Cheatin’ on a Cheater

March 12, 2012April 16, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 31 Comments

Interesting dilemma this afternoon... One of the "article" assignments that came my way among my batch of usual freelancing odds'n'ends was an assignment that was clearly a college student's term paper--complete with the professor's grading rubric. As a one-time college instructor myself, I have Zero compassion for the literary cheat, and I paused to … Continue reading Cheatin’ on a Cheater

The Reluctant Fashionista Springs Forward

March 11, 2012May 27, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 17 Comments

This may not be a problem a lot of you have run into, so I have to share that it's kind of challenging to find clerical shirts for women that a woman would want to wear. Particularly if one's clerical activities fall outside the realm of traditional church-choir stuff (more on this in "Confessions of … Continue reading The Reluctant Fashionista Springs Forward

Proofreading, Anyone?

March 11, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 7 Comments

Here I am, pimping freelance work again.. We are still in need of WRITERS at Quality Communication Solutions (see Call for WRITERS! for the details). QCS's C.E.O. Steve Brown asked me to let you know that we are also in need of at least one excellent Freelance Proofreader/Editor/Compiler/Submitter, whose duties will include: Proofreading - this entails … Continue reading Proofreading, Anyone?

“TMI”… If ever an award were MEANT for me…

March 9, 2012May 5, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 38 Comments

Anyone with a teenager is probably familiar with the exclamation, "TMI!"--meaning Too Much Information! In the case of our teenager, that's usually connected to anything related to--shall we say--life in the bedroom... He's aware we enjoy a...well...lively life, and by now he knows he shouldn't ask a question unless he actually wants to hear the answer. … Continue reading “TMI”… If ever an award were MEANT for me…

Mother-in-Law or Fairy Godmother?

March 4, 2012May 5, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 45 Comments

Actually, I'm writing today about my mom-in-law and my dad-in-law, but "Fairy Godfather" just has a wrong ring on several levels... I'm getting ahead of myself, though. This is a story about the tool of my trade--the laptop--and a miraculous magical rescue. Since I took to writing full-time, I've spent anywhere from ten to twenty … Continue reading Mother-in-Law or Fairy Godmother?

Call for WRITERS!

February 14, 2012February 15, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 62 Comments

Quality Communication Solutions (the company with which I've been freelancing full-time since September) is doing booming business, and needs some more writers! QCS is stepping up its game, ramping up its marketing, revamping its website and logo (those are fun things I get to mess around with, thanks to my license-to-play in the form of … Continue reading Call for WRITERS!