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Launching a Secret Job Search

Great suggestions here on how use stealth and find a new job without your boss finding out, from Liz Ryan and our friends at Human Workplace. I love their philosophy!  

What is a resume?

Your résumé is your representative in your absence. It is a snapshot of your intentions, qualifications, character, skills and abilities, and work history in words. While concise, it should also be as complete as necessary, an “open book” presenting the honest best of who you are–at a glance. Think of your résumé as a person.  […]

Need money to finance your creative project? Crowdfunding may be your solution.

So you’ve poured out your heart and soul over the past several years, completing your first draft manuscript. You’ve shared it with lots of people, and the consensus is, “This is good! But it’s a little hard to read. Needs editing.” You do your homework and find a skilled professional editor you really like, who […]

ATS Anxiety: Avoiding the Black Hole When Job Hunting

Remember the good old days when you had one resume, wrote a custom cover letter, mailed it, and got back a response from a live person? It seems those days are nearly gone, replaced by a system that can seem like a black hole. The National Resume Writers Association recently offered a teleseminar for members […]

Chicago Writing Workshop: come and meet the pros!

Professionals in Publishing to be in Chicago in May To be successful as an author, learn all you can about the industry by attending writers’ conferences and meeting professionals in the publishing world. For anyone in the Milwaukee and Chicago area, the 2016 Chicago Writing Workshop on May 14 is a great opportunity. A one-day, […]

Why book proposals are important–even for self publishers

A book is both a business and a vehicle. A book’s business plan is called a book proposal. Wise authors take time to write book proposals. Why? Because planning always increase odds of business success. As a vehicle your book carries your ideas, vision, story, or message to readers. That was the whole, point, right? […]

First Success Workshop

The new Milwaukee area Meetup group, “Write Stuff Now,” had its inaugural meeting with Write Stuff’s Book Publishing Workshop last night, with 5 members in attendance, plus the presenter, Laurel Kashinn, and Nathan Fischer. Laurel shared information about creating a strategy to get from having a great idea for a book all the way through […]