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Shakespeare? What a Good-for-Nothing!
Want to Be a Good Writer? Read! A recent WaPo blog post, “Why Kids Hate School, Subject by Subject,” eviscerated the most common, core subject areas taught in high school, labeling almost all of them...
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First Stab at an Info-graph (for Fellow Freelance Writers)
Before I introduce my very first attempt at an infograph, can I take a moment to needle you a moment? Would you please consider subscribing to my blog feed (orange square, to your left). I lost my RSS...
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Research Summary- Nonprofit Websites
Best practices for your non profit website! I thought I’d share the results of a some poking around I did on nonprofit websites, which I combined with previous knowledge gained from writing website...
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“How to Blog a Book” Book Tour Stop- Coming Right Up!
I’m reviewing Nina Amir’s “How to Blog a Book” for About.com, and will include some additional info in this space. Be sure to stop by Monday at 10am for a look at this new offering from Writer’s Digest.
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How to Blog a Book by Nina Amir
I just reviewed How to Blog a Book by Nina Amir over at About.com as part of her virtual book tour. Definitely check out the full review there, fellow writers. I think you’ll find that her book has...
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Say Hello to My Kid’s Journalism Class!
Hellllo readers and writers, Today (Wednesday) I am guesting (bright and early) in the 7th grade journalism class at Waverly Middle School. Mari’s teacher has asked me to talk about: Your approach to...
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Fellow Freelancers: Check out “The Freelancer’s Bible” by Sara Horowitz
Peeps, seriously. I review a lot of books. A lot. And in my seven years of freelancing, I’ve reviewed many of the same “how to freelance” or “how to freelance write”-type books (especially after I got...
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All About the 1099
Well followers, I really just wanted to let my subcontractors know that their 1099s will be on the way as soon as I possibly can get to it. But that seems like a waste of space, so just a few notes for...
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In Case You Missed It- Check Me Out on HuffPo
Hey friends of GWP, In case you missed my incessant Tweets and so on, be sure to check out my new article up at Huffington Post: “5 Reasons Why YOU Should Care About Immigration Reform” by Allena Tapia...
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Yes, That’s Me on the News Talking Immigration Reform (link) (Español abajo)
Last week, I was excited to field a call from a local reporter looking for some a woman-on-the-street perspective on Obama’s immigration reform proposals. Thanks to the super awesome SEO plug-in of...
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Office Makeover Photos
Be sure to check out my Pinterest board for explanations, brands, process and etc of my home office makeover!
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Upcoming Latino Cultural Events – Lansing & Beyond
Menudo Bowl! (Friendly UM-MSU rivalry game), Lansing Hispanic Women in the Network Meeting, Olivet Community Cinema, The Graduates, WKAR, East Lansing, MSU Day of the Dead Altar Display and...
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Word Nerd’s Dream: Yes, You Can Get Paid to Read!
Are you a writer/reader? Would you like to learn about the market for PAID book reviews? I’ve been publishing book reviews for close to a decade- in fact, it’s one of my more steady income streams as a...
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Chavez & Latino-Centric Events in Lansing March #Lansinglatinos
Upcoming Chavez and other Community Events of Special Interest to Lansing’s Latinos #lansinglatinos March is always a packed month in Lansing! Following is an attempt at a comprehensive list of events...
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Three Things I Learned Refreshing My Website
Yes, I did finally finish my website. I guess I shouldn’t tell you that the process took two years, because inability to finish projects isn’t one of my characteristics (seriously, ask my husband, once...
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Want Repeat Clients? You Got to WOO Them!
I’m tired and cannot think of a clever caption. Read my article. Srsly? Forgot the link? #Freelance #Writers Want repeat clients? Make it a love story! https://t.co/rxNBsk1JVG...
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