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How to Handle A Bad Review: Pt 1 (When They’re Wrong)
This is the first in a series of posts about what to do with bad reviews. I welcome your recommendations in the comment section below. IT WILL HAPPEN TO […]
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8 Things You Might Not Know About the Berlin Wall
I’m researching Berlin in the 1980’s for an upcoming writing project. Many people who grew up after the collapse of the USSR (like myself) are only vaguely aware of the […]
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11 Basic Tips for Writing a Press Release
Writing a press release can be intimidating. Google is choked with suggestions on PR templates, formats, press release services, and distribution companies. How are you supposed to know what to […]
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Obligatory New Year’s Post: 2015 Edition
At the beginning of last year I wrote a post about how it seems like everyone has an inexplicably strong set of feelings about New Year’s Resolutions. Not much has […]
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Obligatory New Year’s Post: 2014
If you own or operate a blog in the English-speaking world it’s required by law of all Current & Former Members of the British Empire that you compose a post […]
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Sushi & the Craft of Writing
I recently watched the documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi.” It’s a great film (available on Netflix). Beautifully shot, well-constructed, nicely edited. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves sushi, […]
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Writing and Mental Hyperventilation
I finished a large writing project recently. This puppy has taken me years to get through. Lots of rewrites. Lots of frustration. Self doubt. Yada yada. It was done, I […]
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The Famous Tea Clipper Races
Arguably some of the most dramatic nautical events of the 19th century were the famous “tea clipper races” that pitted merchant companies against one another in a bid to see […]
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Should I quit my job and write full time?
This question bothers nearly every writer with a regular job and serious ambition. The allure of a life devoted to filling your mind with the world of your characters and […]
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On Watching My Daughter Trying To Walk
It’s something else to watch my kiddo trying to walk. To see the progression from wiggled arms, to an epic, slow-motion, rotisserie roll over, to crawling, to galloping, to […]