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May 6, 2012

Writers and editors: let’s make a deal

For anything Important, you need an editor. I’ve always had editors and wouldn’t think of living without them. The first post on this blog was The evil secret to ALL WRITING – editing is everything – that is not a coincidence. However, … Continue reading →

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Filed under Fiction, Red Pen of Doom, Speechwriting

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December 16, 2011

The world explained by TWO COWS

If you went to university, like me, and studied the philosophers and the political science and such, you learned that people far, far smarter than us violently disagree on (a) how the world works, (b) how the world SHOULD work … Continue reading →

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November 20, 2011

Why blog hits DON’T REALLY MATTER

Hear me now and believe me later in the week: Blog hits don’t really matter. People collecting thousands of Facebook “friends” are wasting everybody’s time, including their own. Your number of Twitter followers doesn’t mean diddly. For those of you … Continue reading →

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Filed under 7 Media Strategy Saturday, Old Media, which is still Big and Strong, Viral media math

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November 10, 2011

Top 10 facts about agent Cherry Weiner, who has a license to kill

Literary agent Cherry Weiner calls herself a dinosaur. If you went to PNWA (Pacific NorthWest Writer’s Association, pronounced “pawn-WAH” because I say so) this summer, you witnessed Cherry Weiner, heard her speak, perhaps even talked to her and shaken her … Continue reading →

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