along the way. Still, it’s a humor piece, so we’ll start with writer Paul Greenberg’s lead joke:
A little while back my daughter told me [...]
Only a minute or two for a little stream-of-consciousness here dear readers, but I wanted to welcome you to the new, pared-down theme surrounding the Copywriter Underground’s content.
Call it an overdue change of hairstyle – a new, minimalist look & feel reflecting my somewhat slimmed-down approach to work.
And yes, I’m suggesting it’s a trend.
After all, [...]
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