As an “Evil Genius”, I am quite comfortable plotting my next scheme or the demise of my enemies, but I have the hardest time coming up with a plot for a story. Premise? No problem. Characters? Check. Background, Setting, etc.? Yep. Conflict/Resolution/Character growth? Umm… I kinda, sorta wish their was a “Sims” game for writing. … Continue reading Plotting & Machine Writing
Month: May 2008
A quick note
Clever is not the same as smart. Think about it.
What I should probably say is nothing, but…
Seriously, if you are looking for skilled freelance writer, for goodness sake, proofread your job posting. You are not likely to have quality articles written if you ask for quality articles to be ‘writen’. I may be shooting myself in the foot here, as potential employers may come to this site to check out my… Continue reading What I should probably say is nothing, but…
The blog post that isn’t
I was going to write about the "Bridges Out of Poverty" training I received today, but I am just way too exhausted (three modifiers, count them, three modifiers for exhausted, ah ah ah…I must be tired. I promise, I will post an entry about "Bridges Out of Poverty." Really, I will, I swear. Good night,… Continue reading The blog post that isn’t
SMART Goals
Most people that have spent any time in a Corporate or Government environment are familiar with ‘SMART Goals’. SMART stands for: Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic/Relevant Timely/Time-Bound At my job, all employees are required to come up with three SMART Goals at their annual evaluation. It is recommended that we provide one long-term goal (over one… Continue reading SMART Goals