To have the my son’s birthday and Mother’s Day fall in the same month is a lovely gift I have cherished for the past 24 years. The arrival of our one and only son was one of the most amazing experiences – from the pregnancy to delivery to even those first blurry, sleep-deprived months – [...]
The annual Left Coast Crime conference came to Phoenix recently, and mystery readers and writers came from all over to hear a wide variety of authors speak. Here are a few soundbites from the conference: On learning to write: Catriona McPherson - "I’m a graduate of MSU: Making Shit Up." On getting rejections: Andrew Kaufman Andrew [...]
Content Marketing #2 Content marketing provides “relevant useful content without interrupting or selling” people, focusing on information, not sales. That’s according to Drew Eastmead of www.VerticalMeasures.com, as discussed in last month’s blog. This month we’ll dig deeper into how to get the most out of your content marketing. Eastmead says Google is the top browser [...]
Whether you’re selling a book or a widget, marketing, promotions and public relations play a very important role in getting products to move. One of the latest buzzwords toward that goal getting solid attention is “content marketing.” I attended a great conference recently, organized by the Southwest Valley Writers. Former journalist Drew Eastmead, who now [...]
Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Happy New Year. All conjure up thoughts of smiling, joyful, cheerful faces in a sea of glittery green and red as people bustle merrily about, gaily shopping, enjoying holiday parties and special music performances, all in preparation for the “big” day of receiving the perfect presents from their loved ones, then [...]
Hi I'm Laurie Fagen and it's a positively perfect day to bring you what I hope will be the first in a series of videos entitled "Positively." I got the idea from a long time friend, Steve Stieneke, who was formerly with Valley Newspapers. My late husband, Geoff Hancock, and I worked closely with him [...]
Reunions can be challenging for some people, embarrassing for others and just plain boring for a few. I've always enjoyed them, as I did our recent every-five-year "All School Reunion" held over this past Fourth of July weekend in my little home town of Earlham, IA, about 30 minutes west of Des Moines off I-80. [...]
Ahhh ... the thought of getting up each day in a beautiful Arizona surrounding, eating a scrumptious chef-made breakfast, then writing ALL DAY LONG, except for more nutritious meals prepared for you throughout the day. Add a shoulder and neck massage in the evening, a luxurious bed and repeat it again the next day and [...]
Okay, so I’ve been lazy, and for the last four blog postings here, have dug through old files and used my previous poetry and other tomes. So, instead of just writing about writing, I thought I would delve into whatever is in front of me at the moment, which right now is a prospective reality [...]
by Laurie Fagen As I stretch out, consid'ring a rhyme That's not flowing, I realize I'm Staring, deep in my thought As it seems all for naught. For what should I write of this time? Then it strikes me: what more do I know Of an object that seems apropos? It is stepped on, abused, [...]
