IWOC

IWOC is an association of professional freelance writers who work primarily throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.

[IWOC @IWOCWriter]

6-9-26 Zoom: "Leveraging Social Media to Promote Your Book" Let IWOC's very own Kathryn Occhipinti provide you with the important dos and don'ts in the fine art of social media to get your book noticed. And selling! Details: https://t.co/aEJdPVbMIN

[Stella Lucente @travelitalian1]

@IWOCWriter The author behind the “Conversational Italian for Travers” series of books is presenting next week!

[IWOC @IWOCWriter]

6-9-26 Zoom: "Leveraging Social Media to Promote Your Book" Let IWOC's very own Kathryn Occhipinti provide you with the important dos and don'ts in the fine art of social media to get your book noticed. And selling! Details: https://t.co/aEJdPVbMIN

[Masih Alinejad 🏳️ @AlinejadMasih]

Hello @AOC, while you smiled in a hijab at a New York event, I was in Federal Court facing the 4th hitman hired by the Islamic Republic to assassinate me, for campaigning for Iranian women to have the same freedom you performed for a photo op. Will you come to court with me in August when I face the 5th hitman? Or does solidarity only work when it doesn't offend the Islamic regime?

You wore hijab voluntarily in New York. Women are killed in Iran for taking it off.

You are the very woman who, at every opportunity, protests against violence against women, decries gender segregation, and champions "inclusion." Yet here you stand, smiling and wearing a hijab, at an event in New York, in the heart of the West, where men and women are strictly separated. To me and millions of Iranian women, this does not look like a choice. It is no longer "My body, my choice," but rather "My body for votes."

They who claim to fight for women's self-determination in the name of feminism voluntarily embrace an ideology that mandates our women cover their hair simply because they are women. They enjoy the prosperity, freedom, and privileges of the Western world, where they may live as autonomous individuals , yet they simultaneously accept that other women should not be afforded the same rights.

#LetUsTalk

[IWOC @IWOCWriter]

5-20-26 Zoom: “SEO: What Content Writers Need to Know” Digital marketing maven Tianna Mamalick of SMB Marketing will pull back the SEO curtain, covering keyword selection and use, content strategies, metadata, how AI is affecting the search world, etc. https://t.co/kqxpdpdEEA

[⚡️ @epxii2]

“ No matter what genre of music you like, no matter who your favorite singer or group is, everyone, including myself, have been influenced, inspired and emotionally touched by Elvis. He was and still is the king and will forever be a part our musical history "
- Toby Keith

[Kim Kavin @thekimkavin]

Well this is an actual stunner

Even the Freelancers Union — which stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the AFL-CIO and Democratic Socialists of America as they tried to convince us all that the ABC Test regulatory language in the federal PRO Act was fine — has now decided that what New Jersey just did with the ABC Test is a bridge too far

Yes. You read that correctly

** The people who stand with the socialists think New Jersey went too far **

Andrea Gordillo, Chief of Staff at Freelancers Union, “says the rules, as written, don’t surgically target exploitative misclassification and instead make broad sweeps and threaten freelance work.”

https://t.co/IHwbW9GTuw

[Stella Lucente @travelitalian1]

#FridayVibes #Italianproverb Una rondine non fa primavera= One swallow does not make spring in #Italiano #LearnItalian and #LearnFrench with #ConversationaItalian for #Travelers books! Purchase at: https://t.co/quiOSwSrwl @ReadingIsOurPas #booklovers @writerssink @bookchat

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

One of the best rock documentaries I have ever seen. Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. It’s incredible. The footage of the rehearsals & live performances in the early 70s are off the scale brilliant.

[IWOC @IWOCWriter]

@thekimkavin This is great news.

[Kim Kavin @thekimkavin]

As I wrote back in January when news about Lori Chavez-Deremer first broke, the U.S. Labor Department’s No. 2, Keith Sonderling, has a strong track record of supporting independent contractors

https://t.co/g7KWBrupw8

[Kim Kavin @thekimkavin]

New from me:

It is simply undeniable at this point that when lawmakers or regulators try to restrict independent contractors, they face massive public pushback, but when they try to protect us, the crowd cheers—and wants more.

https://t.co/hYcIg326F7

[Kim Kavin @thekimkavin]

“When you think of a freelancer, the typical image that comes to one’s mind is that of a copywriter, social media manager, or tech consultant. Working on a NASA project or groundbreaking invention might not quite be on your radar.” https://t.co/TAIH71eSdE

[IWOC @IWOCWriter]

@travelitalian1 Thank you! Have to agree. 👍 Recording is available for members at https://t.co/hg6sMqhiUO on the member resources page. Not a member? Join! Go to https://t.co/0W5xbBDZJa.

[Stella Lucente @travelitalian1]

This was a fantastic talk from the Independent Writers of Chicago! Always something new to learn!

[Raymond Arroyo @RaymondArroyo]

Musical originality is a rare thing. Two legends demonstrating it at the same time is even rarer. Sinatra and Elvis had their own styles and every note they released bent to accommodate that style. Here’s the glorious receipt:

[David D. Chapman @DavidD_Chapman]

Let me explain to you why Elvis is King.

Michael Jackson is considered one of the greatest solo artists of all time.
He had 33 Top 40 hits. Incredible.

The Beatles are considered the greatest band of all time.
They had 50 Top 40 hits. Insane.

Elvis Presley had 114 Top 40 hits

[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

Fuck that! 😂

[IWOC @IWOCWriter]

3/10 Zoom: “Get Your Writing Seen in Magazines…and More” Pitch with persistence. That’s how @SchwartzMediaGr CEO Misty Schwartz has phenomenal success in landing spots in national publications. Hear her turnkey tips on getting YOUR stories published. https://t.co/NTnkX5jXol