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Miranda M. Hansen
I'm always looking for new outdoor adventure non-fiction or anything chronicling a female journalist. i want to be inspired. any recommendations?
68 weeks ago from Book Shelf
Candice Reed:
Anything by or about Martha Gellhorn- she was amazing! MoreAnything by or about Martha Gellhorn- she was amazing! http://www.amazon.com/Travels-Myself-Another-Martha-Gellhorn/dp/15854209...
68 weeks ago
68 weeks ago
Anisha
I've recently been asked to edit a business book. The author and I have not decided on payment option, so I thought I'd throw this up here. How much should I ask for? Having never done this before, I'm about as clueless as the author! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Candice Reed:
Anisha- check out the rates in Writer's Digest. Don't give your work/time away. Here's a link- it's a few years old but it's a big help. Good ...MoreAnisha- check out the rates in Writer's Digest. Don't give your work/time away. Here's a link- it's a few years old but it's a big help. Good luck!
http://www.writersdigest.com/article/flat-fees-vs-hourly-rates/
82 weeks ago
http://www.writersdigest.com/article/flat-fees-vs-hourly-rates/
82 weeks ago
Kim N. Campbell
Has anyone had to overcome being socially awkward in a new work environment. I started a new part time job for a company I really like but am painfully awkward and don't want to seem like a bad fit. How do you guys get comfy with fellow employees at a new job?
86 weeks ago from Ask Penelope Trunk!, Brazen Careerist's Top 50 Gen-Y Companies and Brazen Undergrads1 more
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Kim N. Campbell:
Thank You so much everybody, everyone's advice has been really helpful.
@rebecca-brough pita chips and hummus for snacks and they seemed to ...MoreThank You so much everybody, everyone's advice has been really helpful.
@rebecca-brough pita chips and hummus for snacks and they seemed to appreciate that. Food totally brings people together.
@anne- great point! being patient with the process of feeling part of the family is probably really important. Few people come in and immediately fit in. Letting it happen will probably be best. Right along the lines of what Lynn and Paul said, I'd rather be awkward for a while than be contrived, fake and annoying trying to be part of the gang.
@Melissa, I work at starbucks too so I have totally got the sunny morning greeting down! I think that helps too.
What's great about this office is they have a kitchen and a different team member cooks lunch for everyone once a day. I cooked for the first time Monday and got a chance to talk with everyone about all sorts of things. It really helped me feel more comfortable with everyone.I trust that over time, I'll fit right in.
Thanks so much for all of your thoughtful feedback.
:)
85 weeks ago
@rebecca-brough pita chips and hummus for snacks and they seemed to ...MoreThank You so much everybody, everyone's advice has been really helpful.
@rebecca-brough pita chips and hummus for snacks and they seemed to appreciate that. Food totally brings people together.
@anne- great point! being patient with the process of feeling part of the family is probably really important. Few people come in and immediately fit in. Letting it happen will probably be best. Right along the lines of what Lynn and Paul said, I'd rather be awkward for a while than be contrived, fake and annoying trying to be part of the gang.
@Melissa, I work at starbucks too so I have totally got the sunny morning greeting down! I think that helps too.
What's great about this office is they have a kitchen and a different team member cooks lunch for everyone once a day. I cooked for the first time Monday and got a chance to talk with everyone about all sorts of things. It really helped me feel more comfortable with everyone.I trust that over time, I'll fit right in.
Thanks so much for all of your thoughtful feedback.
:)
85 weeks ago
Penelope Trunk:
I think it would actually be weird if you went to a job and were not a little awkward at first. I mean, you don't know the people or the politics ...MoreI think it would actually be weird if you went to a job and were not a little awkward at first. I mean, you don't know the people or the politics or workplace customs. So it's fine to be a little timid about that stuff. Just be confident about who you are. That's important. And, one-on-one lunches get you to know the people and the culture much faster than group lunches, I think.
85 weeks ago
85 weeks ago
Candice Reed
Hey- it's Saturday, so I hope you don't mind if I brag; my book, Thank You for Firing Me snagged a great review on Huffington Post. Check it out between soccer matches!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/giles-slade/book-review-ithank-you-fo_b_60...
