Books on Writing
I could read about writing, sometimes instead of sitting down and actually writing, until the cows come home. (“What cows?” asked my then-four-year-old with a puzzled look, once, when I used that expression.)
Tag: Writers
What She Learned About Jack
Read this article and you’ll understand why I’m interested in gathering and writing personal histories.
Love in the Time of Amazon.com
They call it a cautionary tale about husband-and-wife authors, or, “Love in the Time of Amazon.com.”
Why I’m Bad At Scheduling Meetings
Wow, this article, which my Twitter friend Pierre Omidyar posted about today,* really resonated with me. It’s called: and it’s by Paul Graham, and it starts like this: One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they’re on a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them …
Writer/Editorial Consultant
One of my specialties is that I write for businesses. Here’s what you’d find if you read my Copywriting page: These days it’s especially important that your business stands out. That it gets noticed. How do you make that happen? We work together and make sure your potential clients know …
New York Times: News Without Newspapers
An article in tomorrow’s New York Times is titled ‘Hyperlocal’ Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers. If your local newspaper shuts down, what will take the place of its coverage? Perhaps a package of information about your neighborhood, or even your block, assembled by a computer. A number of Web start-up …
Our “On The Cheap” Sites To Launch 3/10
Leslie: “Oh, nothing much; what’s new with you?” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Leslie Lang hawaiionthecheap@gmail.com 808 964-1494 Twitter: @LeslieLang  Kris Bordessa hawaiionthecheap@gmail.com 530 295-0887 Twitter: @KBordessa “On The Cheap” Websites Highlight Best Bargains on the Big Island and in Honolulu Hilo, HI – March 6, 2009 – Tuesday, March …
“This I Believe” on the Importance of Preserving Family Stories
I mentioned that I’ve become a member of the Association of Personal Historians, and I just listened to an interesting “This I Believe” audio story by Stefani Twyford, one of its members, on Houston Public Radio. She talks about family stories and working as a personal historian. From her essay: Each time …
2009: My Power Freelancing Year, In Spite of the Economic Disaster
I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, which usually just end up being rather disappointing. But like many people, I do tend to get reflective at the end of the year. Doesn’t it seem like a perfect time to pull one’s thoughts together and plan for a fresh new year coming …
Procrastination and the Freelance Writer
Procrastination is not the freelance writer’s friend. Of all the suggestions I’ve heard over the years regarding being an efficient freelance writer, one of the best has been to start on an assignment as soon as you get it. I try to do this and it really works. Sometimes it’s just getting …