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FreelanceCampTO

August 25, 2010

FreelanceCampTO – Join your fellow Toronto area freelancers for the first freelancecampTO on Sun Oct 3 at the Ryerson Ted Rogers School of Management. Camp-style events are user-generated conferences that are open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants. freelancecampTO will focus on how to be a better freelancer. The event is free, but [...]

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Turn Your Keyboard Back Into a Typewriter

June 18, 2010

USB Typewriter. Customized from old typewriters. Lovers of the look, feel, and quality of old fashioned manual typewriters can now use them as keyboards for any USB-capable computer, such as a PC, Mac, or even iPad! The modification is easy to install, it involves no messy wiring, and does not change the outward appearance of the [...]

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An Obit for Philip Gooderham

May 25, 2010

Philip Andrew Gooderham died on May 18th, this year. I don’t who he is or was. But I read his obituary in the newspaper. I don’t usually read them, my Mom has been an obit reader for years and if I am sitting near enough at the time she gives me the highlights and her [...]

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Article Directories for Your Own Writing?

May 16, 2010

I’ve been working on my web directory, for links. Today I wandered into a WordPress plugin which lets you create an article directory. Not sure yet if it is part of your blog, a separate page, or a blog on it’s own. Perhaps it could be either way as both would make sense depending on [...]

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Not Quite the Everyday

May 13, 2010

Grammar tip from GrammarSnobs.com Everyday is an adjective. When you need a noun form, use every day. Kmart offers everyday values. I go there every day. Grammar isn’t my specialty. I’m even doubting my use of “everyday” in the title with this post. Should it be two words or just one? I’ve learned to try [...]

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Sharing Life Stories

May 8, 2010

From A Storied Career on Twitter, I found out about International Day for Sharing Life Stories. …encouraging individuals and organizations to this year’s 3rd International Day for Sharing Life celebration on May 16, 2010! As in the prior years, we encourage you to consider any number of activities, including: Story Circles in schools, community centers, [...]

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How to Write an Author Resource Box

April 10, 2010

An author resource box is a small section (usually) at the bottom of the article the author has written. It must be kept short and to the point. Too much content and it just won’t be read. An author bio or profile is longer, able to contain a lot more facts, self promotion and credentials. [...]

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Using an Author Box to Reduce Sidebar Clutter

April 8, 2010

Today I came up with another idea to get rid of sidebar clutter, an author resource box. Usually, an author resource box is used in blogs written by multiple writers, or by authors who routinely write for article directories which syndicate their articles out to everyone and anyone. An author resource box is the only [...]

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Guidelines for Dialogue

April 3, 2010

This isn’t an exact guide to writing dialogue, there are always going to be unique situations. But as a guide it is pretty good, I think. Use words and language which your characters would actually use. Give a character his or her own favourite phrases. Their own unique self expression. Please don’t try to mimic [...]

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Seed for US Only

January 27, 2010

AOL has a site for writers and photographers to get paid for the jobs they post. The site is called Seed but it is US only. Must be to do with legal and financial stuff. Posting the link for those in the US to follow up on it. Good luck!

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Do You Have a Favourite Word?

December 4, 2009

Have you heard of Wordnik? It’s an online dictionary which I read about on WebWorkerDaily.I like the look of the site, it’s a clean, fresh design. Better yet, I tested it with some odd words and it passed, had them all listed. It did not give a perfectly clear description for each but it was [...]

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