The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

June 19th, 2008

Installing The New Equipment in the Writer’s Office

So about 8:30 I come home with a brand new HP OfficeJet j5780 which I got from my nearby Staples. It’s cool; it’s small, it has a sheet feeder and a pretty small footprint… smaller than the one it replaced.
I’d forgotten the goat dance that goes on when you get new equipment.
First, there’s the unpacking. […]

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February 26th, 2008

Can You Really See Your Screen?

Have you ever been editing your work on screen and had trouble erasing what you thought was an errant period? Except it turned out to be a spec of who knows what masquerading as misplaced punctuation. Or, if you’re like me, you’ll notice weird spots on your screen… mine are usually toward the bottom and […]

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February 11th, 2008

What’s In Your Office (Or On Your Desk)?

Every now and again I run a what’s on your desk post, where I share what’s on mine and invite you to do the same… only now I have a whole office. It’s a mess, but I love it. So here’s what’s in my office:

Two windows facing south… I love it.
A computer hutch belonging to […]

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March 27th, 2007

What’s On Your Desk?

Okay, I’m bragging… my desk is close to tidy. Someone suggested that while a cluttered desk may be a sign of a cluttered mind, a clean desk actually opened up space for your writing business to expand.
I have no idea if that’s true or not, but the idea of cleaning up my desk so my […]

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