3 Writing Tools to Improve Your Writing from ACN Members By Bill Spiegel, ACN President, with content provided through attendees at the ACN regional workshop. When I was hired as a field editor at Kansas Farmer in 1995, editor, Hank Ernst, used to regale me with stories of the glory days. Occasionally, he recalled, several … Read More
What I Learned
10 Take-Home Writing Tips from ACN Members
Ten Take-Home Writing Tips from ACN Members By Bill Spiegel, ACN President, with content provided through attendees at the ACN regional workshop. There’s no better way to learn productivity strategies than by listening to your peers. At the ACN Fall Regional Workshop in Springfield, Illinois October 19, your fellow ACN members were on point with … Read More
Let’s Talk Gear
Part 3 of Let’s Talk Gear: Miranda Reiman, Angus Media You have all your gear packed up and ready to go. But are YOU personally prepared? Recently, I (Kelsey) went on a video shoot, and the fields were soft. Mud was all over my shoes…guess who forgot to bring her Muck Boots? I was … Read More
When is the Interview Really Over?
Part 10 in the ACN Article Series “Interview Insights” By Past President Elaine Shein In the movie “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” there is a scene when Albus Dumbledore is trying to convince professor Horace Slughorn to return to Hogwarts in a teaching position. When it seems the stubborn Slughorn won’t do it, Dumbledore … Read More
An Honor to Serve
By ACN 2021 Past President Mindy Ward “You’re welcome. And thank you.” In the Disney movie Moana, that is the last line Maui or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sings in “You’re welcome.” It is my grandson’s current favorite movie and song, so I watch it on repeat. The lyrics focus on the successes of Maui … Read More
“Wendy & Murray”
The “Story Behind the Story” of ACN’s 2022 Photo of the Year By ACN Member Lorne McClinton Everything that Murray Johnston and Wendy Hogarth do at Muskoka Lakes Farm and Winery in Bala, Ontario revolves around cranberries. They sell wine and other products made from the cranberries they grow on their farm and offer all … Read More