If I say so on the Internet, then it's true

I am starting a small writing, editing, and researching business.

I am telling you this so it will be real, and not just something I'm daydreaming about. This way, when you hear my name bandied about in the most exclusive Cleveland locales, you can swirl your gin rickey and say, “Ahh, yes. The writer.” Rather than, “Oh, that pitiful out-of-work librarian. What a perfect bore.” (You will likely be wearing a straw skimmer and monocle, like some kind of evil gin-swilling Barnaby.)

So this week I will be spending my days researching writing markets, generating ideas, and hunting down a disparate array of credited and uncredited clips. (Note: if you ever think you might turn out to be a writer, keep copies of stuff you’ve published. I am ashamed to admit I’ve never even seen some of my published clips in print.)