August 20, 2012
The field of translation is not one you read or hear about very often–or at least I don’t. It requires great communication skills in more than one language and can lead you down interesting life paths. So I was intrigued when I recently met fellow freelancer and professional French to English translator, Jenn Mercer. Jenn happily [...]
August 8, 2012
I first learned of nonfiction literary agent Lisa Hagan through fellow members of a freelance writing organization I belong to, Triangle Area Freelancers. Her name came up at one of our meetings. Everyone there who had met Lisa or had worked with her had nothing but positive things to say. Words and phrases like wonderful, [...]
August 6, 2012
There is a lot of buzz in professional circles, especially in media and communications, about building your platform or your brand. That’s just another way of saying you have to market yourself online to get your service or medium noticed. Social media technologies, in their myriad forms, are a useful means to that end. I’ve [...]
July 29, 2012
As a writer, I am always interested in hearing what other creative people do to get themselves in the mood. No, not for that — I would rather not know — unless, perhaps, it would make for a funny story. On second thought, I would rather not know. No, I am talking about project mode. [...]
July 28, 2012
Yesterday, Brian Klems, online editor for Writers Digest magazine, notified me via Twitter that Vox Laurus has been named the magazine’s Writing Website of the Week. Yay! That was some nice news to get to end my week. If you go to www.writersdigest.com and scroll down, you will see the announcement and the snapshot of [...]
July 23, 2012
When I seek out people to interview for my blog, I am generally looking for individuals who have taken a huge risk in abandoning the relative security of a 9 to 5 job to strike out on their own. They stand the chance of not having a regular pay check if things go sour, but [...]
July 16, 2012
Sorry, got a little carried away. I’m just really excited about the launch of this blog. It’s the product of several weeks’ worth of work so far. I’m really impressed by the people I’ve interviewed — such intelligent, creative professionals — and am grateful for their time. I also appreciate the trust they’ve placed in [...]
July 14, 2012
Chad Damiani is a screenwriter working out of Los Angeles. Along with his writing partner JP Lavin, Chad has written and/or developed feature films and television projects for Robert Zemeckis, Brett Ratner, Bryan Singer, Eli Roth and others. He also performs longform improv with CAT BATH! — the house team for a bimonthly show called [...]
July 9, 2012
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing editor and writer, Chuck Sambuchino. Chuck knows a thing or two about working hard to make his way through a competitive industry. He works for Writer’s Digest Books and edits two annual resource guides — the GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS as well as the CHILDREN’S WRITER’S & ILLUSTRATOR’S [...]
July 7, 2012
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to conduct a telephone interview with veteran freelance writer, Don Vaughan. Besides having 35 years’ experience as a professional writer, Don is also the founder of Triangle Area Freelancers (TAF), a North Carolina-based networking organization comprised of professional nonfiction writers. I met Don through my membership with [...]
