So many social networks, so little time

This is a great article in Ad Age that can help you navigate through the world of social networks and use them to your best advantage.
Like Liza, I have a Twitter account, a Facebook page, a blog, a CrackBerry, but it’s hard for me to stay focused on what I really want to get out [...]

Rejection doesn’t always mean the end of an opportunity

As I mentioned before, I’m in a writing group.  Four of us meet every few weeks to share new writing samples, offer ideas and support each other on projects.  One of the members got a rejection letter recently and another member responded by saying, “I think this puts you farther down the patch of being a [...]

SC Smiles articles

For many seasoned writers, it might be just another day for them to see their name in print.
You see, for most public relations professionals, their sole goal is to stay behind the curtain and get their clients’ names published and to position them as experts in their respective industries. 
I have spent my entire career doing [...]

Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keeler

I took a creative writing class with Mindy Friddle (http://www.mindyfriddle.com/), author of the garden angel – which by the way is a really great book, and she suggested that any aspiring writer subscribe to Garrison Keeler’s daily poetry e-mail blasts to spark creativity, see how other artists use words as a form of expression and [...]