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polenta taragna

polenta taragna

polenta with buckwheat flour [cliccare il link per andare alla versione in italiano] The Romans ate puls made with farro, millet and other grains boiled in water or milk. Corn (granturco) from the Americas was introduced in Europe in the...…

Game Day: Head This Way for Super Bowl Snacks

Game Day: Head This Way for Super Bowl Snacks

Still looking for recipes to serve at your Super Bowl party (or someone else's)? Head on over to our Game Day Headquarters for guacamole and salsa, wings, chili, and every other kind of party snack you can dream of. Recipes right this way! »…

Serious Reads: Breaking Through Concrete, by David Hanson and Edwin Marty

Serious Reads: Breaking Through Concrete, by David Hanson and Edwin Marty

The current resurgence of the back-to-the-land movement has a slightly different twist than the California-based one in the 1970s. The main obstacle facing many would-be farmers is land—which can be expensive. So rather than head to the country to cultivate crops, farmers are breaking…

This Week In Recipes

This Week In Recipes

Chocolate Oatmeal Pie: Imagine pecan pie without the nuts, with chocolate to amp up that sweet, sticky filling. Then add oatmeal. Dinner Tonight: Maple and Mustard-Glazed Salmon with Roasted Brussel Sprouts: A sweet and subtly spicy way to enjoy salmon and sprouts. Farmer Cheese Pie: Enjoy…

Sunday Supper: Lobster Boil

Sunday Supper: Lobster Boil

Quite simply, this is the indoor version of a clambake (without the hot rocks and seaweed). If you can't gain access to a beach and are craving a simple, but special treat, this lobster boil can evoke memories of evening by the ocean in…

six senses saturday

six senses saturday seeing : : these beautiful daisies that Jeff brought me last night for our date…

The Vegan Experience Days 20 and 21: The Vegan Superbowl Snack Challenge

The Vegan Experience Days 20 and 21: The Vegan Superbowl Snack Challenge I'm going to a Super Bowl party on Sunday, but as a man who associates…

Sunday Brunch: Cheese Buns

Sunday Brunch: Cheese Buns These may bear more resemblance to a biscuit, but straight out of the oven, these…

maple granola with cranberries & toasted coconut

maple granola with cranberries & toasted coconut ~ granola ~ “I went to a cafe that had a sign advertising ‘breakfast anytime,’…

Hangover Helper: Pinnacles Scramble at Greens, San Francisco

Hangover Helper: Pinnacles Scramble at Greens, San Francisco An upscale vegetarian restaurant isn't necessarily the first place you'd think to go to cure…

This Week’s Tasty 10: The Most Popular Posts from the SE Table

This Week’s Tasty 10: The Most Popular Posts from the SE Table 1. Sandwiched: Crisp Grilled Cheese » 2. BraveTart: Make Your Own Butterfingers » 3. Pizza Madness: Pizza…

This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters

This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters This week we tasted buffalo wing sauce, ate vegan sandwiches, met Leandra's twin sister, were…

Send Us Your Beer Questions!

Send Us Your Beer Questions! For the newly minted beer enthusiast, there must be areas we're missing. Have you ever…

Fresh Food on TV: Weekend Edition

Fresh Food on TV: Weekend Edition With all the channels on broadcast TV and cable and the inevitable episode repeats, it's…

wine tasting notes ~ cannon river winery’s “winter ice”

wine tasting notes ~ cannon river winery’s “winter ice” ~ winter ice ~ “A rich and luscious sweet wine; white-gold in color with intense…

Drinking in Season: Meyer Lemon Pisco Sour

Drinking in Season: Meyer Lemon Pisco Sour A sweeter cousin to the common (and more sour) Eureka lemon, Meyer lemons are differentiated…

Dinner Tonight: Pecan-Crusted Catfish

Dinner Tonight: Pecan-Crusted Catfish I've never had a problem firing up the fryer for a weeknight meal, especially when…

Leading Views: Ideas are Immortal. Inspiration is Perishable.

Leading Views: Ideas are Immortal. Inspiration is Perishable.

