In early 2017, the freelancing bug once again called to me due to a pending layoff within my company. For the first time in my 33 years of work life, I would be a victim of numbers and expense cuts…
Just because someone is in prison doesn’t mean they can’t, or won’t, sue you. If they find out about your book, read it, and don’t like what you’ve written about them…
I’ve gotten excited (probably a bit TOO excited) when I find published errors. If it’s a website of a national news organization, I get positively giddy! My heart races, my fingers tingle…
I put it back into forward gear, and tried to shift into reverse again. Nothing. You cannot stop a boat without reverse and I was running out of deep water quickly!
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Has you print on demand book suddenly been listed as “out of stock” or “unavailable” on Amazon? Or, does it now have a ridiculous lead time – like “Usually ships in 1 to 2 months?” You need to read this and you need to immediately contact your publisher…
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Once we hit Tampa Bay, however, it got really rough, really fast. Brian got to test out his safety harness. It worked! If he hadn’t had it on, he’d have taken a dive while working on the sails…
Never assume an interview subject isn’t paying attention. They may hire you to write for them later!
