When I first moved there in 1992, I thought Denver was pretty small to be a two-newspaper town. If I recall correctly, the whole Denver metro area had less than two million people. It didn't have pro baseball or hockey teams yet, though they were on the way. It didn't have much in the way of...

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Writers often need help in choosing words. This project is working to develop tools that will help writers by showing them some of the alternative ways by which they can express their ideas. For writers, a thesaurus can be of help, but the re...

One of the key ingredients of a small business success is the Business Plan. If you are planning to raise some funds through govt. agencies or through your bank the first thing they would need is a Business Plan. Apart from the requirements for funding your business, you also need the plan to define...

Good Monday morning readers! Today, I’m shining the spotlight on Rachel C. Weingarten, a creative brand strategist and president of Octagon Marketing Group (Formerly GTK Marketing Group). Rachel also is the author of Career and Corporate Coolâ„¢, Hello Gorgeous! Beauty Products in America, and...

Bidding can be one of the hardest things to get right. Someone asked me the other day if I had a bidding template. I’ve discussed bidding before, but for those who missed it, here’s a snapshot of my approach to bidding. 1. Read The Brief I start by reading the brief carefully so that I c...

Have you ever hammered nails into a board with a banana? Me neither. But yesterday, a Minnesota news station demonstrated that cold weather has certain unlikely advantages. Apparently, when the mercury drops to -13 or below, a banana will freeze so solid that you can use it to hammer nails into a bo...

I know many freelancers who would love to skip over the marketing and self-promotion part of this business and simply write and edit all day long. And I’ll be the first to admit that I used to fall into that camp. But unless you get the word out there about your services and what you have to o...

One of the great things about blogging is that, for the most part, there is little lead time. You write something and then you publish it. If you’re lucky, you get feedback and if it is particularly good you get repeat visitors. You might write ahead, gathering several days or even weeks worth...

What is the short answer? It is possible to make money as a novelist, but it isn’t easy. Can anyone write novels? There are no educational or social requirements to becoming a novelist. Education helps you develop writing skills and get involved in the community of writing, but it is not a req...

In my last article I discussed the value of hardiness. Hardiness is the ability to handle problems in constructive ways. It is the key to success as a writer. Here are a few ways in which you can increase your hardiness. Eliminate (At Least Reduce) Poor Coping Habits People indulge in bad habits whe...