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August 26, 2009
- My webmaster has changed my blog to a WordPress blog, so I have a bit of a learning curve going on here! Let's see how it works out. For those of you who comment frequently, let me know if you run into any snags. I hope not. Change is always a challenge, but I hope it will ultimately be for the better. I have a feeling you won't notice much difference on your end, but if you could see the ...
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August 25, 2009
- I’m going to start today’s blog with a just a little piece blowing my own trumpet.Yesterday my book “Across the Pond” reached the BIG 100 reviews status on AmazonI am so pleased that that many people have taken time not only to read my book, but to review it as well.Any way I said I would try and help people out with free software, useful links etc. There are plenty around these are ...
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August 19, 2009
- Sex: To write the scene or not to write the scene. As a reader, I have mixed feelings. As a writer, ditto. The basic rule of thumb is that if the scene isn't doing some kind of work to further the plot, characterization, pacing, atmosphere, etc., then it has no place in the story.When I read sex scenes, there are times when they are tantalizing, teasing, tense, horrifying, in short any or all the ...
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August 18, 2009
- I heard a figure today about the number of bloggers, nationally and internationally; and it was too staggering to remember. It seems that everyone has something to say on the Net these days, me included. However, only a certain set of blogs receive responses. NPR's talk show today was about transparency on the Net, whether to reveal all the details of one's life or reserve something ...
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August 18, 2009
- In the movie Being There, when Chance the Gardener’s benefactor dies, he faces the world outside armed with his simple personality. Misinterpreted from the get-go, he becomes Chauncey Gardiner when, after his first taste of alcohol, the Rand family hears his name pronounced “Chauncey Gardiner” instead of “Chance the Gardner.” My Chauncey was misinterpreted, too. My ...
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August 18, 2009
- Chris Guillebeau has just published,"the Unconventional Guide to the Social Web, and the goal is to demystify the art of using social media to promote something without being lame."Why? Chris says,"Because there are no real experts in the field of online interaction– there’s just you and your message."At Chris's site The Art of Nonconformity the book is described there.He ...
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August 17, 2009
- An Interview with Anjie (Anjie's World and The Frugal Freelancer) As anybody who has read me reviews interviews or heard my comments on either my own radio program or where I have been a guest, you will know I am a great believer in what I call the "Small Blogger". These are the people who read, write and live books are "The 'Sham Wow' of Teen/YA literature", soaking up ...
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August 9, 2009
- Google Book Blog http://booksearch.blogspot.com/?utm_source=gbssite&utm_campaign=gbsblog&utm_medium=etMonday, July 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM Posted by Hicham Alaoui, Associate Product Marketing ManagerNote: Cross-posted from the Official Google BlogWhich infamous book thief got caught stealing from the Chicago public library and was later acquitted on grounds of insanity? How many European ...
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August 9, 2009
- Google Book Blog http://booksearch.blogspot.com/?utm_source=gbssite&utm_campaign=gbsblog&utm_medium=etMonday, July 27, 2009 at 9:35 AM Posted by Hicham Alaoui, Associate Product Marketing ManagerNote: Cross-posted from the Official Google BlogWhich infamous book thief got caught stealing from the Chicago public library and was later acquitted on grounds of insanity? How many European ...
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August 7, 2009
- If you think education is expensive — try ignorance.- Derek C. Bok http://www.bookreporter.com/community/quote/index.asp What a wonderful quote, short concise, yet heavy with meaning. A provocation to thought, particularly in these times of recession when we argue over the value of sinking our tax dollars into education. What does it mean? We westerners forget, for instance, that ...
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