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7 Ways to Get Over Writer's Block Fast
Whether you’re on a deadline and just hit a brick wall or have been scrabbling for a few extra minutes for weeks and FINALLY have it only to find you can’t think straight, writer’s block is a pain in the butt. Having written a few million words in the last 6 years on...
Top 7 Software Tools I Use to Run My Business
Theme week! All this week, posts on AnthonyChatfield.com will come in the form of Top 7 lists. These are some of my favorite things, most useful tools I use or tips I have long wanted to share with my fellow freelancers and writers. Read, enjoy and make sure to share...
"A-ba-DA!" Translating the Baby
This is pure “cute baby” anecdote, so if you roll your eyes when a friend gushes about their kid, you may want to avert your attention. For the rest of you, keep reading. We’ve reached an interesting time as parents. Our son, Jack, has started speaking in so much that...
How I Install New Habits (or How I Don’t)
In 2012 I picked up a new habit - listening to audio books. I had long told myself it would be a good habit, one that would allow me to fill those gaps when I was doing dishes, putting my son to sleep or sitting on a train with something productive and educational....
A 1 Month Review of Podio
My business is growing right now - not exploding mind you, but growing pretty solidly and so I’ve been making a lot of changes. Reevaluating processes, hiring people to handle things I’m running out of time to do, rebuilding and rebranding our website. It’s been a...
On the Importance of Reading as a Freelance Writer
Our son is already showing the signs of being a little bookish. He sits and stares at his picture books for long periods of time (by toddler standards), and in the morning he’ll often rotate through his favorite five or six books, having us read them over and over...
Writing with Form and Content in Mind – Or Why Everything I Write Has 7 Steps
My primary focus this week was on a series of 8 short guides about a variety of topics. I won’t get into detail because of the standard privacy stuff, but it was an eclectic mix of very interesting topics - needless to say I had fun with it. About the time I reached...
The Problem with Holiday Advertising and Why Cheesy, Happy Ads Work
A couple days ago, I was sitting downstairs with my wife and mother in law and they were comparing car commercials. You probably know exactly which ones I’m talking about - the Christmas-y luxury car commercials with families all in sweaters in fake snow marveling the...
On Why Standing Desks Are Awesome
A couple years ago a client asked me to write an article about standing desks. I had never seen one before and thought it was a joke. Consider me sobered when I did some preliminary research and learned how many health problems are being attributed to constant...