by Terra Osterling | Nov 4, 2012 | Business of Freelance Writing, Game-changers, How I got "here", Motivation, Storytelling
We are brand-loyal in our household. With each item, it isn’t so much about the label itself. It’s about the experience. All the marketing in the world won’t compel me to buy again if the first experience sucked. For example: Hellmann’s Mayonnaise. Honestly, I can’t...
by Terra Osterling | Sep 30, 2012 | Business of Freelance Writing, Game-changers, Inspiration, Interesting People
A series where I revisit the fascinating stories of interesting people I’ve had the opportunity to meet while writing for a living. Have you met a Renaissance Man? Also known as someone whose skills and interests lie in a number of subject areas? I have. I met Ron...
by Terra Osterling | Sep 2, 2012 | Game-changers, Inspiration, Interesting People, Poetry, Publishing
This post starts a new series where I revisit the fascinating stories of interesting people I’ve had the opportunity to meet while writing for a living. Earlier this week I went on a solo road trip into the hills of the Southern Tier of New York State. I went to meet...
by Terra Osterling | Jul 1, 2012 | Game-changers, Inspiration
In three days, our country will celebrate 236 years since a group of middle-aged, fairly well-off white guys declared independence from a super-rich white guy they had never even met. It boiled down to this: They didn’t much care to fork over their hard-earned money...
by Terra Osterling | Apr 22, 2012 | Business of Freelance Writing, Game-changers, How I got "here", Motivation
Summertime when we were kids 25-30 years ago (cringe with me, friends) may have been the last gasps of unstructured play. The moms were mostly home and if not, an older sibling and anyone else home on the street were accepted as generally enough supervision. These...
by Terra Osterling | Feb 12, 2012 | Game-changers
We are unconventional in certain matters of coupledom. My husband and I do not exchange gifts for our anniversary, except for the milestones. We got married in our backyard and had the reception there, too; it was a gorgeous, relaxed, fondly remembered day. And, we...
