So true – all that competition can be a good thing. It doesn’t always make it easy to swallow, but it can make us work harder.

Thanks for reading, and for the comment.

Those same clients also felt, unfortunately, that “writing” was totally different. Once you pass penmanship in the third grade, you’re a writer, and fully qualified to judge/change/improve/butcher the work of any other one. Deep down, they think they could do it better themselves if they only had time.

So in this era, when a few computer skills make everyone an everything (in their minds), it’s no surprise that we get more “helpful advice” than ever. No, it isn’t easy to deal with. But the simple reality is, we have to–we have no other choice. One silver lining, though. All this new “competition” is a good reminder that we can never afford to mail it in, or give any less than our best effort on every project. The only way to distinguish ourselves is to, well — distinguish ourselves!