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By: Will Hicks

Will Hicks — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:45:29 +0000

Deb, great article. Looking forward to your lessons from The Dark Knight.

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By: I am Iron Man | PoeWar.com Writer's Resource Center

I am Iron Man | PoeWar.com Writer's Resource Center — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:25:53 +0000

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By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:10:55 +0000

@ James

Work level is not one of my problems. I am nothing if not prolific. I am contemplating a change in style mainly.

By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens

James Chartrand - Men with Pens — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:46:52 +0000

@ John – I think so many of us make that mistake for a long time before we figure out where our grief is coming from. I suppose we constantly worry about whether there will be work tomorrow so we try to make sure that all our bases are covered.

Not only covered, but heaped, piled and buried under way too much work that we don’t enjoy, which prevents us from doing what we love the most.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:33:26 +0000

@ Kate

Yes, and Superman has control issues.

@ Robin

Thanks. Learning CAN be fun.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:31:01 +0000

@ Morgan

Dune is my absolute favorite sci-fi book of all time. I’m sure you can make it work.

@ James

I’m starting to make “this is where I don’t want to be” calls more and more often, especially when it comes to the blog.

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05/20/2008 Writing Jobs and Links | PoeWar.com Writer's Resource Center — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:26:35 +0000

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By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:25:49 +0000

Just one point. A lot of super heros can fly. Thats not unique.

By: Robin Marie

Robin Marie — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:15:27 +0000

Loved this post. Not only is it useful and effective, but it’s creative and fun – as many others have said.
Besides, Iron Man was a great movie…

By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens

James Chartrand - Men with Pens — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:02:20 +0000

Yes. I can fly. I’m not sure how, yet, but I know I can.

“Okay, this is where I don’t want to be,” happens to Harry and I frequently. We’ll be working, working more, put our heads down and bulling through work, and then one of us stops and says, “Hold on. I didn’t sign up for this.”

We step back, evaluate where we are and adjust so we can breathe again.

I am Iron Man.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:15:41 +0000

John, great article! I love how you used Iron Man as the backbone of it. I’ve been tinkering with ways to use Frank classic sci-fi novel Dune to explore ecofeminist rhetoric with students.

I also like your section about communication. Good communication is a key element for almost any endeavor.

By: Jodee

Jodee — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:36:03 +0000

@ John: I agree that he is a lot of fun to watch….I have worked for guys who need their professional lives managed the way he does…and I’ve had to do the “…and where are you supposed to be right now?” thing more than once when I worked as an admin assistant. I’m having a lot more fun now as a freelancer, though!

You are most welcome, too.

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:16:21 +0000

Wow, really great article John! I especially love the point about clear communication (and the accompanying movie quote). That’s probably the one thing that I’m trying to work on for my own freelancing career – better communication with clients (although, communication is a 2-way street – I’ve already had a couple of clients who didn’t communicate well despite my efforts, and left me guessing).

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:01:52 +0000

@ Matt

Evaluation Question 2 should probably be, am I making enough money?

@ Jodee

Tony Stark is fun to watch, but I wouldn’t want to be him. Thanks for the nice words.

@ Autumn

Teaching through pop culture is my specialty.

@ Adam

it was a very fun article to write, so I think that makes it easier to find a good tone.

@ Hana

Juno came out last year, so I will cede best movie to Iron Man. Thank you for the positive review.

By: hana

hana — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:48:00 +0000

Best movie of 2008 + informative article = major kudos to you!

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:12:27 +0000

I like your tone in this article. Lots of personality in there. Good work.

By: autumn

autumn — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:56:13 +0000

E X C E L L E N T. This post = combo. creative + informative … favorite type to read … and save. It oozes confidence. Appreciate your article. Will check out poewar.com.

By: Jodee

Jodee — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:48:14 +0000

“He also happens to be impulsive, a womanizer, a poor team player and an alcoholic.” You make that sound like it’s a negative thing…

Seriously…love, love, love this post…great points.