“People are very convenience-motivated,” says, Jeff Bezos in the CNBC article How Amazon founder Jeff Bezos went from the son of a teen mom to the world’s richest person. I agree. We want someone […]
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Stop! You Do Not Have the RIGHT to COPY
You’re a bestselling author. Not just a bestseller in modest terms, your third novel has sold two million copies. It’s now a Hollywood blockbuster to the tune of $369+ M. 5-years passed since your novel’s […]
Experience is Still the Best Teacher
Someone once asked me if I graduated college. And if I didn’t; how, as a single mother, did I raise college-educated daughters. Not only did my daughters graduate from one of the top universities in […]
NYT Opinion | How to Get Your Mind to Read
This an excellent Op-Ed on the state of literacy in the U.S. and how to make it better. If you don’t have a NYT time subscription – highlights of the article indicate how the proper […]
Watch for the Signs
If you’ve seen the 2002 movie SIGNS by M. Night Shyamalan; starring Mel Gibson (Reverend Graham Hess), Joaquin Phoenix (Merrill Hess) Rory Culkin (Morgan Hess) and, Abigail Breslin (Bo Hess) you know they realize the […]
Have You Heard about Copyright Office Changes?
The Register of Copyrights Bill (H.R. 1695 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017) had its second roll call in the senate moving it closer to a reality. Currently the Director (Registers […]
Content Producers
SHORT LIST A writer is a storyteller. Someone who creates content that contains a plot and has a beginning, middle and ending. The story can have 6 words or 60,000 in which the writer shares […]
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Big 5 Publishing Social Sharing
Before radio buttons and “buy here”, Big 5 Trade Book Publishers used pinback buttons in their book promotions. Take a peek at my collection. Source: Big 5 Publishing Vintage Pinback Buttons
Deciding Factors | The Use of Knowledge is Power
In the absence of feeling, I rely on observation. In the absence of observation, I rely on evidence. In the absence of evidence, I rely on experience (mine and others). In the absence of experience, I turn to life’s cheat sheet called facts.
Relying on facts is the most difficult way to make a decision because you must be equipped with the ability to synthesize information.