In ReWork—a go-to book for inspiration—authors Jason Fried and David Hansson explain why you need to get on with it. Just do it. We all have ideas. Ideas are immortal. They last forever. What doesn’t last forever is inspiration. Inspiration is li...…

Is "Command and Collaborate" the New Leadership Model?

Is "Command and Collaborate" the New Leadership Model?

The theme at Davos this year was "The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models." One of the models up for discussion...…

The Five Proofs of Facebook’s IPO

The Five Proofs of Facebook’s IPO

The record-breaking Facebook IPO proves a number of things. But one thing it won't prove is that investors who buy...…

Your Marketing Can Keep Pace with Facebook and Google

Your Marketing Can Keep Pace with Facebook and Google

The reality of web marketing is that almost all of it happens on platforms that are owned by others. Platform...…

need for online skills is growing

need for online skills is growing

The US economy alone is likely to produce nearly 47 million job openings by 2018 and more than 60% of those will require college degrees or advanced certification to fill. In short, the economy is hiring workers who have learned to keep on learning.May...…

10 Power Tips for Connecting with Powerful People

10 Power Tips for Connecting with Powerful People Image source: Pat Buntrock Nothing trumps great work but abilities aren’t enough. Ignorance and insensitivity…

The End of Customer Service Heroes

The End of Customer Service Heroes An interview with Frances Frei and Anne Morriss, authors of Uncommon Service: How to Win…

ask kate| waitress to accountant?

ask kate| waitress to accountant? I graduated from high school and never gave a second thought to going to college.…

Bonuses Are Good, But Clawbacks Make Them Better

Bonuses Are Good, But Clawbacks Make Them Better By order of the Her Majesty, the Queen, Sir Fred Goodwin — aka "Fred the…

Entrepreneurship: Still Lost in the Davos Dialog

Entrepreneurship: Still Lost in the Davos Dialog As a Davos novice, I was fascinated to observe how entrepreneurship was reflected in the…

Desperately Seeking Simplicity

Desperately Seeking Simplicity The softly drifting snowflakes that greeted me every morning at the World Economic Forum in…

The Problem with the Profit Motive in Finance

The Problem with the Profit Motive in Finance The Financial Services Roundtable, the lobbying group for the biggest financial companies in the U.S.,…

Emerging Economy Leadership Needs Private Sector Planning

Emerging Economy Leadership Needs Private Sector Planning In 2012, the leadership successions of greatest significance will likely not take place as the…

Top 10 Ways to Tick Off CEOs

Top 10 Ways to Tick Off CEOs ***** If you aren’t concerned about ticking off the CEO, you should be. It’s easy…

Fiat’s Smart U.S. Launch Strategy — Really

Fiat’s Smart U.S. Launch Strategy — Really The automotive press has been relentlessly critical of Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne — savior of…

When Presenting, Remember to Pause

When Presenting, Remember to Pause After several high school and college courses, a few classes at Berlitz, and numerous trips…

Compensation and the Myth of the Corporate Superstar

Compensation and the Myth of the Corporate Superstar The public is up in arms about some of the big bonuses being paid to…

Atheist Career Choices

Atheist Career Choices

Pat Robertson and co-host Kristi Watts discuss the atheists, who don’t believe in anything. Watts goes on on a tangent, talking about how Wiccans are “all about the environment,” and that “trees are their God.” [wtf?] She then asks why … Continue reading →…

Weekend Links

Weekend Links

I don’t want to raise a good child :: Lysa TerKeurst McDonald’s drops use of gooey ammonia-based “pink slime” in hamburger meat :: MSNBC When you need friends (but have a hard time finding them) :: (in)courage Motherhood, Ambition, Passion, and Purpose :: The M.A.P.P.…

Our Cult of Ignorance

Our Cult of Ignorance

What Are Atheists Up To, Anyway?

What Are Atheists Up To, Anyway?

