The March theme over on See Jane Publish is marketing. Today I talk about how clueless I am in that particular area. Stop by and join the conversation. Also, check out the other posts from this month to pick up great tips on how to successfully market your work. Marketing, Schmarketing…A One Reader (Me) Case Study Whenever I try to promote myself or anything I’ve written, I feel like the guy with the bullhorn in the image to the left. I obviously don’t have a clue how to do this correctly. Considering how much more expertise the other Janes have …
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Wow! Time flies when you’re having fun and sometimes you neglect your own blog because you’re too busy playing on other websites and at conferences. I just returned home from an amazing few days at the American Writers & Writers Program (AWP) conference in Seattle. I graduated from Eastern Washington University with an MFA in creative writing (non fiction) back in 2010. For the first time, the university sponsored a reception for current students and alumni during the conference. It was so much fun meeting up with old friends who are now scattered all over the states in different jobs, …
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I recently read an article on PolyMic about recommendations for cities other than New York for creative twenty-something to consider as their home town. This got me thinking about whether or not where you live determines how creative you are. On Bark today, I reminisce about where I have lived and where I was the most creative. I also suggest additions to PolyMic‘s top five cities list. If you want to see where I think creative people should live and whether or not location determined how productive of a writer I was in the past, head on over to Bark. …
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I can’t stop using this expression. It is so much fun. I first heard it as “Totes ma goats, it’s cray-cray adorbs” in this Sprint commercial with James Earl Jones and Malcolm McDowell speaking like teenage girls. According to Urban Dictionary, totes ma goats is “slang for totally, used between full grown men in a bro-mantic relationship, to convey their excitement to a suggestion. Made popular by Paul Rudd’s character in I Love You, Man.” I have a not-so-secret crush on Paul Rudd, but for some reason I never saw this movie. (An error I will soon remedy.) Here’s the scene: …
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May it be a prosperous and happy year for all of you. If you need some help reaching your writing goals, the “Jane’s” over at See Jane Publish are spending all of January talking about goal setting and planning. We’re even challenging each other by specifying what we’ll do if we don’t reach our goals. My post won’t be up until January 16, but Gina Fluharty kicks off the month with an awesome post tomorrow (Jan 2). I’ll remind you of my post as we get closer to the date. I’m hopeful for and a little scared of 2014. Last …