Yes, I feel like a sucker. Let me tell you why. I went grocery shopping today and ginger ale was $1.28 for a 2 liter. I put 2 of them into my cart because I feel frappe in my near future. When I got to the checkout, the cashier said, “You can get these for…
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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…
Learn More About “We Are Not Alone” on June 28th
Go to L.A. With Marcie Hill for $100
You read correctly. Here is your chance to go to L.A. with me for $100. All you have to do is give me 300 of your business cards and your business will be placed in front of some of the country’s most popular African American bloggers, entrepreneurs, authors, journalists and social media experts. I will…
Hire Me to Coach You to a Completed Book
I’ve had many conversations with people in the following three stages of book writing. People who are “thinking about” writing a book. They haven’t started yet. People who have started and tossed it to the side because life happened, but they are committed to finishing their work. They need help getting their writing mojo back…
Five Ways Writing Helps with the Healing Process
My friend is going through a divorce. During our 45 minute conversation, she replayed all of the evil things said and done to her by her ex-husband and his then mistress. As a generally happy person, I got tired of listening to the negativity. But I held tight. After all, she is a friend in…
Marcie’s Media Moment: The Weiner Guy
So, the news has been abuzz about Representative Anthony Weiner sending lewd images on Twitter. And this is absolutely hilarious to me. The fact that the media is making a big stink about the guy showing his parts is stupid. We have public officials with missing mistresses and high-paid hookers, but they want to scream…
The Brand of Marcie
For all I’ve been doing the past few years to develop The Write Design Company (TWDC)and Shorty: Your Chicago South Side Resource, there is something I have not been doing, which is definitely more profitable: building the brand of Marcie. People who know me know I’m a writer and blogger, which is cool. But the…
My Experience at South Loop Elementary School on June 2nd
My friend, Maria Munoz, called out of her friends to speak at Career Day at South Loop Elementary School. I answered the call and it was a great blessing. Each grade came to the library to hear Kerry, Frank and me speak about our professions. Kerry is the business manager for New City magazine; Frank…