We’re busy sitting at home, being militant on the internets. …

Explaining US Foreign Policy

Explaining US Foreign Policy

From an October 2011 article at Human Life International World Watch, a "pro-life and pro-family" organization dedicated to monitoring "anti-life forces operat[ing] under the radar implementing their destructive agenda": ...You would think, in an empty nation like Kazakhstan, there would be groups encouraging peo­ple to have…

Refusing to Counsel: Another Way to Look at Conscience

Refusing to Counsel: Another Way to Look at Conscience From Mark Oppenheimer’s article at the New York Times today on the case, taken up…

One Way to Escape a Sex Scandal

One Way to Escape a Sex Scandal So Pastor Eddie Long – currently under a cloud of scandal for inappropriate actions with…

Sh!t Meditators Say…Tiny Devotions Giveaway

Sh!t Meditators Say…Tiny Devotions Giveaway Looks like Tiny Devotions, the fabulous mala bead company, couldn’t help but take a little…

What Would Jesus NOT Do?

What Would Jesus NOT Do? [via] …

lf Only…

lf Only…

Troll Dad

Troll Dad Don’t do this at home.Magic tricks are real, though… ;) …

Flying Robots

Flying Robots So what’s new in the world of aerial automatons? Here’s a swarm of quad-rotor robots…

One bite at a time… together

One bite at a time… together Note from Tsh: I loved Jeannett’s idea a few months ago—to regularly write about her…

Love and infatuation

Love and infatuation

Hesus Shoe Repair

Hesus Shoe Repair

America’s Muslim Anxiety: Lessons from The Third Jihad

America’s Muslim Anxiety: Lessons from The Third Jihad The past week has witnessed an escalating political crisis within the New York Police Department,…

God Hates Checkered Whiptail Lizards!!!

God Hates Checkered Whiptail Lizards!!! This is too funny. I can’t believe someone took the time to write all this…

Do the Creep

Do the Creep

photobomb that guy - Do the CreepSubmitted by: jedeteste…

Make Out IN YO FACE

Make Out IN YO FACE

photobomb that guy - Make Out IN YO FACESubmitted by: Ryan…

What Shooting Modes do Our Readers Shooting in Most? [POLL RESULTS]

What Shooting Modes do Our Readers Shooting in Most? [POLL RESULTS]

In last months photography poll we asked readers about what mode they shot in most. Is it Auto? Manual or something else? Here are the results (with over 72,000 readers participating).    Last time we did this poll (back in 2009) the results were similar…

Istanbul diptych #6

Istanbul diptych #6

Here's the sixth Istanbul diptych, which continues the musical theme from the previous one. And in case you're wondering, these items were glued to the outside wall of a cafe, along with quite a few other 45s, old cassettes and other bits of musical ep...…

Selfshot Madness

Selfshot Madness

photobomb that guy - Selfshot MadnessSubmitted by: soypio…

Workaholics

Workaholics photobomb that guy - WorkaholicsSubmitted by: soypio…

Do You Have a Favorite Landscape Photography Destination?

Do You Have a Favorite Landscape Photography Destination? Is there a place that you love to go shoot landscapes? I’d love to hear…

They Never Saw It Coming

They Never Saw It Coming photobomb that guy - They Never Saw It ComingSubmitted by: tomahawk2013…

Gaping With Excitement

Gaping With Excitement photobomb that guy - Gaping With ExcitementSubmitted by: Jenni D…

How I Shot And Edited It – Nepal Zoomable Panorama

How I Shot And Edited It – Nepal Zoomable Panorama Have I mentioned how much I love photography and technology. Here’s a good case for…

Take That Giuliana Rancic

Take That Giuliana Rancic photobomb that guy - Take That Giuliana RancicSubmitted by: Unknown…

Istanbul diptych #5

Istanbul diptych #5 While yesterday's image was the most abstract in this short series of diptychs from Istanbul,…

I Have the Most Reasonable Boner Right Now

I Have the Most Reasonable Boner Right Now photobomb that guy - I Have the Most Reasonable Boner Right NowSubmitted by: Kyle Woolley…

Can I Get In On This?

Can I Get In On This? photobomb that guy - Can I Get In On This?Submitted by: Unknown…

Street Photography: Weekly Photography Challenge

Street Photography: Weekly Photography Challenge This week your challenge is to take and share an image that fits the theme…

Product Placement

Product Placement photobomb that guy - Product PlacementSubmitted by: maxxaid…

Pretty Postcard

Pretty Postcard photobomb that guy - Pretty PostcardSubmitted by: Unknown…

In search of a timid trapeze artist

In search of a timid trapeze artist

Good luck with that, there aren't any. If you hesitate when leaping from rope to another, you're not going to last very long. And this is at the heart of what makes innovation work in organizations, why industries die, and...…

Will energy consumption stay private?

