I was honored as the Brown Chick of the Day by Zondra Hughes, one of the founders of Six Brown Chicks, a new site real dedicated to real talk about life, love and letting go of the drama.
Category: The Writing Life of Marcie Hill
Answer to My Question: Where Are the Black People in Roller Skating?
The Universe sent a resource to answer my question: Where are the Black People in Roller Skating? During an interview with someone for my roller skating book, the statement was made that roller skating has always been a white sport. But, it has take over black communities. I get that. At some point throughout history,…
Update on Marcie’s Writing Life
Do you want to know what’s going on with my writing life ? For those of you who really care, check out what’s going on in my writing world at Clara’s 54 Weblog. I want to thank Clara Freeman, the owner of the site, for sharing my goals and accomplishments with her readers. http://clara54.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/clara54s-whatcha-doing-series-with-marcie-hill/
4 More Ways Human Resources Prepared Me for Journalism
This is a continuation from my blog post on last week, 4 Ways Human Resources Prepared Me for Journalism. I never realized how much I learned from HR until I wrote this article. 1. I may not get paid my worth “You will never get paid what you’re worth when working for someone else,” was…
I Can Finally Explain the Difference Between The Write Design Company and Shorty
After several conversations and years of contemplation, I think I can finally explain the difference between my writing consulting business, The Write Design Company (WDC), and my community resource, Shorty: Your Chicago South Side Resource (Shorty). I provide writing, blogging, and social media consulting as well as entrepreneurial training through The Write Design Company. My…
4 Ways Human Resources Prepared Me for Journalism
In February 2008 I divorced human resources to pursue my passion of writing. After a brief period of reflection, I realized that those twelve years prepared me for where I am today. Following are 4 Ways HR prepared me for journalism. 1. Don’t assume people know what I’m talking about In human resources, we overly…
Volunteer Political Writers Needed
Volunteer political writers are needed to educate readers about the voting process and politicians on a budding South Side Resource site. The goal is to provide education to voters for the upcoming November 2010 and February 2011 elections. As an educator and resource, you will: Write 100 – 250 word articles on politicians and their…
The Writing Life of Marcie Hill: My Journalist Journey Begins
My story began the day I left my human resources career to venture into the world of journalism. I was so excited. I left with a goal to become one of the top journalists in the world. My works weren’t just going to be found in Chicago Magazine and Ebony (although both would have been nice),…
The Writing Life of Marcie Hill: Marcie Hill’s Blogging Story
Click here to read my blogging story at Black Weblog Awards.
The Writing Life of Marcie Hill: The Billion Dollar Blogger
I am working on branding myself as a blogger and live blogger. This is so cool. Even though blogging is not a new phenomena, people still don’t know what it is. This is my chance to educate and show my expertise. The same is true for live blogging. Outside of large newspapers and organizations, not…