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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
Using free ink and airtime to BUST THROUGH
Earned media — free ink and airtime — is worth a lot to reality stars like Snooki, The Situation and Kim Kardashian, who all extended their 15 minutes of fame into millions of dollars. Ink and airtime are even MORE … Continue reading
The Red Pen of Doom destroys FREEDOM by Jonathan Franzen
FREEDOM By Jonathan Franzen The news about Walter Berglund wasn’t picked up locally – (add spaces here to match dash format in 2nd graf) he and Patty had moved away to Washington two years earlier and meant nothing to St. … Continue reading
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The Red Pen of Doom murders THE FOUNTAINHEAD by Ayn Rand
THE FOUNTAINHEAD by Ayn Rand Howard Roark laughed. (I approve of this. It asks a narrative question – who is this guy, and why did he laugh? – and I like short sentences anyway.) He stood naked at the edge … Continue reading
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The Red Pen of Doom guts THE NOTEBOOK
THE NOTEBOOK (The title makes sense, since the story turns on an actual notebook.) by Nicholas Sparks Chapter One: Miracles Who am I? And how,I wonder, will this story end? The sun has come up and I am sitting by … Continue reading
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