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I research social media tools as part of my day job, and my latest task has been to find the best social monitoring and listening applications. One site that’s come up again and again is klout.com. From the website: The Klout Score is the measurement of your overall online influence. The scores range from 1-100 …
I have a confession to make: I still haven’t started the second book in my trilogy. I started my outline a couple weeks ago, then events in my life made me stall on the idea, then I read a couple timely blog posts from agents saying that writing additional books in a series before selling …
I talk about a lot of things on this blog, but I try not to talk about things that are too personal. This past year has been one big change after another, and as hard as it sometimes was, I tried to keep focused on the fact that “this too shall pass.” I’m not completely …
I’m saying part two because I’m fairly confident I’ve talked about this before. Yesterday on my way home from work, I took my usual exit off the highway and looped beneath the drawbridge that connects our two towns, but instead of whipping past the river and climbing to the next bridge, I had to swerve …
Do you hear that noise? *sssssssssssssssssssss* Those are fumes, and that’s what I’m running on. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s the NHL playoffs, also known as the two-month span of time in which I get no sleep. I don’t follow every game during the regular season, but once …
I’ve finally started reading on my new Kindle and the verdict is: it rocks. I assumed I’d adapt easily enough—I read on the computer all day long and the Kindle’s e-ink is designed to be even easier on the eyes—plus it’s so light you forget you’re holding a book. But the best part, and the …
If you missed Wednesday’s post, you also missed your chance to ask me whatever you’ve been wondering about me, but those who did chime in covered quite a a broad range of topics. Here goes! Adam asked “What’s it like being so little?” Also, “What equipment do you use for your graphics work (software and …
I’ve been meaning to do a question post for quite some time, but frankly I’ve been a little afraid of what you might ask. Nonetheless, I’m opening up the comments to your questions (as opposed to the usual super-duper secret comments), and Friday I’ll answer them. At my discretion, of course. So… ask away!
Yesterday I tackled the first of several projects I’ve planned before moving into my new place. My grandmother gave me an ornate mirror years ago, and the genius that was me at twenty-five decided it’d be a good idea to paint it silver. Yeah. The glass broke while it was in storage, so before having …
As Juliet said, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” Yet we writers place a lot of importance on names. Hours of research can go into finding the name that perfectly captures the time period, ethnicity, class, religion… you get the idea. The general …