by Gina Ardito | Nov 30, 2011 | Mid-Week Rude Awakening, Quitters, Volunteers
This week’s rude awakening doesn’t just apply to writers, but to anyone who works in an organization (be it a volunteer or paying gig) with more than two other people.We all have opinions, we all have ideas, and we don’t always see eye-to-eye....
by Gina Ardito | Nov 2, 2011 | Mid-Week Rude Awakening
Miss my little lectures? Sure, I thought you did. So did I. So welcome back to my soap box.Respect. It’s a lost art. The thing about that simple word is that, in order to get respect, you have to earn respect. How? By respecting yourself, respecting your work,...
by Gina Ardito | Sep 21, 2011 | Advice Whether You Want it or Not, Mid-Week Rude Awakening
I can’t believe I actually have to address this topic. But here goes. In the writing world, as in The Real World, things don’t always go your way. Now, when the road gets rocky and the results aren’t what you anticipated, you can refocus your...
by Gina Ardito | Aug 17, 2011 | Mid-Week Rude Awakening
A fairly well-known predatory company that calls itself a publishing house has a great idea for you to reach the bestseller list: sell to your family and friends! Umm…okay. I don’t care if you hit every person in your high school graduating class....
by Gina Ardito | Aug 11, 2011 | Mid-Week Rude Awakening, Opportunity
Opportunities pop up for us every day. The trick is to recognize them when they appear and to seize them before they escape.Ever see the movie, Yes Man, starring Jim Carrey? Okay, so life’s not a movie. But there’s still a message to be learned. In...
by Gina Ardito | Jul 20, 2011 | Deadlines, Mid-Week Rude Awakening
By and large, writers are not the flighty, head-in-the-clouds, dimwit with a heart of gold or its polar opposite, the anti-social curmudgeon, often portrayed in movies or television (think Joan Wilder from Romancing the Stone and Marvin Udall of As...
