Starting a new business through Squidoo — wanna buy a lens?
Monday, December 8th, 2008All right. I’m ready to make a sort of “preliminary” public announcement here: I’m writing my fingers down to little stubs this week and hope by next week to offer some Squidoo lenses for sale.
I’ve mentioned in recent weeks that I’m turning toward Squidoo.com as a writing market, marketing tool, etc. You can see the [...]
Lame writer reviews magnetic braclets and pain relief
Monday, December 8th, 2008In keeping with ongoing repetitive stress problems I’ve been having in recent months, I accepted an offer to review a company’s magnetic bracelets and the possible help wearing magnetic bracelets might give to those with everything from arthritis pain to carpal tunnel syndrome.
The company is an online jewelry dealer, MagnetJewelryStore.com, and the nifty little stainless [...]
Here’s my end-of-the-year plea for your input
Friday, December 5th, 2008Consider this my end-of-the-year plea for your input. If I can share something helpful here during 2009, I would love to do so.
What sort of writing do you do? Do you write ad copy, company reports, brochures? Do you write short stories? Do you write novels? Biographies? How-to books?
Whether you’re finishing your first novel or [...]
NaNoWriMo simply didn’t work for me this year — how about you?
Friday, December 5th, 2008NaNOWriMo simply didn’t work for me this year — how about you? Did you give it a try, and did you meet your goals?
A few months ago, I told you about NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month — which took place last month (November). I signed up (it was free) for the fun and fully [...]
Can you invent your own words or language? Sure, why not?
Sunday, November 30th, 2008As a writer, can you invent your own words or your own language? Sure, why not?
I’ve tried occasionally to write science fiction, only to find that I lack the science background and become too impatient to do the research to make it seem authentic.
I’ve had better luck writing fantasy, though I’ve not had anything published [...]