I live in the middle of a vast huckleberry forest. Very much like blueberries, huckleberries grow on small bushes, wildly...and last summer, like wildfire. Their fruit is a deep, almost black, purple - the berries…
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Listen, I'm a cancer (the crab) - and I take my astrological sign literally. I come equipped with my own little home and I like to stay inside of it, ie. I'm NOT a good…
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I gave a workshop this weekend on blogging and social media, and this inevitable question was asked: 'how does social media work?' It's a great question. I only wish it had been asked today instead…
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It's happened to us all. We buy a flashlight that doesn't work, purchase a conferencing service that doesn't record when it's supposed to (true story, still bitter) or we work with a person who turns…
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As far as social bookmarking tools go, Digg is up there. It's huge, and so is its playing field. The point of Digg is to allow anyone to post and share any good web content…
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So, as you all know, I'm Twitter-obsessed. I love it. I could be on Twitter all day and not even notice the hours fly by. (If only I could clone myself and that carbon-copy could…
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Alice Walker is, perhaps, the writer that I hold most precious, that I most revere. There are not words to describe this letter that she has written, not only to President Barack Obama, but to…
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I'm not sure if there is such a thing, but I've decided that today is make up a new word day. Honestly, as a writer, every day is make up a new word day. I…
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I was working with a client who I do marketing, blog and writing consulting for, and we were working on her blog writing strategy when she asked me, 'But what are the rules for blogging?'…
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Dear...all of you, As I was explaining the concept of blogging to a non-web-type the other day, she asked me, 'So is blogging the new letter writing?' It's been percolating in my brain ever since.…
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