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Posted in Books, Uncategorized, Writing on Oct 29th, 2007
I love reading interviews with authors that I have recently read or like so much I’ll read whatever they come out with.
These are some of my favorite (they are old but really insightful):
- David Foster Wallace on the Charlie Rose show. DFW also at Salon.
- George Saunders interviewed at Bookslut.
- Salvador Plascencia (the author of [...]
Money managers and big companies are trying to swindle people into another huge mistake. Check out this article from Marketwatch on exchange traded funds.
For those of you that aren’t familiar with them, these are basically mutual funds that you “buy” like stocks. Their value goes up and down throughout the day like a stock and [...]
Posted in Ad Friday, Advertising, Copywriting on Oct 26th, 2007
Here is the first in what hopefully becomes a weekly thing at The Writer’s Coin. This is how it will work, I’ll write out an idea for an ad and see what readers think, whether I should produce it and put it into my portfolio. Other times I’ll put up two different campaigns for the [...]
Posted in Outside the box on Oct 26th, 2007
Sometimes you have to step outside the box, you know?
I want to do one of those weekly “things” on this blog where once a week (or maybe once a month, it depends) where I address an issue or talk about a specific topic.
But one thing I think keeps me sane (and will keep me fresh, [...]
Posted in Ad Friday, Advertising on Oct 25th, 2007
Here is what I’m thinking will help keep me working on my advertising portfolio: a weekly posting of an ad I’ve come up with. Maybe even two different campaigns for the same product and then I’ll have readers pick which one they like best.
We’ll call it “Ad Friday.”
If I churn out one ad a [...]
Posted in Blogging on Oct 25th, 2007
So I know this blog is very young and all but lately I’ve found myself thinking about it WAY too much. Everything that I do or that happens in my life is met with “how can I turn this into a good post?”
Now, I’m familiar with a similar effect when it comes to writing. That [...]
Here is another great post by Trent over at The Simple Dollar.
It’s an old post that he just re-linked to as he talks about following your dreams.
Anyway, the former post is about turning off your TV and how it can be a great first step in getting things done and achieving your goals.
And I agree. [...]
Posted in Jobs on Oct 24th, 2007
Here’s the thing that makes me uncomfortable about interviews: I don’t have enough time to get the real me out there.
Maybe that sounds strange but every time I go on an interview I sit there wondering, “What is this person thinking about me right now?” And inevitable the answer is “He/she probably thinks I’m [...]
Posted in Creativity, Writing on Oct 24th, 2007
This past weekend I went to see this play called The Sparrow.
It was awful but I had an incredible time.
Huh?
It had been a while since I had seen a play or even gone to the movie theater and I had forgotten the buzz I get by being immersed in such a creative environment. I was [...]
It’s easier and more motivating to think of budgeting and saving as a series of problems that can be solved if you put a little thought into it.
For me, I have a few things that could prevent me from making my budget every week:
Problem: Books I love books. I also love to read, but having [...]
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