Candice Reed
Author and ex- editor of H & G Magazine Dominique Browning was on TV this morn pushing her book.I just finished reading it and have to say it was tough trying to feel sorry for a rich woman who lost her job, couldn't figure out which of her homes to live in and has/had a masochistic relationship with some guy for 10 years. Hell, he even helped edit her book. Maybe I'm wrong, but real people can't quite relate to this type of job loss. Or maybe it's just me. Maybe I need a cheeseburger.
Candice Reed
I just came back from wine country in Canada- threw the toothbrush and a bathing suit in the car and pointed it north. (NYT just did a story about the area on Sunday..pretty sure they are following me.) The point is: would you rather have a six-thousand square foot home and fancy-ass car or the ability to travel and live life the way you are supposed to live it? I made my choice. Think about it and get back to me.
Penelope Trunk
I just did something big with my blog ideas: I threw them all out. I have kept a spreadsheet for years of links to ideas I like and ideas for posts I should write. And I used to write all my posts from this sheet. I decided I was actually bogged down by ideas. I decided it's easier to have ideas than to write. Do you ever feel this way? I am wondering if the problem of not blogging is ideas or self-discipline.
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Annabel Candy:
Ah yes, "it's easier to have ideas than to write" Brilliant that you threw them all away. Liberating. Ideally I'd liberate all mine by just ...MoreAh yes, "it's easier to have ideas than to write" Brilliant that you threw them all away. Liberating. Ideally I'd liberate all mine by just writing them and publishing them somewhere. Stopping all the anal perfectionism and getting them out there. I have a zillion drafts on the blog, in notebooks and ideas forever. Got to try to get them out there, not hoard them like a demented squirrel:)
86 weeks ago
86 weeks ago
Annabel Candy:
Having more thoughts on this. Even in the beginning when no one is reading your blog (or just your best friend) it;s hard enough to be raw, honest ...MoreHaving more thoughts on this. Even in the beginning when no one is reading your blog (or just your best friend) it;s hard enough to be raw, honest and flawed. Especially if you're a writer and people expect everything to be word perfect. When you have 50k subscribers it must be worse. Please lead the way for us, help us be brave, show us how to get our ideas out there. After all, the blog posts are just a rough draft for the bestselling book?!
86 weeks ago
86 weeks ago
Candice Reed
I just got back from appearing on Fox and Friends this morning. Talk about a scary adventure!!
Candice Reed
OK, I have not been able to connect here much as I have been trying to promote my book and blog and write articles for free...but it's paying off! Today I found out that TIME EFFING MAGAZINE reviewed the book and it is in my copy that just came in the mail! I am also appearing on BetterTV at the end of the month, so it's getting exciting! Just finished the proposal for my next book and will send it off later this week. Anyone need any tips- just ask me!
Candice Reed
I am going to an Italian cooking class today to make pasta...and buying a kayak next week because I just moved across the street from a lake..do these count? Oh and I just told the world I lost my house in Huff Post, so I think that counts as being adventurous!- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/giles-slade/guest-blog-the-american-d_b_47...
101 weeks ago from The Adventurous, Outgoing, Free Men/Women
Mehul Kar:
haha. sounds like the perfect mix for an adventurous lifestyle. Hope you're not living on the streets? (although that would make you 10 times cooler)
101 weeks ago
101 weeks ago
Candice Reed
I have a piece in the Huff Post today- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/giles-slade/guest-blog-the-american-d_b_47... Let me know what you think about my take on jobs/careers in the new economy.
Ryan Healy, Ann Ellingham Crutchfield and Rachel Rueben recommended this
Mehul Kar:
@melissa and candice. It was very inspiring. Check out my favorite quotations from it: More@melissa and candice. It was very inspiring. Check out my favorite quotations from it: http://blogs.uww.edu/offtherecord/2010/02/22/lemonade/
101 weeks ago
101 weeks ago
Candice Reed
Thought you might enjoy my blog in the Huff Post today- let me know what you think!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/giles-slade/guest-blog-the-american-d_b_47...
