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A Few Things to Consider Before Quitting Your Job
Once you are in a stable position within a company, pay raises can sometimes be slow and usually involve a set amount per year. But if you are quitting for a new employer, you can negotiate a new rate before being hired. This can involve…
My NaNoWriMo 2019 Results and Tips for You To Succeed at NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo (National Write a Novel in a Month) 2019 is Over So, the question now becomes how did I do? Well, when it comes to the goal of writing 50,000 words I failed. For the month my total word count came to 30,732 new words…
Highgate Cemetery With Karl Marx and Douglas Adams
I recently made a visit to explore around Highgate Cemetery in London. The graveyard is the final resting place of two really well-known people from history. The first is Karl Marx. We have all heard of Marx a well-known communist, who the term Marxism is…
I Participate in NaNoWriMo 2019
My first experience with NaNoWriMo (National Write a Novel in a Month) was in 2007. I signed up for a workshop with some other writers looking for group motivation to write a book. The workshop was led by an instructor who gave us advice and…
No More Excuses for Not Writing and Tips for Getting It Done
As my mother says, “excuses are like assholes, everyone has one, some are just worse than others.” And people who want to write but don’t are full of excuses. My brother recently told me about an idea he had for a book, then said, “It’s…
Occupational Adjustments: What I’ve learned From Multiple Careers
In generations past, it was customary to go into a line of work and spend the majority of your life with that company, waiting for that day you can retire and enjoy life. Not anymore. Today it is much more common to have multiple careers…