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May.01.2013
Manuscript critiques, cocktails for 4 at Folio Literary Management's NYC offices, a scholarship to the Salt Cay Writers Retreat, and more including my offering: signed books and rocks from my research trip to Chaiten Volcano!
Bidding for the Brenda Novak charity auction to benefit...
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Apr.23.2013
April 23
Exposition
Is there a difference between being discerning and being critical? Is it in the direction from whence I came or the destination to which I am driven? Does performance to an audience, even if it is the one in my head, create the line...
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Mar.19.2013
Every night when I put my girls to bed, each one gets 10 minutes of uninterrupted, sister-free cuddle time with me to do with as they please. My 8-year-old likes to spend her 10 minutes telling me about her day as she sketches her endless fashion lines. At 8 years old she has more fashion...
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Feb.22.2013
As an author, it's both exciting and scary to get reviews of your work. I've definitely had my share of rejections, critiques (usually the kind that sting but make me a better writer overall) and reviews, so when a great review comes along, it makes all the hard work and stress worthwhile. My sci-...
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Oct.15.2012
Would you buy a Monet or a Degas while looking through bedsheets and curtain rods? Is art not as much about living? Costco has once again started selling original works. Listed under ‘Fine Art’ in the Home and Décor section, its supplier Greg Moors has justified it with the “art for everybody”...
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Sep.27.2012
“Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.”
Been there, done that. And let me tell you, there is no easy way to smoothly extricate yourself and still look cool.
Admitting you're wrong is difficult. Admitting someone is right can be, too.
This is...
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Jun.30.2012
"If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love-affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down." -- Ray Bradbury
For several years, I'...
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May.30.2012
After 26 years of(sometime) stupidity, venality and bureaucracy, I finally decided last week that I could no longer work for corporate America. I resigned, they paid me my notice without my working it out, and I am now a free agent.
I'm now going to make my living doing something I love, something...
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Jan.15.2012
Recently, I have found myself overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of self-published and 'indie' authors in my network clamoring for me to read and review their books. I have had ten requests already this year. Out of the ten, only one book held my interest for more than a couple of paragraphs, and...
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Nov.01.2011
If there's one proven technique to effectively talk to people, it's through use of metaphor-- it was already ancient when a former carpenter used it extensively in what we call "parables," and it's just as effective today.
Case in point: the essay below by Niall Ferguson-- who speaks of "...
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