Candice Reed
Have any of you read the incredible book, 'The Financial Live of The Poets ' by Jess Walter? So effing good that as an author I was green with envy!. Reading another incredible novel that I had not heard of 'The Hungry Season' by T Greenwood- so, so good! Anyway, those are my favorites right now in fiction. As for non-fiction, well, Thank You for Firing Me! By, well., me. It comes out in 30 days!!!! thankyoufirfiringme.org
105 weeks ago from Book Shelf
Candice Reed
I have struggled to fit in for so long. I talk 2 much. I talk w/the guys, not the girls. I was fired. I quit. It took me until my late 30's to realize that if I wanted to be a writer I would have to make sacrifices. It was worth it. I never had a savings account until now, but we still went to Paris and Amsterdam and Rome? Why? Cuz dad died at 59, 2 weeks before mom retired. Corny but true- find it- find what u love and don't worry about what yr parents will say. U can't create inside a cubicle.
Rachel Rueben, Cecilia Ussher and Ed Barrientos recommended this
Candice Reed
I have struggled to fit in for so long. I talk 2 much. I talk w/the guys, not the girls. I was fired. I quit. It took me until my late 30's to realize that if I wanted to be a writer I would have to make sacrifices. It was worth it. I never had a savings account until now, but we still went to Paris and Amsterdam and Rome? Why? Cuz dad died at 59, 2 weeks before mom retired. Corny but true- find it- find what u love and don't worry about what yr parents will say. U can't create inside a cubicle.
Melissa Dutmers
Hi Penelope,
In a recent exchange you recommended Freelance Success as a great source for aspiring writers. http://freelancesuccess.com/
May I ask why you suggested Freelance Success? There are many other associations and resources for professional writers. What is it about your experience with Freelance Success that you would recommend? Cheers!
~Melissa @RIVERFORK
Candice Reed:
I have published more than 5000 articles in papers and magazines including NYT. Ask me about freelance writing. I won't lie to you. It's ugly ...MoreI have published more than 5000 articles in papers and magazines including NYT. Ask me about freelance writing. I won't lie to you. It's ugly right now but can be done.
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Candice Reed
When I was writing my book I found Penelope's blog and thought- yes, this is how to connect w/ people. I have had so many damn jobs in my life and not until one day my spouse said, "You want to be a writer- take a year off and if you are published in a year, you are a writer." That was 15 yrs ago. Today I was reviewed in Pub Weekly and flying high. Follow that dream no matter what is is! btw, STILL HAVE SPOUSE! Review-http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6714106.html?industryid=47159
Candice Reed:
found a mag that only paid me $25 per article and then I taught myself the writing biz. Read every book I could find and was rejected on a daily ...Morefound a mag that only paid me $25 per article and then I taught myself the writing biz. Read every book I could find and was rejected on a daily basis. Finally got an article in' True Confessions Mag!" I then called every newspaper in the area and asked if could cover and event. 5000 articles later, 3 rejected books and 1 book about to hit the stores and it's history. Will I make a ton of $$$- doubt, but I did it. And luv it. Good luck! And thank you!
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Sara
My 2 nearest bookstores are going out of business, so I've been cleaning up at the sales! On my last few trips, I picked up The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski), The Last Dickens (Timothy Pearl), Day After Night (Anita Diamant), Downtown Owl (Chuck Klosterman), Away (Amy Bloom), and Wine & War (Don and Petie Kladstrup). Has anyone read any of these? Suggestions for what to read first?
108 weeks ago from Book Shelf
Candice Reed:
Sad for you and the bookstores. Oh well. I love Klosterman. Not so much the Oprah stuff. Just read The Big Burn by Timothy Egan, so if you see ...MoreSad for you and the bookstores. Oh well. I love Klosterman. Not so much the Oprah stuff. Just read The Big Burn by Timothy Egan, so if you see that, pick it up. And Dave Eggers book, Zeiton.
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Jennifer James:
"Away" by Amy Bloom is such a sweeping epic; the ending is such a surprise and there are such trials and angst. It was a great read!
