Beyond the Rhetoric

What do you know now that you wish you knew then? It’s a question that gets asked of many people at many different stages in their lives and I’ve found myself looking in the mirror about this query. I’ve been a professional freelance writer for five years and, it makes me wonder, what would I [...]

“A manager does not manage people. People are unmanageable. The manager manages the system.” The above quote was tweeted a couple of days ago by Pete Quily, who I met at last year’s Freelance Camp in Vancouver. It doesn’t have to do with running a freelance business specifically, but it does provide an interesting perspective [...]

Part of the reason why I oftentimes have trouble falling asleep at night is that I have a difficult time “shutting off” my brain. Even when it comes time to relax, my mind is still running at a mile a minute, jumping from one topic to the next. A couple of random musings that I [...]

Last week, we discussed a couple of homonyms (here and hear) that can cause people some confusion. They sound exactly the same, but have entirely different meanings. Other sets of words can sound similar, but have drastically different meanings too. Today we’ll be taking a look at three such words: allusion, illusion, and elusion. These [...]

Before we get down to the usual Wednesday speedlink, I just want to throw out a quick reminder that there are only a few days left in my CES swag giveaway. Make sure you get in your entries before the end of the month if you want to be eligible to win one of the [...]