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Free Articles
Providing free articles provides me with the opportunity to do two things: (1) continue to hone my writing skills, an on-going process, and (2) offer informative pieces to authors looking for content for their e-zines and web zines. Categories currently include web design, writing, and a piece on saving the environment. It's my goal to soon add articles on legal issues and the art of collecting antiques. I'm looking to constantly expand article categories in an effort to inform and assist authors in their writing endeavors.
Writing Articles
A Writer's Disaster Plan by Kathryn Schleich
After an EF 3 tornado slammed into Hugo, Minnesota over Memorial Day weekend, I started asking myself some serious questions. Hugo is 18 miles north (as the crow flies) of Woodbury, MN where my husband and I call home. That’s the closest I’ve ever been to a tornado and certainly to the kind of devastation visited upon the suburb of St. Paul, and it was a wake-up call. The main question I pondered was this: As a writer (and homeowner, for that matter) did I have in place a plan to protect my writings in the event of a disaster? Click here for entire articleSometimes It's Hard to Say Goodbye by Kathryn Schleich
Like most authors, I belong to several writing-related organizations and groups, and subscribe to a number of newsletters, e-zines, and databases. After being gone for several weeks, I began looking at all the writing-related endeavors I’m involved with and came to the following realization – I needed to tell some of them goodbye. Click here for entire article
So, You're A Writer . . . by Kathryn Schleich
One thing I’ve noticed over the years in my writing career is the number of people who approach me for writing advice. Occasionally the person is another author asking for my personal experience with an aspect of writing, say for example, self-publishing. With those individuals I generally have no problem and am glad to be of assistance. Where I start to draw the line is with a category of individuals the Wall Street Journal has referred to as ‘advice seeking freeloaders’. Click here for entire articleClient Buzz: What Every Writer Should Hear by Kathryn Schleich
As a writer, whenever you take on a project (and this is particularly important for those of us working freelance) you should be hearing client buzz. The buzz coming from your client might consist of answers to your questions about a project, story ideas, interview contacts, or feedback on completed pieces. If you’re not getting client buzz, something is seriously wrong. Click here for entire article
Web Design Articles
Client Buzz: What Every Web Designer Should Hear by Kathryn Schleich
For any web design project I do, I ask clients to tell me exactly what they want so I can successfully meet their goals. While this is common sense, actually getting clients to describe their vision can be harder than you think. If your client isn’t “buzzing” with ideas, you might want to reconsider signing on. Click here for entire articleWeb Design: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered by Kathryn Schleich
As a web designer starting out, I encountered this issue on two different projects and pass along the experiences so other designers don’t make the same mistake. The issue is this – when a client agrees to a web site design, be sure they sign off giving their approval in writing. Whether you devise a form or have someone such as a lawyer draw one up for you, the document should state two things. Click here for entire article
Environmental Articles
15 Things You Can Do To Help Save Our Planet by Kathryn Schleich
I’ve been recycling for years, but it wasn’t until I read Alex Shoumatoff’s article in the May 2007 issue of Vanity Fair, “An Eco-System of One’s Own” that I realized there is a lot more I can do. Shoumatoff takes the reader through the typical American’s daily routine and the resources we consume are staggering. Following are 15 things that anyone can, and should, be doing in an effort to preserve our rapidly changing planet. Click here for entire article
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