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Advice for the Full-Time Job Seeker

Posted by Kimberly Manchester on Thursday, June 6, 2019, In : Job Search 
Bored at work? Is it time to move up or move on? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you need to continue reading; job search advice that is both good and free is as rare as agreement between AOC and Ted Cruz.

Show Your Best Side

The first step in finding a new and better job? Audit yourself. Check the power of your SEO by googling yourself. How far did you have to scroll before your information appeared? If you are not among the top three results - and you do not share your name ...

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The "SOCKS" Moment

Posted by Kimberly Manchester on Thursday, May 2, 2013, In : Writing Processes 

As a writer, I painstakingly draft my work, edit, and rework it until I start to feel like I am stuck in the cycle of lather, rinse, repeat. Sick of the uncertainty, I set myself the goal of researching my writing process. Putting my Science degree to use, I set up a research project with my writing habits as the center focus and recorded not only my thoughts and musings but the way I went about recording said thoughts and musings. The process of completing a “post-write” after each of my...


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(Exactly) 200 Words About Me


Kimberly Manchester I am Writer, spelled with a capital “W”. This means I have actually made a living off of what I write. Writers are a curious lot. We can go from blocked to 1,000 words an hour in about six seconds, our only inspiration being a looming deadline. People often ask me to share a little about who I am and what makes me tick. I am not certain they truly want to know, but here are my responses just the same:

I can recite the script of Reservoir Dogs word for word. I think this says a lot about me, although I am not sure what it says is entirely accurate. 

I am a study in paradox; an enigma wrapped in a puzzle box. Just when you think you know everything about me, you will discover that you don't. 

I am not squeamish, and will touch anything so long as I am wearing gloves, but am completely unnerved by really bad smells. 

My favorite punctuation mark is the semicolon; you will notice that I use it a lot. 

Have I bored you with the details yet?


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