Tag Archives: Writing

Nathaniel Hawthorne

6 Mar

“Easy reading is damn hard writing.”

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How to Write a Cover Letter

27 Feb

This is a basic overview of how to write a cover letter.

For a more detailed guide, check out this article.

Please note: On the close-up of my sample cover letter, you might notice I wrote “Employer’s contact info.” I’m referring to your POTENTIAL employer’s contact information, NOT your current employer’s.

If you have any other cover letter writing tips, let me know in the comments!

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From Lurker to Contributer

11 Oct

For most of my internet life, I’ve been a lurker. That makes me sound like some forty year old deadbeat perv.

Which I’m not.

I just rarely contributed anything to cyberspace.

I found answers I needed on relevant forums, browsed people’s blogs that I liked, and just plain surfed the web.

I didn’t leave comments (surely, someone else would have the same thought as me and leave a comment), didn’t have twitter (seriously, who needs to know that I just missed my bus?), and didn’t even think of starting a blog (completely unique, like every other kitschy blog out there).

But then I realized that I don’t care if my blog joins the million (or is it billion?) other blogs floating in cyberspace.

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Ernest Hemingway

5 Oct

“For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.”

What I Keep Telling Myself:

2 Oct