Melanie Getchell-Moulton

As an assistant (AKA: Literary agent in training) for a well-respected literary agency in San Francisco, I read a lot of queries.And by a lot -- I mean hundreds. A week.One thing I like to remind people of is that rules for submission are there for you...

I participated in the Landmark Forum this weekend and found that it is a very useful tool for both business (communication mostly) and for personal transformation. What I learned is how people work and feel, which is a big deal if you're coming from th...

There are many ways to make your company stand out from the rest. Among the list of endless possibilities is the actual title of your business/company.When choosing a name make sure it relates to the prospective customer what your service or product is...

1. Imagine you've won the lottery. Write different scenes on how you would tell your spouse. Would you surprise him/her? Have them look up the winning numbers themselves? What if your spouse is sickly? How would your revelation change? What if you have...

I am and am not taking this from personal experience -- personal observation, yes. I have been in a few different internships and both times interns are perceived very similarly: unimportant. Like the lower class of the job world; beginners, etc.It is ...

As an editorial intern, I began my journalism career with zero contacts. Well, I had the ones my editors knew, but not my own. So I created a spreadsheet that I keep on my desktop and is updated frequently.The spreadsheet contains four categories: 1) T...

As a media relations professional, you and your company must decide on what type of program best suites the needs of the business. Passive: The company does not need nor desire to get public attention. This enables the company to lay low and only get a...

I think most of all writers can agree on this statement: a manuscript is never finished. I have recently decided to delve once more into my most recent novel, just for fun, and found that I have a lot of work to do. It's one bummer about looking at you...

Mother's Day is upon us and finding gifts for her may not be so easy in a market filled with deals in every window. I'm sure most moms would appreciate something hand made, but if you're craft-impaired, finding an unique gift doesn't have to be difficu...

One problem I realize some companies have is inconsistency. Clearly, there are all types of inconsistency whether it's with rules and expectations, one person wants one thing, but someone else wants it another way, etc. It's just a mess.What does incon...