First, Do No Harm: Social Media **

Does anybody else remember some of the early days of being online? Many pages lacked images because they took too long to download over dialup connections. Email still used dot-matrix printers which zipped back and forth across the page with a motion that reminded you of a typewriter. (If you’re too young to know whatContinueContinue reading “First, Do No Harm: Social Media **”

When Do I Get to Consider Myself a Professional Writer? **

I’ve been thinking a lot about this question lately, and it reminds me of the career field I left last year. I used to be a librarian, but I was only considered a librarian with a lowercase ”l” because I never completed a master’s degree in library science. Never mind that I had over twentyContinueContinue reading “When Do I Get to Consider Myself a Professional Writer? **”

Doing the Prep Work **

I’ve been researching how to improve my blog because there are plenty of bloggers out there who are way better at the process than I am, and they have put the time in to make their blogs amazing. I’m not obsessed with being an amazing blogger, but I am keen to be a good, informativeContinueContinue reading “Doing the Prep Work **”