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One Letter Car Change All
There was a time when I drove an SUP. I needed the extra space when my daughter was little and I was carting her and her friends around....
Lisa Safran
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Running Into Trouble
The following has been posted on behalf of Lisa Safran's physical body parts (PBP), post-marathon training for the 2022 NYC Marathon....
Lisa Safran
Jul 9, 20235 min read
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Do You Journal for Work?
When I first started my career, I recall sitting in an occasional meeting with one of the executives of the company. She was a big shot...
Lisa Safran
Jun 20, 20222 min read
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Working From Home During a Pandemic: 10 Tips From a Freelancer
A friend and colleague said to me the other morning, “You’ve been freelancing for so long. You should do a blog on working from home.”...
Lisa Safran
Apr 2, 20204 min read
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When You're Working On a Book
When you're a writer, and you're working on a book, you dance. You edit to death, contemplating if the word "a" is stronger than "the" or...
Lisa Safran
Oct 3, 20182 min read
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Truth or Trick? Ethics in Advertising
A few weeks ago, IHOP made headlines. They had us scratching our heads over the skillet flip of the "p" in their company name/acronym to...
Lisa Safran
Jul 24, 20182 min read
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Media Mail Has a Mission
I was at the post office this morning mailing a package to a friend. The postal worker had a lot of questions for me: Anything liquid,...
Lisa Safran
Apr 7, 20182 min read
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Serial (Comma) Killer
Someone has a serious Napoleon complex. With the swagger shape of some puny punk leaning against a brick wall in an alleyway, this bully...
Lisa Safran
Feb 13, 20182 min read
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Sears Wish Book Returns
Sears Department Stores recently announced that they're bringing back its "Wish Book." They claim that customers missed it, so they've...
Lisa Safran
Nov 3, 20172 min read
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One Letter Can Chance All
There are many things I love about being a freelance waiter. I can serve others with creativity and integrity. I have the freedom to...
Lisa Safran
Oct 6, 20171 min read
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One Letter Can Change Ale
Dear Resistant Plant, I can understand how circumstance may have led you to feel this way - people not watering you, taking your...
Lisa Safran
Oct 5, 20171 min read
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My Total(ity) Moment
I just experienced a totality I will never, ever see again in my lifetime. I knew it was coming for a long time now, and as excited as I...
Lisa Safran
Aug 25, 20172 min read
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The 5th Dentist
In the 1970s, Trident gum came out with “four out of five dentists surveyed recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum.” The...
Lisa Safran
Jul 24, 20171 min read
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What My Dictionary Taught Me
This article appeared in Publishers Weekly magazine. There was a time when I couldn’t work/write without my physical, hardcover...
Lisa Safran
May 12, 20173 min read
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Bad Writing
We've all seen our share of bad writing. Novels with convoluted plot lines, marketing materials rife with typos, emails and texts where...
Lisa Safran
Apr 8, 20172 min read
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First 100 Words
Just recently, kids and teachers celebrated the first 100 days of school—an epic moment because it officially marked the halfway point of...
Lisa Safran
Mar 6, 20171 min read
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Copywriter? Like the kind with the little C in the circle?
I used to tell people I was a copywriter and then they’d look at me funny. I knew they were not hearing the “er” part. Copyright? © Like...
Lisa Safran
Feb 14, 20171 min read
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