EDITOR’S NOTE:
Nicole Kolesar is a fellow copywriter, content marketer, and the owner of KPress Copywriting, a B2B marketing agency.
Huge thanks to Nicole for giving her time and talent to this great Micro-Interview!
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How to force ideas into your brain…
An efficient, counterintuitive way to reach your goals…
A no-fluff, no-filler book about the business of writing…
And more…
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Thank you, Nicole.
Let’s get started:
1) “What’s your work routine?”
I love working in the morning and late at night after everyone has gone to bed. I section off hours for writing or research and I stick to it.
Many times my writing process includes getting up and going for a walk or petting my cat and it's amazing how ideas will come to me. I spend a great deal of time on research so my time spent writing is much shorter and much easier.
2) “What do you know about your work now that you wish you’d known when you first started?”
How important it is to say No.
Like many starting out and eager for experience, I took on a lot of crap jobs for little pay and a whole lot of aggravation. Now I'm more selective in who I choose to work with. I'm not driven by money, I'm driven by the challenge of being able to write for great people who are trying to reach their goals just like me.
3) “What did your biggest professional failure teach you?”
To do a better job of listening to my gut.
When you have a funny feeling about something and you see those red flags, don't ignore it.
4) “What’s the #1 thing that has helped you shorten your craft’s learning curve?”
Two things actually: the time I spend on research and the time I spend writing content.
Writing everyday is a habit that must be exercised to get better.
5) “What book has helped you the most over your career?”
A book by Julia McCoy called So You ThinK You Can Write: The Definitive Guide to Successful Online Writing.
This was the first book about writing I ever read at the time that wasn't filled with fluff and filler and just got down to the business of great writing.
6) “And your parting piece of advice?”
It's corny maybe but NEVER ever give up or give in.
You'll never know how close you were to a breakthrough. Keep great professional mentors at all times and have fun!
