• Tips for freelance writers stuck in a rut

    February 16th arrived… along with a reply to my daily email. I immediately knew this wasn’t the typical gushing about how awesome yesterday’s email was. Well… maybe I’m overstating that… just a little… Although… please feel free to send fan… Read more…

  • It’s not rocket science…

    Friday just past was the last Friday in April. Which means it was… Arbor Day! 🌲 🌳 🌴 It was launched in Nebraska, in 1872. And was about valuing trees that gave food, shade, and renewable resources. Fun fact… on… Read more…

  • Why am I typing my email at 2:16am?

    It’s 2:16am… and here I am typing my email. What’s going on? Because usually I sleep like a log until 6am. Maybe a little before. Hang on… maybe I do know. Or at least can narrow it down to three… Read more…

  • At times like this, pushing through just isn’t gonna work…

    I’m sitting here at my laptop for a “productivity” session. And… nothing. What? Why? How? Quiet space… check! Time scheduled for writing… check! Laptop out and ready to go… check! But… nothing. And no matter what I do, I just… Read more…

  • Something hamstery this way comes…

    My email from two days ago… along with the clicks and messages in my inbox… are giving me the distinct impression that… Teasing you with the prospect of something cute and hamstery… ought to be my new sales technique! You… Read more…

  • The sun’ll come out tomorrow

    I came home to my youngest belting out… “The sun’ll come out tomorrow…” 🎶 Yep… It’s that time of the year when the local theatre company starts auditions for their next production. This time it’s Annie. And all the ladies… Read more…

  • Who’s a cute little fella?

    What do you get when Chris’s brain and Canva’s Magic Media AI have a baby? Well… it might look a little like the cute fella who is now hard at work creating new pages on my website. Like this one,… Read more…

  • The great unsubscribe amnesty

    In marketing there’s often this sense of desperation about growing your email list to be as enormous as possible. Wanting anyone and everyone to be on it. Comparing sizes with others. And being heartbroken should even one person unsubscribe. But,… Read more…

  • If the worst that can happen is you become a better writer… why not?

    I know I get sideways glances when I mention this one thing. After all… It’s not a “best practice”. And “you’ll burn out your list”. Or “you’ll not be able to keep it up”. I’m talking about daily email. Why… Read more…

  • Humans are from Earth. Not Krypton.

    March 4th, 2021. A day etched in my mind forever. I was driving from our home in the country. Heading to the city for a morning meeting. It was for a committee where I was the new representative from our… Read more…