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June 16, 2014
Words for Monday
“My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.” - Jane Austen
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June 12, 2014
Edited: The Commencement
Perspective is a wonderful thing, especially when you can see how it’s changed over time. I posted about my ten year reunion yesterday and talked a bit about the last ten years and the next ten years, which reminded me that I’d written similarly a few years ago. The excerpt below was edited from my […]
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June 11, 2014
Fairfield Reunion 2014 – Ten Years After College
While at my reunion this past weekend, I had the opportunity to do a signing for my first book, Cheers, Beers, and Eastern Promise. Sitting there in a bookstore that didn’t exist when I was in college was very surreal to say the least. These last ten years have brought countless changes, amazing life experiences, […]
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June 9, 2014
Words for Monday
“More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn’t say I have a talent that’s special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina.” - John Irving
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June 5, 2014
BOOK SIGNING AT FAIRFIELD REUNION 2014
Fairfield Reunion 2014 – Come on out to the Fairfield Bookstore in town on Saturday morning from 10am – 1pm. I’ll be next to the Starbucks signing books so swing on over and say hello while you’re getting coffee to warm up your morning! Click here and here for more details!
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June 4, 2014
Viral Content and Social Media
As a newly published author, I read a ton of articles to educate myself on self promotion. One such article appeared on Hubspot yesterday. It covers some great tips on developing viral content by reviewing key components of Buzzfeed and Upworthy. If you’re interested in social media in any way, this is a very worthwhile […]
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June 3, 2014
The Value of Commencement Speeches
Hubspot shares great information. Yesterday, they had this post. I spent the night watching commencement speeches and TED talks because of that post. Of everything I watched, this is possibly the most poignant set of ideas for success, however you define it.
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June 2, 2014
Words for Monday
“All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places […]
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May 26, 2014
Words for Monday
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
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May 23, 2014
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
Nine years ago, I was spending my Memorial Day weekend with this guy, Doba, who adopted me as part of his family from the first day I arrived in Nanao. As total strangers, we drank Johnnie Walker Green together during a night out with principals, deans, and teachers. My introduction to my second home couldn’t […]
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