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#sfwc14 – #keynote Barry #Eisler – Surfing the Waves of #change

@robblightfoot #orsoitseems #lightfootznotes Surfing the Waves of Change  –  Barry Eisler – Keynote speech of 2-15-14  –  #SFWC14 Barry Isler, graduated Cornell Law School. Did tech law. Earned black belt. Best selling thrillers. Won Barry Award and Gun? award. Translated into many languages Work has been made it on the screen. 10 novels and a … Read More →

#sfwc14 Making 6 Figures #writing – Lisa Tenner – #orsoitseems

@robblightfoot #lightfootznotes The Six Figure Writer – 21 Principles for Making Money Writing, Teaching, Editing, and Doing What You Love – Lisa Tenner  http://www.lisatener.com/     @lisatener   She’s a Stevie award-winning agent. Her clients have signed 5-6 figure deals She asked the crowd if we wanted this, and everyone raised their hands. “You’ve taken the first step—to … Read More →

#sfwc14 #Solving the #Mystery of Making #Crime #Fiction #Funny

@robblightfoot #lightfootznotes   Last session today   Murders Who Leave Laugh Tracks Rhys Bowen & Penny Warner Penny – Praised Rhys for being funny as are her books. I don’t know how she does it, but she handles murder with a sense of humor. Murder – how do we laugh at it? Rhys – It’s … Read More →

#sfwc14 – #nanowrimo – #lightfootznotes – #orsoitseems

@robblightfoot Here’s the notes. Big take-aways are: Write a little each day, no matter what. Being busy is good, if forces to to consciously make time. Allow yourself to write stuff that’s bad. You can cut it or fix it. You can’t edit an empty page. Turn off censors, both internal and external. Raw notes … Read More →

#Noise #orsoitseems

@robblightfoot Well I said the room had no view. Actually, it does… of a parking structure. It’s 2 am and there’ a car alarm going off. But it’s hard to hear because of the industrial-compressor running five-floors down. Man… am I spoiled by living in the country or what?

#wifi headaches – #orsoitseems #sfwc14

@robblightfoot Well… spent the past two hours getting wifi to work off my cell phone again. Something updated and loused up my connection. Love it when that happens… not. Don’t know what to expect in the hotel. I may not be able to connect quite like I’d hoped, so I may be posting at the … Read More →

#Mystery #Writing – #Simon #Woods #Speaks – #orsoitseems

www.robblightfoot.com #LIGHTFOOTZNOTES Simon Wood, award winning mystery writer, spoke Saturday 2-8-14 in Redding at the Writer’s Forum. Here are my notes: Simon Wood – lives in Northern California. He’s a licensed pilot, race car driver, has hiked, skied and surfed around the world.  He was a dyslexic teen with lots of ideas. Now he’s here … Read More →

SF Writer’s Conference Next Week #writing #sf

I’m gearing up to attend the SF Writer’s Conference 2014 next week. Of course, my laptop just crashed (for the third time in a month). So I’ll be trying something a bit different. I’ll be covering the event on my tablet. This should be an adventure. We’ll see. Right now, I’m working to get the … Read More →

Proofing Party #kindle #pdf

I’m looking for a dozen or so people to proof my latest book. I’m assigning chapters. So you need not read it all. I’ll give you mention in the book and an autographed copy if you wish. You can get a Kindle copy, too. Contact me at proofer@orsoitseems.com and I’ll get you a PDF.

How To Say #thankyou – #orsoitseems #humor #book

@robblightfoot When my sister was four, Mom took her on an all-day back-to-school shopping spree. Mom towed little Pattina through the aisles, hunting bargains. At store after store, Mom waited her turn in line while my sister grew ever more restless. “Cash or charge,” the salesman would ask. “Charge it,” Mom said, and slapped her … Read More →