Creating the first album is a massive milestone in any artist or group’s career. But once the feat is accomplished, many doors are opened for their career. Tours, bookings, sync placements, and more are all possible once you have released the comprehensive body of work that an album entails. Releasing an album seems like the […]
Write or draw like it’s real paper with this iPad screen protector. Photo: SwitchEasy If you’re like me, you love your iPad for its many uses and its portability. And an Apple Pencil is fun to use for both writing and drawing on the tablet. But wouldn’t it be more rewarding if it felt more […]
Oddly, I was known in-house as writing the funny episodes of “Law & Order.” That show (the original “Law & Order”) was well-regarded and festooned with awards and praise, but it was definitely not considered a laugh riot. But I couldn’t help myself. I became a TV writer after a career as a journalist and, […]
It’s not by accident that Lisa invited Kate Davis from Fast Company to join the podcast today. The work that Kate and her team and generating are speaking to those of us in the workplace — as if they’re reading our minds. Kate is the deputy editor for Fast Company, along with hosting their weekly […]
Many moons ago, my late friend John Van Doorn strolled ‘round the newsroom flashing a $5 bill, promising it to whoever wrote the worst lede sentence in the next 30 minutes. Need I tell you I won? Let’s do some proactive forward-thinking pre-planning and unpack it and build some synergy toward a working consensus and […]
Some people really don’t like Bob Dylan. They look for reasons and find them in his voice, his mercurial politics and what some interpret as his contempt for his audience. Others think he can do no wrong. Their eyes refuse to see his human flaws and suffer no criticism of their god. Greil Marcus, on […]
Image: Sarah Fader. Design: Marielle Verni/BlogHer. As a writer, Sarah Fader has made a name for herself as a mental health advocate . As someone who suffers from mental illness herself, she wants people to know that it’s okay and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. It can be hard to keep this mindset, especially […]
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 1, 2013. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. On the first day of classes two years ago, I had students in my professional and technical writing course send me an email with their goals for the semester. I discovered they had no understanding of goals, […]
Meredith Noble, Co-Founder and CEO of Learn Grant Writing , is helping those ready for a career change become paid grant writers so they have the flexibility to build a life they love. After quitting her corporate job, Meredith started her self-employment journey but quickly realized she didn’t have a business model to keep her […]
Author Joanna Quinn spent 10 years writing “The Whalebone Theatre.” (Photo credit: Nancy Turner / Courtesy of Knopf) When Joanna Quinn sat down to write her first novel, she knew she wanted to create the sort of sprawling epic period piece she loves to read. Of course, writing a novel like that takes longer than […]
