Another writing principle from my friend and mentor, Harold V. Cordry:
Never “talk down” to your readers. When you write, it’s between yourself and a reader (singular). [Maybe this is only a personal philosophy that has evolved over a lifetime of writing but to me it seems a good one.] This lone reader is someone you [...]
From the moment I met Becky Blanton online last August, I always suspected her claim to fame would be unique. “Ordinary” is not in her vocabulary.
Becky has become a dear friend and mentor. She is remarkable. She helps me help others start and sustain small businesses and nonprofits. She sees me advocating for 4 [...]
The most important thing I always taught in situations like this was, “Trust your gut. Your intuition is ALWAYS right.”
Meet one of my new and valued friends, Megan Elizabeth Morris. She is working along with others to promote the ideas of another new and valued friend, Becky Blanton.
In part, Morris says people “…don’t have to be content with what they have (though sometimes it’s nice to feel that way for a little while). [...]
Here we go with the third of four slideshows of my visit to Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium at the very end of 2008.
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I have a people-raising request to make:
Some friends of Becky Blanton are getting awareness up for a contest entered by Becky, with Marty Whitmore illustrating and Megan Elizabeth Morris doing some of the web work. I did some copyediting on the site. If Becky wins, it will garner quite a bit of exposure and positive [...]
Meet guest poster Chris Rathje. I love his spirit!
I have heard the phrase “whether you believe you can do something or not you are right” for several years now but I have realized it’s full power relative recently.
Our thoughts control our lives and thoughts are nothing more then words and images. Simple [...]
If you and your spouse or partner are in business together, you gotta take time to read Hal Alpiar’s blog on how to make the relationship work. And how not to. Example:
Bedtime in the bedroom is simply not the right time or the right place to talk about sales, distribution, taxes, accounts payable, collections, irate [...]
Time for an early morning meeting in Phoenix. Community service organization. I had email directions and my Google map directions.
In Phoenix, there’s a big difference between streets and avenues, and my directions were slightly off. After about five tries, I stopped at an AM PM to find a phone book so I could get [...]
My long-time friend, BL Ochman, and biz partner have just launched a very cool website, starting with a blog. PawFun. We’re going to be able to order tee shirts with photos of our pets on it. The blog site right now has a caption contest, which is great fun, but what struck my eye was [...]
