Salt Lake City: Updated and close to everything
If you haven’t been to Salt Lake City in the past few years, you’re in for an eyeopening ride…
June 2011
Ethanol provides false hope for drivers
There’s a 600-acre farm in central Iowa well known to several OWAA members…
Road trip marketing
Since beginning my solo freelance photography business 30 years ago, I learned that more time spent in the office meant more sales…
Citizen journalists in OWAA
When my kids went away to college, I regularly mailed them letters, the hand-written kind…
Getting on an editor's good side
As hunting editor at Bugle magazine with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, I’ve learned a few tricks that help me out in the freelance world…
Liven up your writing: Listen to local voices
The best way to liven up a magazine or newspaper feature is to integrate local color into your narrative…
Are you ready for a personal Independence Day?
[level-non-member] Members, remember to log in to view this post. [/level-non-member] [level-membersupporter] BY COLLEEN MINIUK-SPERRY This article is the first installment of a three-part series about leaving an office job for a freelance career. The second article will list the top things to do before you leave. And in part three, the author will talk …
An experiment in our future
On college campuses these days, there’s seemingly a club for every interest.
Where the wild things are
My parents spend winters in Florida and summers at my childhood home in the Adirondacks.