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That’s What I Remember Most from the Movie
A beautiful girl eating breakfast while sitting at a corner view window and dressed in a man’s shirt. San Francisco transitioning from the Beats to the unwashed Hippies, who introduced their grime and the acceptance of same to that magical … Continue reading
Going Beyond Optical Code Recognition for Writers
Tremendous amounts of primary research material in newspapers, books and magazines continues to fall apart in libraries and warehouses around the world. Much of it won’t physically survive much longer. And much is still unrecognizable to the best OCR software. … Continue reading
Can Writing a Certain Amount of Words a Day Improve Your Writing?
ROUGH TRANSCRIPT Can you improve as a writer by writing a certain amount of words every day? I have heard this advice over the years or read this advice over the years. I remember Ray Bradbury in particular. I think … Continue reading
The Greatest Challenges in Writing for Publication
The greatest challenge in writing for publication is word count. It’s set by the editor, it can’t be exceeded. A topic easily explained in 1,000 words becomes tremendously difficult given 250. A reader never knows your word count, only that … Continue reading
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Why I Don’t Use Social Media to Promote My Work (yet)
Format Magazine (external link) is seeking people to write on this topic: Opinion: Why I don’t use social media to promote my work Are you an artist or creator who doesn’t use Instagram/Facebook/Twitter to promote their work? We’re seeking someone … Continue reading
Publish Your Own Newspaper?
We’ve all heard about print on demand books. But what about print on demand newspapers? It’s possible with Newspaperclub.com (external link). Your ideas or advertising gets printed on real newspaper presses. I am only starting to read about this retro … Continue reading