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I just finished reading Marc Hamer’s luminous book Seed to Dust, published in Canada by the great folks at Greystone Books in Vancouver and printed by my favorite book printer, Friesens (shout out, as always, to our wonderful friend and rep there Donovan Bergman!)
I was telling a friend and client of mine this morning (a wise lady farmer), that I have not been able to stop thinking about the book since I finished it.
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Remember when Alice went through the Looking Glass to Wonderland? This is how I feel when I’m doing internet research. I think the metaphor is apt…I’m looking to make meaning, to understand, and I look into the giant mirror, the screen that leads me into new worlds, and whose temptations are many, and whose answers only lead to more questions, and more, and more…
Read MoreI broke my Starbucks Doha mug this morning. A stupid slip. I’ve noticed lately that I’ve become a bumbler, a fumbler, a last-minute grasper of things about to fall. I need to work on my grip strength, I suppose. Is that yet another in the litany of things that age strips away from us?
Read MoreThere’s something about writing the first things that come out of your head every morning with the first cup of coffee near at hand. My mind is clearest then, if I’ve had a decent sleep. No telling how long it will stay that way, unless I add an Adderall into the equation. Then I can usually count on a good five hours of mental clarity.
Read MoreFor some reason, I always had trouble being nice to myself. I was my own worst critic, which I suppose was derived from a deep lack of self-worth, of never being enough. Once in codependent recovery, I learned my way out of that…mostly. But you’re never done, right? I still stumble on some of the deeper-set stones in my path. They don’t throw me off the path anymore, but I might still stub my toe, feel some sharp pain. Thankfully this is a program for life; and I just keep learning.
Read MoreDevelopmental editing, according to Wikipedia, is a “form of writing support that comes into play before or during the production of a publishable manuscript, especially in the area of non-fiction writing.” As explained by Scott Norton in his book Developmental editing: a handbook for freelancers, authors, and publishers, developmental editing involves “significant structuring or restructuring of a manuscript’s discourse”.[1] Developmental editors are a type of language professional.
Read More“I don’t have time for social media!” (Some strategies so you can stop lying to yourself)
A common worry that entrepreneurs have in regards to social media is that it will become a huge time-suck; when you’re starting a business, there are a lot of balls to juggle, and a Twitter feed can definitely be the vortex into which the precious hours of the day disappear.
Read MoreEveryone knows you need a campaign video to tell your initial story in a crowdfunding campaign. And most people know that many different kinds of videos can work – they can be very simple, or elaborate. They can cost next to nothing, or thousands. It all depends on your purpose, branding, project, resources and what is needed.
Everyone knows you need a campaign video to tell your initial story in a crowdfunding campaign. And most people know that many different kinds of videos can work – they can be very simple, or elaborate. They can cost next to nothing, or thousands. It all depends on your purpose, branding, project, resources and what is needed.
So Michelangelo says to the Prince: “Whattup, Prince. It’s cool that you dig my sculptures and commission me to do one every five years or so, but I still gotta pay rent, go for brunch and pick up my art supplies in between commissions. That’s a lotta chedda’, and I need to make it rain!”
If only Michelangelo had a DeLorean, he could’ve taken advantage of a new philosophy of independent cultural enterprise that relies on the direct, regular and ongoing relationship between artists and their paying fans (or, as Michelangelo would’ve referred to them, patrons).
Indie’s Great Content Map provides a path for you as a blogger to guide readers on a happy journey through your content. The map provides ideas on how you can entice and reward users to travel with you from outset to destination, instead of abandoning ship. Everything from titles to formatting to use of multimedia – not the least of which is actual interesting content that is well written and structured – is critical to the success of your content journey.
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