From the monthly archives:

September 2008

How to Sell A Book (or Any New Idea)- Changethis.com

September 24, 2008

I love the folks at Changethis.com and all the magic they bring with stellar manifestos! And I was thrilled to find this recent one by Seth Godin in regard to selling your book or idea.

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Loved this article on how to use Twitter

September 23, 2008

Fantastic article on how to use Twitter by David Risley, CEO of PCMech, as featured in Steve Kayser’s great Cincom Expert Access newsletter.
Steve also added a new expert to the roster, David Henderson, who I think is just a brilliant man and coming out with a new book as well. And for full disclosure…David [...]

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How Email Can Fail Us

September 16, 2008

I learned an extremely valuable lesson today from a client that I really think is extraordinary in terms of email and its usage. Too many of us have become used to just reaching out via email and to responding to emails too quickly without really reading them for clarity. (When I say “too many of [...]

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Writers League of Texas Fall Workshops!

September 16, 2008

I’m extremely humbled to be included among the folks who will present the fantastic Fall series of classes that my friend (and new executive director of the Writers League of Texas) Cyndi Hughes put together! I’ll be teaching a class on “Blogging and Beyond” and I hope that folks in Texas turn out! For a [...]

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The End of Publishing as We Know It

September 15, 2008

Riveting article by Boris Kachka in New York Magazine, on the book publishing world and the challenges it faces in terms of staying afloat.

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David Foster Wallace – Why creativity matters

September 14, 2008

I’m really sad that David Foster Wallace is with us no more. His work was extraordinary as he rejuvenated what creative writing can be and because he was so dedicated to his own craft.
I just re-read his essay “Up Simba”, written in 2000 while he rode on the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and [...]

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Donate to Ike Help – Red Cross

September 12, 2008

Please pray for the Texas Coast and all of the surrounding counties. Austin is taking many of the people in and please donate to the Red Cross now.

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Marriage is a “sacwed” thing…

September 10, 2008

Today is my 15th wedding anniversary and to quote Erma Bombeck, “Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery. ”
I thought in celebration of these 15 years I might post 15 things I’ve learned about marriage and PR.
1. Marriage is hard.
2. PR is hard.
3. Marriage doesn’t mean [...]

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Facebook Shenanigans

September 10, 2008

One of the things I do when 2.0 training corporate Bored-room folks, is explain that Facebook is your playground, LinkedIn is your boardroom. So let your freak flag fly on Facebook. Truly, madly, deeply! Join the Facebook crowd and hang out with your friends there.
We all like working with people we like, right? So think of Facebook [...]

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What PR is NOT….

September 8, 2008

I had a tough week last week and while in a meeting with a very respected PR practitioner whose been in it for more than twenty years, we came up with a list of what PR can and cannot do. I thought some of those might be good to share.
1. PR is not guaranteed coverage. [...]

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Be A Better, Tastier, Booyah Blogger

September 4, 2008

Some of you might not know what the term “booyah” really means and how it applies to what you are doing with your blogs.
So here’s the definition from Wikipedia.com, “Booyah or Booya is a food that is prepared like a stew, but on a very large scale. It takes many cooks to prepare the food, [...]

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80s music – was it all that bad?

September 4, 2008

I really admire Carrie Brownstein and her blog at NPR. Recently she penned a great piece on 80s’ music. Read it and go grab the music too!

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