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I just got off the CalTrain and the one thing I like about not having a car is that I can indulge in spending a generous amount of time mapping out my projects/todo lists/story ideas at Mach 5 while I'm…
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1321 postsNamebuilding -- Covering All the Bases
I'm back at Travelers' Tales after a great breakfast with James O'Reilly, our publisher. He's been a mentor and friend for many years and continued to give me great advice this morning. In particular, how…
Read more →H e l l o Travelers' Tales!
I took the Greydog overnight from Eugene to San Francisco and it was as easy as it gets with both seats to myself and sleeping near the whole way. It's pretty cool to roll into a town and know exactly…
Read more →Cranking Up the PR Machine
I'm headed down to San Francisco for a week. I'll be at Travelers' Tales every day working on kick starting the PR wheels for Sand In My Bra. I'm confident that between Krista and myself, we should be…
Read more →Getting Ready for Everything
Things are really coming together in the name building department this year. Sand In My Bra releases with Travelers' Tales in April. WrittenRoad.com is launching this spring on the Bootsnall Travel…
Read more →The Rolf Potts on Tour: Portland
You know how you can tell a lot about a person by who their spouse is? Whether you're married or not, the person who stands by your side reflects on you. It's the same with friends. It didn't take long…
Read more →Diary from the 1930s
Yesterday Dale and Donna from the Busy Bee Cafe in Springfield, OR gave me the journal they've been promising. It is the diary of Dale's mom when she was 14 and coming across the US in a 1928 Chevy one…
Read more →The Rolf Potts Is On The Road: Seattle
What's that? You haven't heard of Rolf Potts? Well, you will. Believe me, you will. As I'm writing this Rolf has already finished his fourth author event - ever. (and hopefully off having a few drinks with…
Read more →Submission Call for Moms
Hi Ladies, are you, or have you ever been a "Krackdpot mom?" They don't mean of the drugged up kind, but rather mom's who are "ready to pull your hair out or scream at the top of your lungs? Yet, even…
Read more →To Freelance Or Not To Freelance
I just got back from my Eugene writers group and I got great feedback on two magazine story leads I've got in the hopper. But writing and selling those, and then waiting for the check extends so far out…
Read more →Great Resource for Writers!
Hey, if you thought Written Road was cool for giving you market resource leads, check this out: The Burry Man Writers Center I found it while doing a google search for submission guidelines for…
Read more →A Different Kind of Networking
I like to eat, and I like to talk. So, it's no surprise that I've taken up to making friends with the regulars at the diner next to my phone job in Springfield. The Busy Bee Cafe is a thriving…
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