Will energy consumption stay private?

It's clear that the consumption of energy has external effects that impact more than just the person who is paying for it. Geopolitical, health and economic issues come to the neighbors and nearby citizens of entities that are using a...…

Longing for Change? How to Turn Nothing into Something

Longing for Change? How to Turn Nothing into Something

The experiences or achievements you long for the most can seem so overwhelming (and so far away) that you never even start. Life coach and self-development expert Dr. Susan Biali, M.D. shares tips from the great Jim Rohn, as well as her own strategies,...…

Rightsizing your passion

Rightsizing your passion

Excitement about goals is often diminished by our fear of failure or the drudgery of work. If you’re short on passion, it might be because your goals are too small or the fear is too big. Do a job for...…

Can I see your body of work?

Can I see your body of work?

Are you leaving behind an easily found trail of accomplishment? Few people are interested in your resume any more. Plenty are interested in what you've done. The second thing you'll need to do is regularly note what you produce in...…

Super Bowl Sunday Twitter Chat Tips – 11 Tips for #SBExp Chat

Super Bowl Sunday Twitter Chat Tips – 11 Tips for #SBExp Chat You’re all invited join us Super Bowl Sunday for a fun, intimate Twitter chat all…

80% off while they last

80% off while they last SOLD OUT. Thanks. The bestselling ShipIt journal has surprised me in how much impact it…

Continuous Innovation and Continuous Improvement – Woody Bendle

Continuous Innovation and Continuous Improvement – Woody Bendle Here’s another great post from Woody Bendle, who debuted as a guest Brainzooming blogger last…

You will be disappointed

You will be disappointed Sooner or later, you'll ask for something or read something or expect something and you…

Where Do “Earworms” Come From?

Where Do “Earworms” Come From? Have you ever had a song stuck in your head and, no matter how hard…

Successful Presentation Tips – 7 Ways to Make Winning $450,000 Easier

Successful Presentation Tips – 7 Ways to Make Winning $450,000 Easier It’s not THAT often when successful presentation tips can make a 6-figure financial difference in…

An endless series of difficult but achievable hills

An endless series of difficult but achievable hills Lightning rarely strikes. Instead, achievement is often the result of stepwise progress, of doing something…

Super Bowl Moves from #BZBowl to #SBExp, AMA Virtual Exchange, “Why Creativity?”

Super Bowl Moves from #BZBowl to #SBExp, AMA Virtual Exchange, “Why Creativity?” #BZBowl Is Moving to #SBExp for Super Bowl XLVI With the Super Bowl this Sunday,…

The waffle paradox

The waffle paradox One way for a candidate to change the conversation around her candidacy: have her followers…

Emotionally intelligent signage and Louis C.K.

Emotionally intelligent signage and Louis C.K. Comedian Louis C.K. garnered a lot of press — and made a ton of money…

Social Media Expertise – Why Wouldn’t You Demand It?

Social Media Expertise – Why Wouldn’t You Demand It? Listening to some folks talk recently about business development and client opportunities in social networking…

(What you get) – (What you were hoping for)

(What you get) – (What you were hoping for) This might be the simplest possible explanation of customer satisfaction. Dissatisfaction occurs when salespeople and…

Day 1- Make it her way…

Day 1- Make it her way…

Brad says… The 10 Day Challenge is finally here!  Today is the day, but before you just run and jump into the sack we have a few tips and ideas to help you make the most of your 10 days of passion together!  Every couple…

Living Alone Is a Sign of Success – for the Individual and for Society

Living Alone Is a Sign of Success – for the Individual and for Society

Two things: (1) We live alone because we want to and because we can. (2) A survey in the Washington Post invites single people to describe their experiences. Go have your say. It is good to be asked what we think. read more…

Signs and Symptoms of the Kundalini Awakening Experience

Signs and Symptoms of the Kundalini Awakening Experience

One of the goals of Tantra is to awaken Kundalini. However, that process is seldom easy or comfortable. Anmol Mehta describes the signs of the Kundalini awakening experience and offers some tips for dealing with Kundalini Syndrome.To help people identi...…

