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March 11, 2011
Talking the author performance with 4 other writers who know how to perform
Fresh from our own live readings, me, Ben Tanzer (You Can Make Him Like You), Ryan W. Bradley (publisher, Artistically Declined Press), Nik Korpon (Stay God), and Brandon Tietz (Out of Touch) have a sit down at Bourbon in Washington DC to discuss the hows and whys of author performance. Performance is part of the [...]
March 8, 2011
Tuesday's Twitter follower spotlight: @amoyal
This week's "Person you should Stalk 2.0: @amoyal. Why? Look at that Dick Tracy style hat. Just look at it! Bio: Brand engagement strategist for hire. Speaker/trainer. Love hugs, geosocial & interconnecting business, people & solutions for a sustainable, empowered society. Website: http://ariemoyal.com/ Good tweets as of late:
March 5, 2011
Live Reading TONIGHT (again). Free Beer (again).
Saturday, March 5 6:00pm – 10:00pm Method. 1529 Grand Blvd. Kansas City, MO
March 4, 2011
Live reading, TONIGHT. Free Beer.
Friday, March 4 · 6:00pm – 11:00pm Slap n Tickle Gallery 504 E. 18th St Kansas City, MO
March 3, 2011
Pre-orders for Stranger Will are now open. Be cool before being cool gets cool.
Stranger Will is officially available for pre-order. What does that mean to you? Lots. You know that tingly, nether-region feeling you get when you've got amazing leftovers in your refrigerator ready for the next day's lunch? You can have that feeling now with just a few mouse clicks. Feel like the hipster component of the [...]
February 26, 2011
The Velvet Podcast, interview with Jane Friedman, social media expert
Over the past few weeks, Jane Friedman and I have gotten to know each other almost entirely by way of Twitter. With online social media playing such an important role in our introduction and ultimate in-person meeting it made sense that we should take a few moments during the recent AWP (Association of Writers and [...]
February 22, 2011
Tuesday's Twitter follower spotlight: @Zanna85
I am going to start posting weekly (hopefully) spotlights on random Twitter followers. Why? Why not? This week's "Person you should Stalk 2.0: @Zanna85 Bio: Sexually: All Over The Map Sock it to me, baby. SOCK IT TO ME. Website: http://zmacabre.tumblr.com/ Good tweets as of late:
February 18, 2011
Life in 100 Words or Less
I was recently approached to write a short piece for a project called Life in 100 Words or Less. A quick perusal through the aptly named Life in 100 Words or Less blog revealed some very interesting takes on this morbid, though inspiring, topic. A deeper dive left me feeling dirty, but not so much [...]
February 15, 2011
I talk the role of social media in the author's career (then I tweet, blog, Facebook, etc. about it)
Recently, I was kindly invited to participate in a panel on social media during the 2011 AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) conference in Washington DC. Joined by Tanya Egan Gibson, Dan Blank, Bethanne Patrick, Christina Katz, and moderator Jane Friedman, the panel succeeded in opening up and emphasizing both the possibilities and importance [...]
February 14, 2011
Guess who paid to be one of 65 authors included in No Colony's Pushcorpse project.
A single story? 65 authors? Yes. Who? These: Shya Scanlon, Christian Ochoa, Brian Spears, David Erlewine, Christopher Higgs, Alan Horn, Jason Cook, Matt Kirkpatrick, Amy Letter, Gene Morgan, Vaughan Simons, David Peak, Brian Carr, Claire Kohne, Caleb J. Ross, Michael Jauchen, Alec Niedenthal, Christopher Heavener, Jac Jemc, Peter Rawlings, Joseph Goosey, Darby Larson, Nathan Tyree, [...]
