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WRITING SUCCESS, WITH BENEFITS

October 17, 2025 by

How to measure writing success? The same way any success is measured, if you take out the money part. You get paid in ‘exposure’ which is shared traffic with the company you write for. More exposure, more interest; more interest, more demand; more demand, more exposure. Take exposure, along with $6.95, and you can order […]

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READING BOOKS CREATE NOVEL IDEAS

July 21, 2025 by

Reading books are a lifeline to another time. Not everyone gets it; not everyone thinks they need a lifeline. I don’t start reading a book with that in mind, but when I finish a good one it feels like the writer tossed me a line. That’s the good news. I’m of the mind that berating […]

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PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS = FAIRNESS?

July 14, 2025 by

We all have personal obligations of one kind or another. Some carry more weight than others. It’s like being a Cowboys fan because some distant relatives sent fan magazines when you were a kid. And your Dad was a Packers’ fan which created a hard line of obligation. How hard?

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CANCER IN THE CANCER CLOSET: GROWING TREND

June 17, 2017 by

  “The first time we got cancer we told everybody. We gathered the team and cheered.” It’s a good idea to rally the troops, focus the force. Then cancer-time sets in. One day. The next. Weeks. Months. “How do you feel?” “Are you feeling better?” “You must be exhausted. Are you exhausted?” You don’t want […]

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