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Charlie, First Draft

March 29, 2010

“I used to tell interviewers that I wrote every day except for Christmas, the Fourth of July, and my birthday. That was a lie. The truth is that when I’m writing, I write every day, workaholic dweeb or not. That includes Christmas, the Fourth, and my birthday.” –Stephen King
Today, I’d like to take this space [...]

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The Internet and the Myth of Inspiration

March 25, 2010

“I only write when I’m inspired. Fortunately, I’m inspired at nine o’clock every morning.”
–William Faulkner
I’ve recently had the good fortune of stumbling across JosephHolschuh.com, and was surprised to find a very handsome, very navigable website. I should pay more attention to it.
This site is meant as an online resume, and it works well. There’s a [...]

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Muddled Marketing

March 5, 2009

When writing articles for trade publications, I spend almost implausible amounts of time on the phone trying to contact marketing managers. Because of the nature of trade publications, marketing managers are always my first contact. They control the advertising dollars, after all, so they are the names magazines tend to keep on file.
At the moment [...]

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