On Your Mark…

On Your Mark…

Brad says… We are only hours away from the launch of the 10 Day Challenge.  I hope that all of you are ready for an adventure! Over the next 10 days we will post a short idea, encouragement or tip every day.  We will also…

Get Your Motor Runnin

Get Your Motor Runnin

Kate says . . . It’s that time wives, to rev up the engines for Sunday!  As we get started and embark on this 10 day challenge journey there are a couple of things for you to remember. Take it one day at a time…

The Art of Manliness Podcast #39: Eugen Sandow, Victorian Strongman with David Waller

The Art of Manliness Podcast #39: Eugen Sandow, Victorian Strongman with David Waller Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, even before Charles Atlas, there was Eugen Sandow. Rising from obscurity in…

So You Want My Job: Gym Owner

So You Want My Job: Gym Owner Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we…

Lighter Side: Heart On Your Sleeve

Lighter Side: Heart On Your Sleeve Lighter Side: Heart On Your Sleeve is a post from: Simple Marriage Click the post…

Disaster Relief: How to Get Hands-On and Volunteer

Disaster Relief: How to Get Hands-On and Volunteer Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jeff More. How many of us have…

A Teachable Racial Moment

A Teachable Racial Moment We’re very excited to welcome guest blogger Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. Honorée is an award-winning poet…

This Book Will Change Our Lives

This Book Will Change Our Lives I don’t think I’ve ever said this about a book: “Going Solo” will become a…

Let’s Get Cracking: How to Make an Omelet

Let’s Get Cracking: How to Make an Omelet In October, we received an incredible response from our article on “How to Make Better…

10 Day Challenge Prep and Primping

10 Day Challenge Prep and Primping Kate says . . . Sunday marks the start of our 10 Day Challenge, ladies…

A Valentine’s Day Gift Worth Framing: Frame the Date Giveaway 2012

A Valentine’s Day Gift Worth Framing: Frame the Date Giveaway 2012 The Frame the Date Valentine’s Day giveaway is back. We’ve run this giveaway the last…

Sexy Marriage Moves

Sexy Marriage Moves There are times when married life hits rough patches. There are also times when things…

The 4 Qualities of a True Statesman

The 4 Qualities of a True Statesman Here in the United States, the inauguration of our next president is a year away,…

The Manvotionals Recitation Contest

The Manvotionals Recitation Contest Last November we published our second book: The Art of Manliness Manvotionals: Timeless Wisdom and…

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Strange Brew by John Deering for February 05, 2012 …

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Sunday, February 05, 2012

F Minus by Tony Carrillo for February 05, 2012…

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 05, 2012 …

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Luann by Greg Evans for February 05, 2012…

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 05, 2012 …

Comic for February 5, 2012

Comic for February 5, 2012

"toothpick"

"toothpick" Eva spotted this in the Republic of Georgia. Who knows what's really in there or…

"every" "day"

"every" "day" I guess these prices are only low on some days. Thanks, Megan and friend. …

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Saturday, February 04, 2012 Strange Brew by John Deering for February 04, 2012 …

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Saturday, February 04, 2012 F Minus by Tony Carrillo for February 04, 2012…

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Saturday, February 04, 2012 Luann by Greg Evans for February 04, 2012…

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Saturday, February 04, 2012 Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 04, 2012 …

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Saturday, February 04, 2012 Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 04, 2012 …

Comic for February 4, 2012

Comic for February 4, 2012

Tim & Eric Live Q&A

Tim & Eric Live Q&A

"strictly prohibited"

"strictly prohibited" They are really "strict" about "not allowing" alcohol. Thanks, Kurt. …

envelope "required"

envelope "required" I guess you don't really need an envelope to make a deposit. Thanks, Amy. …

Screenwriting News

Screenwriting News

In screenwriting news, Albert Torres hired to do film adaptation of TV series “Ben 10″. The Help writer-director Tate Taylor to receive the WGA Paul Selvin Award. Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) to receive the WGA East Herb Sargent Award for … Continue reading →…

