Scritch Scratch. Squiggle Scratch. Scritch Scratch. Bang. This is the sound of you, a devoted college student, trying to write a term paper. It’s not going well, is it? Write, erase, write, bang your head on the wall. You’re getting nowhere, and it’s due in two days. You’ll get it done; you always do. But ...
This month, I’m getting paid close to $100 just for filling out some personality inventories and wearing a special wristwatch that monitors light exposure and movement. A few months ago, I made a quick $10 by completing a 40-minute questionnaire about sexual behavior. And last year, I earned $25 for playing a strange computer game ...
A Writer’s Reference, Fifth Edition by Diana Hacker Copyright: 2003 by Bedford/St. Martin’s Boston, MA 02116 This book is a companion volume to the electronic link by which Diana Hacker skillfully leads the aspiring writer into success. As such, it is an interactive teaching tool for beginners, as well as a reference for professional writers ...
I’ve received several pieces of email from people who contact me about going to school online. They recognized some of my work as my classroom (online college school) work. I have written many pieces when I was going to school online. Some of them I have revamped to put into a form to post on ...
In an article in the Public Relations Society of America newsletter, Tactics, the writer states that although employers praise the quantitative skills of MBA college graduates, employers also complain about the writing skills these graduates bring to the workplace Bottom line is that some employers think some graduates bring poor writing skills into the workplace. ...
Writers of novels of all kinds dream about getting their book published and seeing it fly off bookshelves around the globe. But the dream of publication also comes with fears and doubts about the steps included. In fact, seeking publishers and agents can be a huge stressor for potential novelists. One way to take that ...
