Tag: writing career
Short Story Sunday: A Storied Start
Posted by Michael Kwan | Feb 28, 2021 | Thinking Out Loud | 0
Sunday Snippet: Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror)
Posted by Michael Kwan | May 3, 2020 | Writing Tips | 0
Writer’s Block Is a Myth
by Michael Kwan | Feb 14, 2018 | Writing Tips | 1
I’ve been writing professionally for 12 years. While I am nowhere near what you might even...
Read MoreOn the Life of a Prolific Blogger
by Michael Kwan | Jun 2, 2015 | Freelance Life | 0
A major concept that all new freelancers, independent contractors and small business owners need...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Richard Ford on Writing
by Michael Kwan | May 3, 2015 | Freelance Life, Quotes to Live By | 0
View image | gettyimages.com “Writing for a living is a privilege, not a God-given right, as...
Read MoreWhat’s Up Wednesdays: No Foolin’ Edition
by Michael Kwan | Apr 1, 2015 | Stuff & Things | 1
You’ll need to be extra skeptical as you make your way around the Internet today. Rather...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
by Michael Kwan | Oct 12, 2014 | Freelance Life, Quotes to Live By | 0
“The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And...
Read MoreWhat’s Up Wednesdays: Coffee Break
by Michael Kwan | May 28, 2014 | Life Lessons, Stuff & Things | 0
Here on Beyond the Rhetoric, I put up the occasional blog post with valuable lessons from the...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Cyril Connolly (1903 – 1974)
by Michael Kwan | Feb 16, 2014 | Perspectives, Quotes to Live By | 1
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no...
Read MoreBeyond the Margins: An Indispensable Guide for First-Time Freelance Writers, Designers, and Other Work-from-Home Professionals
by Michael Kwan | Dec 9, 2013 | Freelance Life | 2
You could say that this little project has been more than three years in the making. Ever since I...
Read MoreOn the Vanity of the Byline
by Michael Kwan | Jun 13, 2013 | Freelance Life | 0
This is a subject that we explored very briefly earlier this year in a What’s Up Wednesday...
Read MoreWhat’s Up Wednesdays: Race to the Top
by Michael Kwan | Jul 25, 2012 | Stuff & Things | 1
It’s hump day. As has become a tradition here on Beyond the Rhetoric, that means it’s...
Read MoreWhy Video Doesn’t Spell Doom for Article Writers
by Michael Kwan | Jul 19, 2012 | Freelance Life | 7
Ever since the Internet became such an important aspect of our daily lives, there has been a need...
Read MoreWhy My University Degree Wasn’t a Waste of Time and Money
by Michael Kwan | Jul 12, 2012 | Freelance Life | 4
There are ongoing debates about the value of a college education. Many people say that the piece...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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