The Long Walk Home – This is a piece written by ex-big leaguer Doug Glanville who writes with insight and wisdom about the game of baseball, and about the game as a metaphor for life and other things. nyti.ms/SK2LQy Related articles A poignant essay on going home
An Ode to the King of Writerly Tools- The Thesaurus
An Ode to the King of Writerly Tools http://nyti.ms/Qa1PJ8 A cool article from the NY Times on the subject of the thesaurus. Thanks for stopping by. I’d love to hear any comment you may have. You can share a comment below, register a reaction, or post this entry on your favorite social media website. Sign […]
The Allure of Unpredictable Love and “Fatal Attraction”
According to Richard A. Friedman, there is “a curious paradox of human behavior: the allure of unpredictable romantic partners,” that can get us in all kinds of deep water And it’s interesting to find out that this phenomenon is a documented biological event, not just anecdotal chit chat. Friedman, professor of clinical psychiatry, and the […]
The Rescue of Roger Locher
This is a video of Air Force General Steve Ritchie telling of the incredible rescue of one of our pilots during the Vietnam War. It’s also a story about the teamwork necessary to bring this off, and the loyalty and affection that men in the service of their country have for one another. Thanks for […]
Twitter: Primo Source of Minimally Filtered News For The Informed Electorate? Or…
To hear the reporters who have just about flamed out on the minutia of the election campaign, you might start thinking this sounds a whole lot like indie writers trying to work the social media game. Working with Twitter, Facebook, etc. etc. can be addictive. And indie writers striving to develop their platforms are every […]
Crikey! Acorn’s calling for new plays again!
It happens every year. Acorn Productions in Westbrook, Maine announces a call for new plays, and dozens of playwright hearts flutter. In April of 2013, the 12th Annual Playwrights Festival will showcase monologues, 2-minute plays, 10 minute plays, one-act plays and full length scripts. They are “looking for the best new plays by Maine-based playwrights.” […]
It’s Not Your Father’s Army…
…nor his country either. I’ve just returned from grandson Derek’s Army Infantry “Turning Blue” and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) graduation exercises at Fort Benning, Georgia. It’s been fifty years since I was last there doing a little training of my own, and I’m here to tell you that the place and the people are nothing […]
Interview
My Author Interview on Chompasaurus Reviews Blog
Random Effects of Ratings on eBook Sales. What’s luck got to do with it?
Well… the answer may well be: a lot! This fact emerged from experiments carried out by sociologists Duncan J. Watts, Mathew Sagalnik and Peter Dodds which Watts described in his 2011 book, “Everything is Obvious* (*Once You Know the Answer)”. Their work focuses on online markets. This post of mine is based on Robert H. […]
Querying Bloggers
Anne R. Allen’s Blog: How to Query a Book Review Blogger—and Combat Paid-Review Mills