Publishing jobs include helping authors get published. Here, a Manhattan literary agent describes his job selling manuscripts to publishers and editors. “I think people are surprised by how much editing an agent has to do,” says New York City-based Jon Sternfeld. “I don’t know what it used to be like, but books have to be nearly perfect to sell. So, an agent can’t just hope that an editor sees potential in a project. They have to be bowled over by …
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Writer’s Coach Daphne Gray-Grant In this job description, a writing coach describes how she helps writers get published. Her career includes writing magazine articles, developing communications plans, advising companies on media relations — and coaching writers, of course! Daphne Gray-Grant is self-employed in Vancouver as a writer, editor, and communications consultant. Here, she describes her job and offers a bit o’ career advice for aspiring freelance writers. But first, a quip from a best-selling author: “I don’t believe in writer’s block,” …
From a Health Care Proxy to an Ethical Will, here are several tips on how to deal with end of life issues. Attorney and author Jo Kline Cebuhar shares her advice on end of life planning, based on her hospice work and experience with a series of losses - beginning with widowhood at age 28.
One of my favorite quotations for successful women is from Lillian Hellman – she was an American playright. Her quote is about self-sabotage and tripping yourself up. It’s both depressing and empowering: “It’s a sad day when you find out that it’s not accident or time or fortune but just yourself that kept things from you.” ~ Lillian Hellman. I see this in my blogging career – I support myself as a full-time writer and blogger, and went through a …
These gifts for patients healing after back surgery are based on a doctor's recovery tips for different spinal injuries. After back surgery, patients feel discouraged and tired. Every gift for back surgery recovery on this list is supported by a tip for healing from a spinal cord surgeon.
At a workshop by the North Shore Palliative Care Program, I learned the benefits and drawbacks of providing end of life care in your home to a loved one.
Watching wellness coaching in action is thrilling! If you’re wondering what wellness coaches do, don’t miss this job description. Learn how to become a wellness coach, plus career tips for wellness coaching. Along with the proper training and certifications, a wellness coach must be passionate about the field and the people she coaches. Here, we learn how this life coach uses her passion and drive to help women lose weight, achieve their goals, and live their best lives. Laurie Runyan …
These practical gift ideas for cancer patients will increase healing and energy to fight the disease. Practical gifts are thoughtful, supportive ways to support someone diagnosed with cancer - especially if he or she is getting chemotherapy for lymphoma, leukemia, sarcoma, or other types of cancer.
In this human resources job description, an HR Professional describes what HR professionals do. She also offers career tips for people who want to work in human resources. Great advice from a self-employed Human Resources and resume expert! “Most people don’t understand what a Human Resources Professional does,” says Sharon Blaivas, HR Professional and founder of ShakeUpMyResume.com. “When you begin to describe the different facets, people are shocked that so much can be involved in a Human Resources job. They’re intrigued by …
Learn how Sandra Bullock overcame fear of flying (or did she? after all, the Vomit Comit was cancelled!). Subtitle: How to Overcome Fear of Flying.
Radical acceptance is a mindfulness approach to healing emotional pain. Accepting your situation and pain can help you heal emotionally.
Learn what Klippel Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is and how to live with it, from a 21 year old who was diagnosed with this rare congenital malformation at birth.
You can help ease the heartbreak of childhood leukemia with these tips for helping parents. Coping with leukemia in children is painful, but it is easier to bear if you’re not alone.
These memorial service ideas are inspired by the Parable of the Two Ships, which teaches us that a peaceful return home is a cause for celebration.
These six tips for living with diabetes, a chronic illness that affects almost every part of a woman’s body, are inspired by Mary Tyler Moore’s experience. She was diagnosed with diabetes thirty years ago, and says that learning to live with this disease is a process – not a one-time event. “When I speak to those who are newly diagnosed, I encourage them to work with what they have – not against those things,” says Mary Tyler Moore. “You have to give …