Being Stuck

michaelwpokocky — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0800

"For someone who writes every day it amazes me that you are not trying to publish what you write," she says. This after I've been complaining about how screwed up I am for the hundredth time. We're locked hard into a discussion whether I am going to go write at the cafe this morning. Lately I have given up on that, which was the reason the conversation came up in the first ...

This week's snapshot is on Michael Pokocky

michaelwpokocky — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:20:40 -0800

I received this email from Armand at molesinerie | Legends and storiesHi Michael,You're this week's SNAPSHOT feature. http://www.moleskinerie.com/2010/02/snapshot--1.htmlEnjoy!Armand

A social singularity

michaelwpokocky — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:09:42 -0800

This is a comment I wrote in response to TED Organizer Trashes Speaker, Fails Social IQ Test via http://tcrn.ch/9gJPn6 [techcrunch.com]. "This is a “dark hole” themed post.A singularity — there are many: “Economic, Social, Cultural, Environmental, Political, Spiritual and Scientific.”This post falls into a social singularity that has arisen from the undercurrent of the internet, ...

Question: What do I do after writing the first draft

michaelwpokocky — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:22:32 -0800

Question: What do I do after writing the first draft?Would anyone who can answer this question, not only for me, but for anyone else it might help?The scenario: I have written in a notebook what appears to be a book. It then has been typed and printed out and bound. I'm ready for the next step. I have read a bit of what has been written and I see all kinds of mistakes, but the essence of a ...

Blog Guest Seth Godin: Why going to your readers and many intelligent voices online is important for the launch of your book

michaelwpokocky — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:39:03 -0800

Seth Goidin has graciously allowed me to re-post his blog post The 2.0 media tour. Why is this important? Because Seth Godin did not go to to any traditional media for the launch of his new book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Instead, he went directly to his readers and the many intelligent voices online. The result was Linchpin made the New York Times bestseller list in the first week ...

What is the true nature of thought

michaelwpokocky — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:08:53 -0800

"This is now and then is gone and tomorrow has not arrived yet.The moment before a thought becomes your reality where was it?Understanding this brings great clarity.Its not the kind of clarity that is clothed in convention or morally sanctioned.It is thought that wants to be born into this world through you.This can only happen if we stay still and listen for it.Once you feel the warm wind ...

ROBERT GIROUX had a chance to be the first to publish J. D. Salinger

michaelwpokocky — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:41:50 -0800

I found this fascinating gem.I don't have the rights or permissions to publish it but I can link to it for you.Abstract: "My experience with Salinger began when he was publishing those wonderful short stories inThe New Yorker, “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” and others. Everyone was talking about them. I wrote a letter to Salinger in care of William Shawn in which I said, “Mr. ...

Red Room follow @ThisIsMikesBlog to see your posts on twitter.

michaelwpokocky — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:34:41 -0800

If you are on twitter you need to follow @ThisIsMikesBlog to see your posts on twitter. Be the first of 500 followers of @Thisismikesblog and get added to the list for life https://twitter.com/Thisismikesblog/first-followers-of-mike I created a list of the first 500 (twitter limit) of followers of @ThisIsMikesBlog and am inviting Red Room community to join me there. The first 500 people ...