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Why Keep Blogging? and other SXSW Takeaways

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez On March 21, 2010 · 13 Comments · In Writing

It’s clear that virtually no one earns a decent living off blogging, so revel in the liberty of being beholden only to your interests. And when that interest flags and you begin to repeat yourself, as Guy LeCharles Gonzalez forcefully argued, quit and move on to the next thing.

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By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez On March 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

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While attending SXSW, I did a gig at Lupe’s Art Blend (Guadalupe Theater) in San Antonio, TX.

Set List: Breathless; Crazy White Devil; Old New York Love Story; Mozer, Bethea and I; Party Like a Rock Star (check them out, and more, at SpokenWordRedux)

PS: I was preceded by an [...]

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Newish and old poems by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, member of the 1998 National Poetry Slam Champions from the Nuyorican Poets Café, founder of a little bit louder (now louderARTS), and old and new media pragmatist. Includes Breathless, Bury Me in the Leaning Rest, Crazy White Devil, Old New York Love Story, Party Like a Rock Star, and more.
Thanks to a generous offer to format it professionally, I’ve got plans to do something interesting with an expanded version of this chapbook, in print and ebook formats, so this Smashwords experiment will probably end at the end of the year. I’m putting my own spin on the freemium / 1,000 true fans concept. And by spin, I mean seeing how it works with 10+ casual fans! :-)

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez On December 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

Crazy White Devil: Poems by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

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Dialect of a Skirt by Erica Miriam Fabri

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez On November 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

Erica is a great poet, one whose work I’ve had the pleasure of publishing in Spindle; she’s also a friend, so take my recommendation (and criticism) with a grain of salt.

Generally speaking, I prefer my poetry a la carte or in thematic anthologies; I’m not a fan of individual [...]

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