Most people, at some point, fantasize about being a freelancer, working on their own and coming and going as they please. Usually the conversation goes something like this: “Boy, I wish I could work...
Today as I was jotting down thoughts for a New Year’s blog about some of the things we writers (me especially!) need to stop doing this year, and other things we might start trying...
I recently read an interview in which several authors discussed whether or not they actually enjoyed writing for a living. It’s a pretty interesting question to ask because I think a lot of writers...
The magazine feature article, Idaho’s Basque Tables, written by Patti Murphy for Sun Valley Magazine, recently received two awards. The historical feature was honored with the First Place Award of Excellence in the Idaho...
(graphic source) “There are, it seems, two kinds of editors. The first kind cares mainly about himself, about how his editing performance reflects on him and getting ahead or getting stroked or getting to...
“Why write in a few words what you can write in many.” ~ Patti Murphy Over the years I’ve fretted over meeting, as close as possible, the word count my editors give me when...
“We think good ideas to death, when we should be acting them to life.” ~ Brian G. Jett “A new idea is like a child. It’s easier to conceive than to deliver.” ~ Ted...
In 2005, I left the world of regular paychecks, corner offices and difficult bosses to become my own boss. I opened my own public relations agency and at the same time began taking...