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Candice Reed
Well here's a job for all you Gen Y studs! (Not my kid though- he has to stay in Grad school.)http://thankyouforfiringme.org/blog1/
Isao Kato:
I like the humor (stationed in Asia I don't have a chance to join the fun). I think it's nice if there is a big direct link back to the ...MoreI like the humor (stationed in Asia I don't have a chance to join the fun). I think it's nice if there is a big direct link back to the thankyouforfiringme.org (and vice versa) as JR pointed out. Looking forward to hearing how your stories unfold - I think turning the supposedly negative situation around is so difficult and so easy. We overcomplicate or oversimplify rather than trying something real, and what you and your partner are doing is inspiring to all of us.
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Candice Reed:
Thanks so much! Will have a new and improved site by the end of this week. Stay safe!
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Candice Reed
So I call the 800 # for AmericanAuthor.com at the request of my publisher (and a few folks on this site,) to revamp my site, and they are down the street from me. In my little town of 2500 people! And they are originally from LA. My point being that if you have a great idea you don't have to always live in a big city to be successful with it. Of course PT is proof of that, but it's so damn true!
:
Greetings Jake -- the immediate feel I get from your blog is depressing... not to be a downer or anything --- but the title kind of makes me ...MoreGreetings Jake -- the immediate feel I get from your blog is depressing... not to be a downer or anything --- but the title kind of makes me feel like that.
108 weeks ago
108 weeks ago
Candice Reed
I love meat! And I love sex! But I felt so bad for the husband. And I felt bad for her. We've all been stalkers at some point...well, maybe not all of us, but I get where she was coming from! Needed something else to get rid of that taste. Have you read The Feasting Season by Nancy Coons? Beautiful! Yummmy!
109 weeks ago from Book Shelf
Candice Reed
I hate to be negative, but do NOT buy Julie Powelles's second Book, 'Cleaving!' Meat and really scary bad sex. And it makes her husband look sooo pathetic. Damn.
109 weeks ago from Book Shelf
Emily Jasper:
Yeah, I just finished that. I actually like the butchering, but reading about food always makes me hungry. Since I don't actually butcher, I don't ...MoreYeah, I just finished that. I actually like the butchering, but reading about food always makes me hungry. Since I don't actually butcher, I don't have a visual...I just know it ends up as something really tasty on my plate :) But yes, Julie shared way too much, and I couldn't believe how crazy it got. The blaming and back-and-forth was a little much.
109 weeks ago
109 weeks ago
Candice Reed
Penelope- I love your blog- seriously girl! I am older than you by far to many years, but I see you as an old soul. I've made my living as a freelance journalist and now I have a book coming out- yeah, I know the score on that one. Anyway, I raised two fucking fantastic kids while a freelance writer and stay-at-home mom.And the hubby stayed! Anyway, we put you in our book- Thank You for Firing Me! which comes out in March, but seriously, we think you are the cooler younger US!
Penelope Trunk:
Hi, Candice. That's fun - that you put me in the book. Thank you :)
Good luck with the book. I hope it goes as well as everything else...
Penelope
109 weeks ago
109 weeks ago
Candice Reed
I am part of a writing team, but my partner seems to go MIA quite often to take classes that inspire her to write. Since she attends so many classes, she doesn't write much. We are not speaking. We added Brazen Careerist to our book -because we love the site-which comes out in March. so I've lurked on this site many, many hours. The website is thankyouforfiringme.org and the blog is on there. Any feedback would be taken seriously.
JR Moreau:
Candice, I like the theme of your site, but the navigation is quite choppy. Getting to the blog shouldn't take more than one click IMO. Also, i'd ...MoreCandice, I like the theme of your site, but the navigation is quite choppy. Getting to the blog shouldn't take more than one click IMO. Also, i'd address the blog content issue with your partner. If they cannot contribute, I'd figure out a way to either write regularly myself or hire someone else to do so. Regular content is very important for blogging, as well as community building.
109 weeks ago
109 weeks ago
Candice Reed:
I do all the website and blog writing at this point. I guess since the book is done and out in March she doesn't seem to think she needs to help. ...MoreI do all the website and blog writing at this point. I guess since the book is done and out in March she doesn't seem to think she needs to help. Publisher thinks different. I think I will have to hire a pro to make the site easier to navigate. Thanks for the feedback.
109 weeks ago
109 weeks ago
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