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  • Parenting

    To make space for more memories, I’m deleting the outtakes

    By author / September 5, 2022

     I started this week with about 16,600 photos stashed on my personal computer. I didn’t check the beginning numbers on my phone’s archive, but after an hour of sorting and deleting on both devices, I still had…

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    Feeling too frazzled to write? Just write one page

    By author / March 5, 2022

    Elaborate daily calendars are unrealistic for parents and caregivers who write. Keep it simple and write one page a day.

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  • Rejection happens to all freelance writers. Here's what I did with my essay contest submission
    freelancing,  Humor,  writing business

    My essay contest entry was rejected. This is what I did

    By author / March 4, 2022

    It was an essay contest I had had my eye on for years—idly, because I’d obviously forgotten all about writing down the deadline—and, like many things of this nature, unfortunately a pay-to-play (we’ll discuss my feelings about…

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    How to talk to your kids about Ukraine: a homeschool lesson plan

    By author / March 3, 2022

    Right now, there is no more significant global event in our national conversation than Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and we believe it's imperative for us to be talking to kids about Ukraine. As homeschoolers, we were taught…

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    Writer anxiety is common; try our 12 best coping tips

    By author / March 1, 2022

    It’s no surprise that what's happening in Ukraine has been spiking feelings of fear, sadness, anger, depression, and anxiety among writers and creatives everywhere. Here are 12 tips for managing those fears.

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    Humor,  Parenting,  Working From Home

    It’s tough to be a working mother with sick kids

    By author / February 9, 2022

    When women talk about the structural impossibility of winning at both motherhood and career, and when working mothers vent our exasperation at always taking the hits whenever one of our children is sick, this is what we…

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  • Y’all Need a Copy Editor

    Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Bloomberg News, are you TRYING to start a war?

    By author / February 5, 2022

    News publications often write dummy headlines before inserting the final version. In the context of heightened international tensions, Bloomberg News made an incredibly irresponsible pick.

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    Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Do a photo background check, please!

    By author / February 4, 2022

    Why it’s wrong: Actress Emily Deschanel is posed in front of several colorful words that represent her show’s brand: "Observe! Analyze!" Except, thanks to unfortunate subject placement, that’s not what it says at all.

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    Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Chile verde isn’t red

    By author / January 29, 2022

    Y’all Need a Copy Editor is a column dedicated to the kinds of sloppy mistakes that can embarrass a brand, diminish a minority group, or undermine a key message. 

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  • An attractive display of sweets is used to explain to handle problems at work.
    Working From Home,  Writing,  writing business,  writing process

    The candy is going to fall: How to handle problems at work

    By author / February 10, 2021

    Succeeding as a writer depends on learning to cope and handle problems at work. The daily challengers aren't going anywhere, so waiting for the perfect moment, isn't going to get you very far.

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  • Writer anxiety is common; try our 12 best coping tips

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