Monthly Archives: June 2010

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  Who Knew a Cow Could Learn to Write?

  Posted on June 30, 2010 by admin in Opinion, Uncategorized.

  There are many great blogs floating in cyber space. As you know, last week I decided to pay tribute to some of my favorites. This post is dedicated to Bubble Cow, a site from jolly old England. Yes, the main page offers a variety of paid services for writers, but the blog posts are insightful, [...]

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  A tribute to Book-Crazy Jenn

  Posted on June 26, 2010 by admin in bloggers, Book-Crazy, Jennifer Sprague, Uncategorized.

  Every time I friend someone on twitter or Goodreads, I click on their site and 90% of the time it leads to a blog. I’ve come to realize that the world is full of fascinating people. I love how blogging allows the freedom to express, how we can interact in ways not possible just a [...]

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  The Writer’s Heart

  Posted on June 23, 2010 by admin in authors, courage, Opinion, Uncategorized, writing.

  I’ll admit I stalk certain sites. Luckily, I do this in the privacy of my own home with little to no traces of such tom foolery. Scroll to the bottom of this blog and you’ll see some of my favorites. I have a few more that I need to put on my list, but truly [...]

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• Living in an Autobot World

  Posted on June 19, 2010 by admin in Opinion, Uncategorized.

  I was on twitter the other day when someone made a tongue-in-cheek comment about the apolcalypse. I quipped back that maybe we should stock up on something to read and sunscreen. Within the hour I had seven companies following me whose businesses center on Wall Street tips. I posted “… for all those stock advisers [...]

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• Stop the madness, I need to write!

  Posted on June 17, 2010 by admin in marketing, Opinion, social networking, time management, Uncategorized, writing.

  Those who know me know I have a social marketing target on my forehead. I look at sites with an exuberance that (let’s be honest) sometimes is a little unsettling, and, when I find a product or site that I like, I’m extremely loyal. I’m more than happy to post, forward, or retweet any material, [...]

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• Does the writer in you ever take a rest?

  Posted on June 12, 2010 by admin in Opinion, Uncategorized.

  I’m beginning to think that the writer in me never sleeps.  My daughter and I went to a cozy little sandwich shop yesterday, she made a beeline for one of those too-tall tables that make teenagers feel so grown-up. I sat quietly, listening to her chatter about our continuing world tour of college campuses. She [...]

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• Suspended in Creativity

  Posted on June 8, 2010 by admin in Opinion, Uncategorized.

  The stage lights serve as a barrier; they blind you from reaction, they protect you from fear. In that moment, you are Mozart’s Fiordiligi or  Tchaikovsky’s Joan of Arc. Your mind is mute, instinct takes over, time is suspended in creativity, expression is life. I haven’t performed in years, but on rare occasion my heart remembers, and I again am [...]

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• Swimming in the literary sea

  Posted on June 5, 2010 by admin in Opinion, Uncategorized.

  The world has convinced you that you’ll never get picked up by the big houses. Who wants a new author, especially in these hard times? And years, it’ll take years for your book to get on a shelf, that is if the stars have aligned enough for the right person to even see your manuscript [...]

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