I Have Been Nominated for the 2011 Small Business Influencer Award

  In addition to being a writer, blogger, live blogger, roller skater and community servant, I am also an entrepreneur.   My business, The Write Design Company, boosts the online engagement and bottom lines of companies and events of all sizes through writing, blogging, live blogging and social media.  We also provide training and coaching services. [...]

Listen to My Interview with Diane Latiker from Kids Off the Block

I am partnering with We Are Not Alone – No Estamos Solos to highlight community heroes committed tot he prevention of youth violence. Diane Latiker, the Executive Director of Kids Off the Block, is one who comes to mind when people think of youth programs on the South Side.  She opened her home to the [...]

I AM ANGRY and You Should Be, Too Because We’re Next

I received the following message this morning from New York Times: “New Jersey Legislature Approves Deep Cuts in Benefits to Public Workers New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday approved a broad rollback in benefits for three-quarters of a million government workers and retirees, the deepest cut in state and local costs in memory, in a major [...]

The Difference Between Proofreading and Editing According to Marcie

Someone wanted me to proofread his work. I did. He came back and told me that the work I returned to him “looks like what I sent you with just a few corrections.” It was. He went on to explain that he “wanted it to flow better” and he “wanted the words to jump off [...]

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