Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

I sat there, my hands edging towards the keyboard… but I couldn’t bring myself to touch it. Traditional print markets like magazines and books have a long time lag between initial composition and final publication – the online world moves much faster. No wonder you freeze up when you sit down to write.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 11 July, 2009 The importance of having someone to talk to Recently, I met with a former colleague for an inpromptu lunch. I often reach out to my network to get answers to problems that come up at the office or just to lend a sympathetic ear. Read professional magazines when you get the opportunity.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

And I’ve been soaking up advice from sites like Copyblogger and Men with Pens as well as material from some other excellent writers in the blogosphere. No one assigns you experience points or notes when you’ve leveled up. How to Improve Faster Want to speed up? We stare at blank screens. We chew pencils.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

He sounded like he had a huge stick up his butt. I was riled up. No delicate tippy-tapping on the keyboard for me. She’s got a temper and blows up at absolutely nothing. I did type the email when something similar happened, and it ended up destroying a long running business relationship. Or had he?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

The fact that he is still slightly amazed about his fame makes his posts interesting, in that he brings up questions that I think we should all ask ourselves. I really can’t screw up too badly. It’s fun, but it’s not like I sit at my keyboard, occasionally throwing my arms into the air and squealing, “Wheeeeeee! I’m writing!”

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

We need to listen to one another and see if those new ideas have merit, or if they open up any other possible courses of action. It’s up to us to stop allowing others to make decisions for our industry, our careers, and our lives, both as a group and as individuals. We Can Wake Up a Bit It’s not like we have a choice, you know.

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