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Kathryn Mayer • Writing Out Loud

I write stuff down. writer • humorist • activist

Would You Work for Free?

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There’s a huge discussion over on LinkedIn about writing for free. “Would you blog for free?” launched the discussion and the general consensus is: not gonna happen. In fact, my favorite response was from Terri: I will not write for free. Period. Some comments discussed that writers are the only profession asked to work for nothing, but I beg to differ. It happens a lot, especially in education. And not

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Four for Four

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I’ve been beating my brain to remember the names of colleagues and friends I worked so closely with nearly a decade ago. How I can remember where we kept the secret stash of copier toner to this day, but not my VP of marketing? Weird, that selective memory. We knew each other so well back then, how could I possibly forget? Day in and day out . . . nights too, and

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About Kathryn Mayer

Kathryn Mayer

An irreverent storyteller with a foul mouth and big heart, Kathryn Mayer (aka Kathy and/or Kate) is a writer, humorist, and (former) activist writing out loud with humor and grace about little life moments with big ripples, including the space between parenting and aging parents, social issues, angsty reflections of midlife, and, sigh, gun humpers. Still. Sometimes a big deal, sometimes not Mayer is a national award-winning columnist, according to the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and her essays have been recognized as Voice of … Read More Here...

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