Been awhile since I’ve published one of these? Well, we do have a new question for our progeeks: How Do You Name-Drop? We all wonder – should we mention someone we know in our cover letters? Should we, in short, … Continue reading
(The Promoting Professional Geekery roundup is here) When did you first realize your hardcore geekdom was a possible career? Me, I think I was about 7 or 8. I was into science and medicine and such, and already figured that’d … Continue reading
The one thing that is garaunteed to kill creativity and stop your writing career in it’s tracks is Resistance with the big “R”. The kind of resistance I’m talking about is the preconditioned part of ourselves that really doesn’t like … Continue reading
A good career is one that’s sustainable. It can take hits and return, it continuously evolves to more stability, and of course keeps paying the bills. It’s like a sustainable agricultural practice, or use of raw materials, or what have … Continue reading
Joss Whedon is on top of the world. He redefined horror, manned mega-hit the Avengers, and that’s just recently. With The Avengers doing so well (and trust me, it is deserved), what does he do next? Well he posts a … Continue reading
(The Promoting Professional Geekery Roundup is here) Several of my promoting Professional Geekery are about how you can encourage Progeekery at a con, from doing a presentation to doing a career track. There’s more you can do. You can be “Event … Continue reading
Writing is different than most professions because it’s one where you are not judged on potential. An author doesn’t get his book published by filling out a resume, he gets it by having a solid manuscript in the hands of … Continue reading
Admittedly the “economics of airlines” doesn’t sound like exact fan-to-pro stuff here, except for travel and airline model fanatics, the Washington Monthly has a fascinating deconstruction of the continuously stupid state of airlines in the US that’s worth reading. As … Continue reading
Well, this is a day late (okay, okay, a day and a week late), but I had good reason: last week, my website got hacked hard. Not going into details, but it was enough to make Google wince at the … Continue reading
So lately I’ve been planning my relocation. My roommate is moving out, I’ve got no current roommates (and that may change), and I want to take full advantage of being in Silicon Valley. So since relocation is important to we … Continue reading