Happy New Year Everyone! is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

I know, I know. I’ve been remiss in updating this blog. Somehow though I’m in the process of thinking long and hard about how best to maximize this cyber real estate. I’m getting there. In the meantime, here’s a free desktop calendar for January 2012 that I’ve been fiddling with. Use this as wallpaper on [...]

Happy New Year Everyone! is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

5 Strategies on How to Get Hired on oDesk is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

My online freelancing life couldn’t be better! I have a steady base of clients on oDesk—which is my measure of oDesk success—as well as a steady stream of project invites. (And besides juggling clients, there’s also one adorable little tyke that loves snagging his auntie’s attention whenever he likes.) So when I received an email [...]

5 Strategies on How to Get Hired on oDesk is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

Multivitamins in Older Women Linked to Higher Mortality Risk is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

Okay, I’m in a dilemma now. There’s a new study out that says taking multivitamins in older women could lead to “higher mortality risks.” In other words, you might just die earlier than expected. My question is: Just how early is early death? Do I discontinue my supplements now? If I do, How long do [...]

Multivitamins in Older Women Linked to Higher Mortality Risk is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

What’s Your Writing Voice? is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

As usual, I was following one link after another on the Net and I came across Typealizer.com, an interesting app that interprets your blog’s personality—and consequently your writing voice—using how a blogger chooses to communicate. Mattias Osttmar, who runs the site, says it’s about “mind patterns, interests and human motivations”. If I understand it correctly, [...]

What’s Your Writing Voice? is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

Positioning: The Battle For Your Mind by Al Ries and Jack Trout is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.

With my decision to begin training as a direct response copywriter, I started reading books that—shall we say—get me into the mindset of one. Lurking in copywriting forums, I found that one of the recommended reading for aspiring copywriters was Al Ries and Jack Trout’s . I must say, it was such an engaging and [...]

Positioning: The Battle For Your Mind by Al Ries and Jack Trout is a copyrighted material from: writer in draft.