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4 Ways Freelancers Can Use LinkedIn to Build Their Freelance Business

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:40:49 -0400

4 Ways Freelancers Can Use LinkedIn to Build Their Freelance Business

10 Feminist Poets You Should Know

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:02:31 -0400

10 Feminist Poets You Should Know

What Are The Most Well-Read Cities In America? Three DC Area Cities on There!

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:34:18 -0400

What Are The Most Well-Read Cities In America? Three DC Area Cities on There!:

Kicking off the summer reading season, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced its annual list of the Most Well-Read Cities in America. The ranking was determined by compiling sales data of all book, magazine and newspaper sales in both print and Kindle format since June 1, 2011, on a per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents. The Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities are:

You should be writing

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:53:53 -0400

You should be writing

5 Wildly Creative Outlines for Writers

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:51:30 -0400

5 Wildly Creative Outlines for Writers

The Best (and Hardest) Way to Start a Company

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:27:52 -0400

The Best (and Hardest) Way to Start a Company

Top 10 Fonts Web Designers Love [Infographic]

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:38:57 -0400

Top 10 Fonts Web Designers Love [Infographic]

Influence of classic literature on writers declining, study claims

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:20:00 -0400

Influence of classic literature on writers declining, study claims:

Modern authors are stylistically influenced by their contemporaries rather than writers from the 18th and 19th centuries, according to word-frequency study of classic literature

E-Books in America [infographic]

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:26:01 -0400

E-Books in America [infographic]

"If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. ―..."

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:38:23 -0400

“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
― Toni Morrison”

- Toni Morrison (via thecertitudes)

Hiring a Virtual Assistant for Your Blog

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:21:30 -0400

Hiring a Virtual Assistant for Your Blog

"Remember that time is money."

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:41:56 -0400

“Remember that time is money.”

- ~~~ Benjamin Franklin

10 Great Tips for Success in Both Life and Business

Sun, 13 May 2012 10:16:31 -0400

10 Great Tips for Success in Both Life and Business

More Businesses Burdened By Slow-Paying Customers

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:41:54 -0400

More Businesses Burdened By Slow-Paying Customers:

About one in seven small business owners cite payment irregularities as their most challenging business problem.

5 Steps to Implement Responsive Web Design

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:19:29 -0400

5 Steps to Implement Responsive Web Design

ilovecharts: ragbag: holiday’s i was writing my moms a...

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:29:32 -0400

ilovecharts:

ragbag:

holiday’s

i was writing my moms a mother’s day card (using a cæesar cipher and invisible ink) when i got to wondering how mother’s day is supposed to be punctuated. is it:

mother’s day (singular possessive)—a day that belongs to each mother

mothers’ day (plural possessive)—a day that belongs to all mothers

mothers day (plural attributive)—a day for all of us to honour mothers

it turns out that anna jarvis, the populariser of mother’s day was pretty specific with her apostrophe intentions, she stated:

it was to be a singular possessive, for each family to honour their mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world

so that settles that. but what about other u.s. holidays—do they all get the same treatment? it turns out that they don’t and like other aspects of government, the spelling of holidays is fraught with inconsistency. therefore i made us this handy crib sheet so we won’t embarrass ourselves when writing future columbus day and st. patrick’s day cards.

note: unbeknownst to me, presidents day is not the actual name of the holiday—it’s washington’s birthday. since presidents day is not official, there’s no official way to spell it and we are left to the mercy of car dealerships and furniture store circulars.

also inconsistent: is how it’s st. patrick’s day but columbus day.

then: there’s the odd case of veterans day.

finally: i would like to note that hallowe’en is a perfectly acceptable varient of halloween and therefore it is the only holiday that uses an apostrophe for purposes of contraction.

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is it lame or cool to note that this chart is set in itc barcelona? donald says lame but donald wears black socks at the gym

thank you pierce for your unwavering enthusiasm to all things u.s.

Now typo free! Deleting the previous post in 3 … 2 …

55 Popular Pinterest Pinboards for Your Office Decor...

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:35:04 -0400

How To Succeed As A Part-Time Freelance Writer – Part 1

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:10:05 -0400

How To Succeed As A Part-Time Freelance Writer – Part 1

Computer scientists show what makes movie lines memorable

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:39:49 -0400

Computer scientists show what makes movie lines memorable:

The study suggests that memorable lines use familiar sentence structure but incorporate distinctive words or phrases, and they make general statements that could apply elsewhere. The latter may explain why lines such as, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” or “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for” (accompanied by a hand gesture) have become standing jokes. You can use them in a different context and apply the line to your own situation.

32 iPad Apps That Writers Just Love

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:21:32 -0400

32 iPad Apps That Writers Just Love