Blog Cultures, Lexicons, and What the Heck Should I Call My Readership?
Years ago, my brother gave me the book The Alchemist for Christmas. Some people criticize it as simplistic, but 65 million people appear to have another opinion. Within writing circles, it’s often referenced as a classic example of a quest story. It employs archetypal characters, a clearly Read More …
Author, Writer, Adverb-Fighter: Let’s Talk Titles Today
One of my family’s inside jokes is that whenever we have the occasion to say “label”, the word cannot be left alone and naked like that. It must be said, “labellabellabel” with exactly the inflection of Alastair Sim in minute Read More …
Smallish Reveal: A Website – I Haz One
Should we try a repeat of Friday’s delayed post, and ignore the crazy that precipitated it? Who am I kidding? If you hang out around here, you probably got up close and familiar with “crazy” some time ago. (Actually, more to Read More …
Picking a Blog Name: the Origins of Tartitude
Some of you have asked how I came up with the title for this blog and until now I have kept that secret, as if it were the eleven herbs and spices developed by Colonel Sanders.* However, because I aspire to be as Read More …
Business Cards o’ Doom?
My new cards, and why they might be a portent of ominous things. Read More …
Twitter Identity Change: Do You Rip or Do You Peel?
A step-by-step plan for changing your Twitter identity while keeping your data, and reasons to reconsider hiding behind an avatar or clever username. Read More …
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