Her Lapel

 It seems to me that the one thing that holds back most writers is creating a habit to do so. A schedule. The only time I was publishing was when I set daily goals for myself. Since I have had nothing work for me lately, I will do it again. The same goals. If it's a mental block, then if I know I've done it before, I know I can do it again. Weekly goal: Day 1 - 3000 words; Day 2 - 3000 words + edit day1; Day 3 - final 3000 words + edit day2; Day 4 - book cover + edit day3; Day 5 - finalize details, review full story, prepare publication. With this, I'll be writing novellas. The following weeks, day 1's will include publishing the story written the previous week. If I can do this for a few series, then maybe I can work into either serialized fiction or novels... For now, this will be my plan! And when do I start it? Well, as they say, there's no better time than the present. So I best get off here and get started on that.

 Many job seekers, such as myself, understand that our resumes will go through an automatic system that may easily put us in the trash before any human set eyes on it. And, even if our resumes DO go through, they need to be short, easy to read, and to the point, yet hold SEO keywords reflective of the job we're applying for, and hint slightly at our personalities so that it doesn't look AI or boring. Something that will be professional yet attention-grabbing and that won't waste your time. AND YET. When we go to look at job descriptions, it resembles a notorious recipe on a blogger's website. There's all this pointless information and we don't get to "qualifications" or even "job description" until the very end... The most IMPORTANT information becomes a chore to find. Perhaps we can change the game and make it equal. We'll be short and to the point, but you should be, also. Give us the dirty info we need to know before wasting our time t...