Monthly Archives: July 2013

Working on a Chromebook

I recently got my new Samsung Series 3 Chromebook in the mail, and I’m quite satisfied. I was already using Google Drive for my work, so the transition was pretty smooth for me. I could understand someone who’s got everything in MS Office files being thrown off by Google’s platform, but it’s honestly much easier…

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Brevity is the Soul of Wit (and Good Copy)

When people pay for copy, especially the first time around, they become understandably concerned with things like word count. After all, you’re paying for words, aren’t you? Well, not exactly. You’re paying for the message that those words convey (and the power of the words used). If a few lines is all it takes to convince…

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Copywriting and Poetry

I wanted to write a bit about how I think copy and poetry are similar and why reading (and enjoying) poetry is great for copywriters. Putting artistic concerns aside, poetry is all about capturing the essence of something in words. Personally, I’m a big fan of Romantic Era poetry, but later writers such as Thomas…

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How to Increase Your Productivity

For the most part, this article will help both freelance workers and their office-bound counterparts, but the main goal is to help freelancer writers increase productivity and make their jobs a little easier. Little Changes One of the most well-known methods for increasing productivity is really quite simple: taking a five minute break every half-hour.…

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