Short Rant on BP oil spill
Hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil spewing into the ocean will have grave effects on the planet
Suzanne Ruff’s The Reluctant Donor
Through a wonderfully written piece of creative non-fiction Suzanne sheds light on Polycystic Kidney disease (PKD)
If You Decide to Self-publish You Are Going to Need a Website
the challenge of creating your own website can be a complicated task
A Ship Named Novella
I grab the helm to adjust the rudder in preparation for this voyage called self-publishing. My bow moving forward in a ship named Novella.
Out of The Mouth of Babes!
Before I taught technology I use to teach first grade. OMG! They say the funniest things. I decided to keep a journal of the funniest things said.
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Would you stop Chewing? Who Are You Giving Grace?
Would you stop Chewing? Who Are You Giving Grace? I recently went to see the movie Prince of Persia (love those kinds of movies). I sat next to a young guy, happened to be Asian, maybe about 20 years old. So anyway, during previews I turn my phone on vibrate and I get comfortable. I am in the perfect seat, mid section. About 15 minutes into the movie, the young guy reaches or leans over and... [Read more]
Short Rant on BP oil spill
Short Rant on Deepwater Explosion (BP Oil Spill) Summed up in 10 words or less: mistakes, carelessness and not being prepared for the worst…. In the wake of the BP oil spill….I sit and look at some of the images. Black water, dying animals, people with puzzled looks on their faces; it all makes me want to scream “WTH!” And why are we so reactive in this country (instead of proactive)?... [Read more]
Suzanne Ruff’s The Reluctant Donor
April 8, 2010 Suzanne Ruff launched her new book titled The Reluctant Donor. Through a wonderfully written piece of creative non-fiction Suzanne sheds light on Polycystic Kidney disease (PKD) and how this devastating killer has plagued her family for generations. I’d never heard of PKD until I met Suzanne. And I was blown over after reading how PKD has swept through her family and how their lives... [Read more]
If You Decide to Self-publish You Are Going to Need a Website
If you decide to self-publish you are going to need a website; it should be within the top five of your TTD (things to do) list. With 100 million people online, your web-presence is a prerequisite for success. However, the challenge of creating your own website can be a complicated task. There are a ton of services out there, but it you’re anything like me you want to get the best for your buck. Thankfully,... [Read more]
A Ship Named Novella
Anyone who has written anything knows how hard it is to find a publisher for his or her work, especially without an agent. Finding a publisher is a difficult task, finding one for a novella is even harder. Most publishers won’t touch a novella because novellas are too short to justify the cost of printing. So what’s the writer of a novella to do? One piece of advice was to make the story longer.... [Read more]
Why You Should Pursue Book Awards
A friend of mine is having her book published through Beaver’s Pond Publishing (BPP). BPP is a mentoring press that offers a ton of services to their authors. One of those services is ‘meet ups’ (group sessions) where BPP shares info on marketing, editing and other tips that may help the self publishing author. We’ll see how the whole Beaver’s Pond experience goes after my friend’s book... [Read more]
