I’m a forgiving person. I’m not vengeful. I hold very few grudges…and then only momentarily. They’re usually gone by the next day. But today I got something off my chest that has been nagging at me for almost a year, off and on! I feel enormously relieved and satisfied for having done the[…]
This from Award-winning Author, Freelance Writer, Theatre Artist and Facilitator, shared with permission: Hi Kristine, We just connected on LinkedIn and so I checked out your site. AMAZING! You only have to look at it to know you are brilliant at what you do. Bravo. Cheers! Elizabeth Copeland, Artistic Director – KPH Theatre[…]
In looking over a number of recent blog posts, I see that I appeared to be a curmudgeon (of sorts) in a tiny percentage of them.(Curmudgeon defined: ‘a bad-tempered or surly person’.) That’s regrettable…but I won’t delete them. Like the late greats, Andy Rooney and Mark Twain, what’s in them needs telling, maybe[…]
So far today I’ve walked three miles, written 1100 words of on hold messages for a power partner, and gone to get teriyaki chicken for lunch. I feel energized again after a 24-hour “dropout” period. Someone named Daniel (I met him briefly a couple months ago at a networking meeting) called yesterday to[…]
About On Hold Messages — Here are the Basics Every Business Owner Needs to Know I received a call this morning from the wife of a power partner saying they’ll be moving from a home-based business into a similar storefront business in Kent very soon. They need me to write a series of[…]
I know several people (personally) who have hung shingles and proclaimed themselves Social Media Marketing experts, consultants and mavens in the hope of having business owners hire them to do the SMM work they know they need to do but either don’t want to do or don’t have the time to do. […]
What kind of legacy are you building for posterity? This morning I awoke feeling a little depressed for no apparent reason…which happens sometimes. Next I became testy. Nearly everything I read, heard or saw provoked me, so I’ve steered clear of human interaction today as much as possible. (I always do[…]
HOW TO WRITE A KILLER ‘WRITER WANTED’ PROJECT DESCRIPTION Help writers bid reliably every time by following these important PROJECT DESCRIPTION GUIDELINES… © 2015 by Kristine M. Smith When you’re looking for a great copy or content writer, figuring out what should go into a project description (PD) can be hard. Let’s[…]
Okay, I have an actual update for the enhanced edition of DeForest Kelley A Harvest of Memories, My Life and Times with a Remarkable Gentleman Actor (the old title). There will be at least two versions: an 8.5″ x 11″edition and an audio book (MP3 based). I’m bringing the title in house because[…]
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