Video Interview: Francis Ford Coppola & John Milius

Video Interview: Francis Ford Coppola & John Milius

HT to @furiouscinema and @LaFamiliaFilm for the link. …

Making donor dollars stretch and perform miracles

Making donor dollars stretch and perform miracles

Does promising that donor gifts can accomplish far more than is realistic have long term negative impacts?... - Jumper…

The Zander scandal latest: injustice has been done

The Zander scandal latest: injustice has been done - Slipped disc…

Daily Dialogue — February 5, 2012

Daily Dialogue — February 5, 2012 ELLE: Here’s to us. WARNER: The reason I wanted to come here tonight was to…

Every Opportunity to Write

Every Opportunity to Write Many writers say they knew they were writers even as kids because they’d write the…

When Words Hurt: Coping With Criticism

When Words Hurt: Coping With Criticism Criticism can be constructive. Criticism can be destructive. Criticism can be impossible, unintended, expressed in…

An insight…….

An insight……. whilst working on the final Cello girl for my current picture, I tried various poses…

Learn More About Dance with Volunteer Opportunities

Learn More About Dance with Volunteer Opportunities By Rachel HansonVolunteer opportunities for dancers look great not only on your resume, but they…

Hungary mourns one of its most-loved musicians

Hungary mourns one of its most-loved musicians - Slipped disc…

My Life as a Starship

My Life as a Starship True philanthropy doesn't ask "what will you accomplish?" Instead, it commands, "Boldly Go.. Seek out…

Daily Dialogue theme for next week?

Daily Dialogue theme for next week? We had an interesting week of Daily Dialogues exploring the theme of break-ups [suggested by…

Taking our place at Versailles

Taking our place at Versailles The musicians of Opera Lafayette rehearse in the Royal Opera for the first time.... -…

Is Josh Schwartz this generation’s John Hughes?

Is Josh Schwartz this generation’s John Hughes? From the NYT earlier this week: SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Josh Schwartz tried his best…

LOTR violin medley

LOTR violin medley From FlavorWire: Epic nerd and talented musician Lindsey Stirling has just released a follow up…

New Agent Alert: Carlie Webber of the Jane Rotrosen Agency

New Agent Alert: Carlie Webber of the Jane Rotrosen Agency

About Carlie: Carlie Webber refused to major in English in college because no one would let her read Stephen King or R.L. Stine for class. She took her love of young adult and genre fiction to the University of Pittsburgh, where she obtained a Master…

Event Spotlight: The Homeric Writers’ Retreat and Workshop on the Isle of Ithaca (Aug. 2-8, 2012 in Greece)

Event Spotlight: The Homeric Writers’ Retreat and Workshop on the Isle of Ithaca (Aug. 2-8, 2012 in Greece)

If you're considering a writing event this year, but are looking for just as much of an opportunity to sit down and write as you are to learn from presenters, then join me at the Homeric Writers' Retreat and Workshop from Aug. 2-8, 2012. It's…

The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity

The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity

The second edition of The Frugal Book Promoter is an updated version of the multi award-winning first edition. It has been expanded to include simple ways to promote books using newer... Click on the title to read the entire post. …

Literary corruption

Literary corruption

From author Andy Duncan: "I’ll even be giving away the first 20 copies to anyone prepared to write a five-star review on Amazon. (If you feel it’s unworthy of that, just send me the book back again, and forget you ever saw it.)"If I think the…

Agent Mary Kole is Teaching an Intensive Webinar on Young Adult and Middle Grade Novels (Feb. 9, 2012)

Agent Mary Kole is Teaching an Intensive Webinar on Young Adult and Middle Grade Novels (Feb. 9, 2012)

Literary agent Mary Kole has run three webinars for us before. They were so successful that we’re very excited to have her back for more. This new webinar on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 is an intensive on young adult and middle grade novel writing (and…

Before The Great Gatsby: Vintage Quotes and Wisdom From F Scott Fitzgerald

Before The Great Gatsby: Vintage Quotes and Wisdom From F Scott Fitzgerald At Writer’s Digest, one of my favorite things to do is to go spelunking in…

Dorchester Publishing’s Fate To Be Decided This Month

Dorchester Publishing’s Fate To Be Decided This Month Dorchester Publishing's fate as a going concern could be decided by the end of this…

