. . . Facebook goes and changes everything. I’ve heard that a new “Timeline” will be rolled out soon, meaning that once again, just as I start to get comfortable with a computer app, it changes. I don’t know much about Timeline yet, other than it puts a bunch of your stats and a humongous […]
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Why Do Hackers Hack?
Today my email account was hijacked. I hope I don’t have too many angry recipients, and I hope few if any followed the probably disgusting link in the email. But I have also watched fellow authors be forced to start over on that Facebook network they worked so hard to grow. When your virtual marketing […]
Internet Works in Strange Ways
A month or so ago, I did an interview for The Fence My Father Built on Meg Moseley’s blog. She’s a “newish” author whose debut When Sparrows Fall (Multnomah, 2011) is helping establish her as a fine novelist. Today she wrote that a recognized Canadian blogger, Paul Wilkinson, mentioned my interview with Meg.Writing Tip for […]
Writer’s Sacrifice
Yesterday I was in Portland, Oregon to speak to a women’s group about my novel, The Fence My Father Built. It’s only 100 miles from where I live, but it makes for a long day trip. Today I’m paying physically, even though I had a great time with the women of Christ United Methodist.Writing Tip […]
Who Should Go E-Pub?
Many first-time authors start out querying a gazillion agents, only to rack up scores of rejections. When these writers are fed up with the traditional publishing track and yet still want to publish, they are faced with pros, cons and tantalizing stories of electronic publishing.Writing Tip for Today: As far as I can tell, the writers […]
Debriefing Your Published Work
I’m still recovering from my daughter Alyssa’s wedding, and find myself debriefed by all sorts of folks who weren’t there for one reason or another. She was an absolute beauty and I’ll no doubt be posting more pictures than you want to see. But for now, here’s a peek at my only daughter on her […]
Self-Promotion Blues
In last night’s hands-on platform-building class at Lane Community College, students experienced a little victory and a lot of mind-numbing frustration. Admittedly, the classroom is less than ideal (smack in the middle of a brick building) and the Internet connection a bit spotty at times. Even so, I watched the students coping with info overload […]
Be a Pro
Tonight, I welcome a new class of writers who are willing to learn and do whatever it takes to position themselves in the marketplace. In the Business of Writing class, we’ll be starting with the three main jobs of every writer. Writing Tip for Today: In my opinion, these three jobs are essential to any […]
Pay It Forward–Support Your Local Authors
You’re invited to a booksigning and reading of essays included in several Cup of Comfort anthologies at Borders Oakway in Eugene on June 14, 2009, from 2-4PM. I’m going to attend this one. I not only have a story in one of the books, two of my present and former writing students also published essays, […]
Finally Back in the Saddle
Sorry to be so quiet. My computer has been ailing among other things. My mother-in-law says her cancer’s back, one of my closest friends is having a lumpectomy for breast cancer and one of my half-sisters, Lisa Wittman, died unexpectedly at age 47. Still, I should keep up this blog better.I’ve been trying to understand […]