No, I’m not writing a zombie apocalypse novel. I’m talking about the figurative notion of picking someone’s brain. I had an opportunity to talk to someone recently about how he uses social media to promote his church and where he works. This prompts me to confront my love-hate relationship with social media, but that isContinueContinue reading “Picking Someone’s Brain”
Category Archives: Writing
Self-Evaluation: I Love Writing!
Sometimes when we are examining our own skills, we tend to focus on the negative or what we don’t do well. Today, I thought it would be a good idea to think about a positive skill. For me one positive skill is that I love to write, and I’ve been a competent writer since college.ContinueContinue reading “Self-Evaluation: I Love Writing!”
Practical Matters
I wrote my first blog post on this site in 2016. Initially, I was just looking for a place to vent as I was confronting a career change, but the career change took longer than expected. It took six more years to come about, but I did leave my library career behind. I still appreciateContinueContinue reading “Practical Matters”
Explaining It
I get strange looks from people about my decision to become a freelance writer. Many people can’t imagine working for themselves or even setting their own schedule. They know the daily grind, and they are content living the daily grind. Let me say that I am not criticizing this decision because I used to liveContinueContinue reading “Explaining It”
Old-School Calendar
Yes, I admit that I’m old-school when it comes to planning my week, or I’m mostly old-school. I keep a paper calendar on the wall, use a notebook for my weekly goal list, and have a binder with a “tentative” daily schedule placed in plastic sleeves so I can use a dry erase marker toContinueContinue reading “Old-School Calendar”
All Things Subject to Change 