I saw this interview with John Grisham on “Today” yesterday and I thought you’d enjoy a look yourself. There were some interesting things about Grisham’s writing and his creative process.
Go take a look at the interview for yourself, using the link above to the “Today” website and video. I have no idea how long they keep those videos up, so if you want to see it you might want to look at it soon.
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Pod people are living in our neighborhood. Apparently just in the last couple of days they have moved into a house just up the block from us. I saw clear evidence of this when I was out walking yesterday — there was a large box sitting in their driveway near the house with the words “moving pods” printed in large letters on the sides of it. I don’t know whether to be amused, amazed, or openly alarmed that there are pod people still hanging around the towns and cities of America after they were so fully exposed in a novel (1955) and at least two movies (1956, 1978).
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I wrote last week lamenting the sorry state of journalism, and of print journalism in particular. In that post, I suggested that the Internet and widespread cable/satellite television were the chief factors that are killing newspapers (in America, at least).
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Here’s a quick tip with a valuable link for all you WordPress bloggers out there who may be a little disenchanted with the administration area of the new 2.7 version. Namely, if you’re like me, you find the redesign that put the WP 2.7 navigation stuff in the sidebar instead of the top, horizontal navigation a BIG distraction.
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Okay, yeah, I know. If you come here regularly, you’ve seen the basic look and “feel” of the site change several times in recent weeks. Heck, you’ve seen it change a couple of times in the last hour — you do come here at LEAST two or three times hourly, don’t you??
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For most of us, winter time means a time to be prepared for weather problems, power outages, and other seasonal woes. (Maybe you live in a land without winter, but I’ll bet most of you understand snow storms, ice storms, torrential downpours, and other winter weather delights.)
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You cannot make money in affiliate marketing unless you can 1) write, or, 2) hire others to write for you. One reason you see so much discussion on this site about affiliate marketing and writing is that I have spent considerable years as a writer, and in recent years quite a bit of time trying affiliate marketing.
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When I worked at a daily newspaper many years ago as a copy editor, we used to make fun of “broadcast journalism” — speaking just that way about the matter, as though there were quotes around the subject of broadcast journalism. That is, WE were the real journalists, the television and radio people were just the pretty boys or pretty voices who did more entertainment than journalism.
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Did you know there were such specialists as motorcycle accident attorneys? How about Internet and IT attorneys? Or lawyers who specialize in travel and tourism law?
I guess if I would’ve thought about it, I would’ve realized that for every area of human behavior, somewhere there’s an attorney who specializes in related laws and legal matters. But I just hadn’t thought about it much until recently in a conversation with a friend of mine who is, you guessed it, an attorney.
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Some affiliate marketing niches are way more competitive than others. If you wish to use your writing and marketing skills to make some money doing affiliate marketing, you need to make sure you have the skills and passion to compete there — or find another niche.
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I’m looking into some interesting ideas for online writing opportunities and money-making prospects. I thought I’d share my findings and experiences here for those of you who are always hoping for that “golden egg” to make you an Internet guru/millionaire.
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As I thought about my first post of the new year, I thought I’d make mention of two basic online tools every writer needs to utilize. This may not be new information for you, but perhaps it’ll spark some creative ideas you’ll be able to use. Certainly if this IS new information for you, I’m glad I could provide it.
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