WD Poetic Form Challenge: The Tritina Winner

WD Poetic Form Challenge: The Tritina Winner These tritinas were fun to read. If sestinas are poetic marathons, these tritinas are like…

Best of the Web Book Marketing Tips for the Week of January 30, 2012

Best of the Web Book Marketing Tips for the Week of January 30, 2012 Get some inspiration from these book marketing Tweets from the past week, courtesy of bloggers,…

Learn How to Promote Your Novel and Sell More Books

Learn How to Promote Your Novel and Sell More Books There are similarities between promoting fiction and nonfiction, but there are also some real differences…

There is no such thing as "Publish On Demand"

There is no such thing as "Publish On Demand" (Above: advertising what doesn't exist. Would you like to buy a unicorn?Publish On Demand is an…

Copyright, Piracy and the Arts

Copyright, Piracy and the Arts Over on Slate, a debate on the topic of the merits of copyright, as well…

Why Publishers Are About To Go Data Crazy

Why Publishers Are About To Go Data Crazy This post, by Sachin Kamdar, originally appeared on the PBS Mediashift site on 1/17/12. The following is…

Point of View Shifts in Writing: Proceed with Caution

Point of View Shifts in Writing: Proceed with Caution “Which character tells the story?” That’s a crucial character-question writers must ask themselves in the…

2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Update

2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Update Happy Groundhog Day! I was hoping to have the results of the most recent chapbook…

Sometimes Latin is called Greek, and why Latin is important to graphic designers and writers of English

Sometimes Latin is called Greek, and why Latin is important to graphic designers and writers of English While you are experimenting with different possible layouts for book pages or  covers (or ads,…

The Ultimate Guide to SEO for Writers

The Ultimate Guide to SEO for Writers This post, by Bamidele Onibalusi, originally appeared on his YoungPrePro site. I’m in the process of…

Yea, But Will It Pay The Bills?

Yea, But Will It Pay The Bills?

What is it about art that forces us to put impossible pressure on it? “Yea, I’d like to quit my job and paint, but that won’t pay the bills.” You know what, it probably won’t. You have two courses of action then, get rid of…

Puzzles

Puzzles

In the seventies I used to play a unique form of chess with a friend. I was a good player and he was a relative beginner, so I would talk him though his moves; and mine. We looked at all the possibilities each move created…

The Beginners Mind and Being Creative

The Beginners Mind and Being Creative

You wouldn’t expect a commercial about an American truck to capture the simplicity of a Zen master or teach us about living a life of creativity, but it does. (No, Middle Aged Crazy is not sponsored by Chevrolet now, I did embed the commercial, in…

Humility

Humility

Found a quote last week that summed a few things up for me: A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.  D. Elton Trueblood…

My Writing Process

My Writing Process

As a creative, I’m sure you have a “process”, a series of behaviors that helps you produce your best work. You might not have defined your process but I bet it is there, something you find yourself doing. The process is worth examining; tweaking it…

The Beholder

The Beholder Vanity: I am ridiculously vain about my hair. At 55 I have a mostly full,…

Here’s to Defiance

Here’s to Defiance We are taught to “be good”, “behave” and conform so we might get along and…

Not Enough vs. Peace Love and Happiness

Not Enough vs. Peace Love and Happiness Do a little exercise tomorrow, if you are feeling reflective: How many things do you…

Gather Ye Rose Buds While We May:

Gather Ye Rose Buds While We May: To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Bertrand Russell John wasn’t really afraid, he’d…

“I Can’t Meditate” 8 Tips for New Meditators:

“I Can’t Meditate” 8 Tips for New Meditators: Do you have trouble trying to get your brain to shut off ? I’ve been…

Goals, Ego, Zen and Acceptance

Goals, Ego, Zen and Acceptance Enrico Fermi, the Nobel Prize winning physicist mathematically proved that with every breath we take…

Party Line

Party Line Change happens and you can either marvel at it and participate or you can live…

Mindfulness

Mindfulness What is going to be different in 2012? What if you could find inner peace…

Brain Chatter

Brain Chatter In a sales meeting: “Boy, his tie is nice, really goes well with that shirt.…

Why Christmas Works:

Why Christmas Works: When you fold your hands in front of your chest, palms together, you are making…

Don’t Try

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