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Collaboration is the Killer App – #DIYdays

By On April 4, 2010 · 9 Comments · In Writing

For a writer, it’s an amazing opportunity to leverage the full depth of their creations through a truly collaborative process — ideally starting after the first draft is written, IMO — instead of parceling out chunks of rights for a licensing fee and complete loss of control.

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Why Keep Blogging? and other SXSW Takeaways

By 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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Change is a Good Thing

By On January 3, 2010 · 14 Comments · In Personal, Writing

“You can make this year, this day, this moment a demarcation and declare that this will be the best year of your life, or you can continue down the same old road you’ve been down so many times before.”

–Debbie Ford (via 2010 Indiebound Eat Sleep Read Page-a-Day Calendar)

I’ve been blogging regularly [...]

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What New Media Can Learn From Slam Poetry

By On May 11, 2009 · 10 Comments · In Marketing, Writing

“I have just read the immortal poems of the ages and come away dull. I don’t know who’s at fault; maybe it’s the weather, but I sense a lot of pretense and poesy footwork: I am writing a poem, they seem to say, look at me! Poetry must be forgotten; we must [...]

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Poem-A-Day Challenge: Days 20-22

By On April 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Writing

I’m way behind again, the furthest yet, and am “cheating” a little bit to catch up by going with only one of the PAD prompts I missed (Day 21) and two from the Acentos Writers Workshop I facilitated today. I’m still commited to making 30/30 by the end of the month, but from here on [...]

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