http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jenna+Glatzer Writing Jenna Glatzer Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7470&ca=Writing I can’t name a single writer whose career has been without discouragement. We’ve all dealt with rejections, non-responses, bad reviews, losing a contest we were sure we’d win, having someone laugh at us when we share our career goals... What sets apart the successful writers from the unsuccessful on... Writing Jenna Glatzer Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7471&ca=Writing Sometimes I can be dense when it comes to realizing the potential of my own life experiences as essays for magazines. I, of course, fully believe that everything in my life is newsworthy, but sometimes have trouble figuring out which experiences will hit home with other people. I recently learned th... Writing Jenna Glatzer Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7472&ca=Writing “What am I supposed to give Anthony as a wedding gift?” I asked Kristin, my bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. “I mean, what kinds of things do brides give their grooms? I was thinking of hiring someone to clean the house before we left for the honeymoon so we’d come back to a spotless house. Is... Business Jenna Glatzer Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7474&ca=Business Those who are new to freelancing are often too afraid to ask for more than a client offers. Thrilled to be making any money at all, new freelancers typically agree to whatever figure is proposed. I was no exception to this rule, but once I’d built up my credits, I realized clients weren’t about to o... Writing Jenna Glatzer Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7476&ca=Writing “Tight lines” is a good luck wish among fishermen. When you’ve hooked a fish, your line tightens up. I was musing on this expression as my husband critiqued my lousy casting skills on our latest fishing expedition. Anthony’s as accurate a caster as they come. He can pinpoint a particular far-away re... Writing Jenna Glatzer Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=7477&ca=Writing Every writer has heard it time and again, and it’s not without merit: “Write what you know.” When I began freelancing, I was just out of college, so what did I write about? College. I wrote profiles of collegiate entrepreneurs, I wrote editorials about college life... and after a while, I really wan...