NAHJ and NABJ are teaming up to bring together Chicago area students, journalists and media companies for a job fair. Attendees will get a chance to interview with media company representatives, have their work critiqued by seasoned journalists and network with journalism professionals. All journalists are welcomed to attend. If a current student, all students…
Rejection Therapy: What It Is and Why You Should Do It [Week 3: Definition Post]
What do the following scenarios have in common? You were not selected for the job you wanted, even after surviving three grueling interviews over a three month period. You greeted someone and were ignored. You finally mustered the courage to ask the woman you’ve been eyeballing for months out for lunch and she said no….
Considering Starting A Blog? Here’s What You Really Need to Know
It’s hard to count and categorize websites, as things change all of the time. Today there are an estimated 1.6 billion websites, with over 500 million of them classified as blogs. Despite what people say, blogging is a growing and evolving industry. New blogs are started every day. Niches like parenting and family, lifestyle and…
4 Quick Tricks for Growing Your Social Media Following Organically [Week 2: Quick Tips Post]
Social media users are led to believe that a large number of followers equate to more influence. Not true. While the quantity of your friends, followers and connections look impressive at first glance; your level of engagement with these people is far more important. The more you engage on social networks, the more followers…
Watch My 3-Minutes of Fame in Women Making History Today
My friend, Zernul R. Shackelford Jr., created an amazing series for women history month. Sign up to get updates from his Facebook page and YouTube channel, Darque Syde of D’Lyte Productions, Inc, to learn about every day women doing extraordinary things.
How to Manage Multiple Blogs and Maintain Your Sanity [Week 1: How To Post]
I used to own and manage multiple blog sites. Why? Because I am interested in sharing information on various topics and all of my sites have different purposes and different audiences. Marcie Writes houses my writing portfolio and shares my lessons along my writing journey. Writers, bloggers, prospects and clients are the audience for…
Listen to My Conversation about Chicago Roller Skating History with Art “Chat Daddy” Sims
I had the pleasure of discussing my roller skating research with Art “Chat Daddy” Sims on WVON 1690 on Thursday, February 21, 2019. Click on the white play button to listen to our interview.
Lessons in Intellectual Property Ownership
In my workshops, I always emphasize why you should own your blog – you control everything. With control comes responsibility, but there’s no greater reward than ownership. I had two experiences that were counter to my own advice and served as reality checks. Ownership Lesson #1 I asked the coordinator of a seminar I presented…
Are You Ready for My 8-Week Blogger’s Block Challenge?
We are one week away from my 8-week blogger’s block challenge and I am fired up and I hope you are, too. As I stated in my previous post, the purpose of the challenge is to help you develop a consistent writing and publishing schedule, with a goal of publishing one blog post a week…
Save the Date: CWA’s Getting Published Panel & Literary Bust Tour
Chicago Writers Association is hosting two events and you’re invited. A panel discussion, Nuts and Bolts of Getting Published, will be from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at Columbia College Chicago on April 20, 2019. Their second literary bus tour, which is tentatively scheduled for May 2019, will give the audience a peek into the…