Posted in Writing on Dec 7th, 2010
Over the last few months, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend when reading online: lots and lots of typos. I’m not just talking about bloggers who edit their own stuff—I’m talking about big-time sites like The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Is it just me or are people getting more and more careless [...]
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Posted in Tips, Writing on Nov 8th, 2010
I’ll make this short—I don’t have much time. It’s 3:12AM and my wife is feeding our ten-week old daughter. In a few minutes she’ll burp up some milk and I’ll have to stop writing to make sure she doesn’t choke and die. When a life hangs in the balance, trying to find time to write [...]
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Posted in Blogging, Jobs, Writing on Jun 14th, 2010
Last week I decided to publish a story on Wisebread called Why ETFs Suck. I knew the title was a little edgy, but that’s what I was going for. The whole point of writing the article was to say one thing: most everyday people don’t need this financial instrument despite all the hype that’s out [...]
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Posted in Writing on Jan 8th, 2010
I’m your typical writer type: loves to read fiction and claims to write as much as he can. The reading part is all true. Usually, I devour as much fiction as I can, along with the occasional Malcolm Gladwell or Michael Lewis book. Then I spend a lot of time thinking about writing. But last [...]
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