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…
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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…
Why are there Grants for Physical Education in Schools?
I received an e-mail about Illinois State offering grants for nutrition programs and physical education in schools. This is quite disturbing considering these programs could still exist in schools if it were not for corrupt and greedy politicians running the system. They are steady getting richer while the school system is getting poorer along with…
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),…
How Many Towns & Cities Were Like Tulsa in 1921?
My friend, Tasha Clopton-Stubbs, wrote an article, “Tulsa Race Riot Victims Seek Justice ‘Before They Die’” for a local newspaper. For those that don’t know, an entire neighborhood was burned down because of “perceived” racial issues. Known as The Black Wall Street, the affluent black neighborhood of Greenwood was completely burned down, during a racial…
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…
Media’s Love – Hate Relationship with Black People
I think mainstream media has a love-hate relationship with black people. On the one hand, they overload the airwaves with negative images, messages and music about black people. On the other hand, there appears to be an obsession with this culture they only know about from a distance. Maybe their curiosity is what makes them…
Status of Blogging Book
I completed a draft of my blogging book during the Blogathon in August. I tried to upload it to Blog2Print but was experiencing challenges. After that was resolved, I was having problems with formatting. I have yet to hear from the company, but I’ll call them tomorrow to find out what’s really going on. Honestly,…