There are some songs that simply make your heart beat faster. But when played at lightning speed you have to stop and watch.
“The Flight of the Bumblee” …. on the accordion.
Anybody out there know how to play the accordion?
Fun Fridays – September 1, 2017
Since this upcoming Labor Day weekend in many ways spells the official end of Summer I thought it appropriate to listen to a Beach Boys song! What makes this unusual is that what you hear is vocal only. All the instruments have been removed. Shows the beautiful genius of their voices. Enjoy “Wouldn’t it Be Nice?” [Trivia note: The late Glen Campbell was one of the greatest guitar …
Fun Fridays – August 25, 2017
This is a special fun Friday. Our youngest daughter is getting married today. This makes three married daughters. At the risk of making myself a puddle of sentimentality, I can only say that I am proud of all our girls. Today, for the last time, I will be walking a daughter down the aisle. She may be all grown up along with her sisters, but I will always carry the below photo in my wallet and in …
Deadlines Born – Deadlines Made
Deadlines. The bane of every writer’s existence. “A necessary evil.” “My nemesis.” I talked to an author who changed the internal time clock on his computer just so he could have three extra hours, claiming he was writing on the West coast (USA) instead of where his office was (East coast USA). Writing Without a Deadline (Deadlines Born) Not everyone, however, is …
Fun Fridays – August 18, 2017
A hilarious confrontation between an Elephant and a Goose. (It gets rather creative at the 30 second mark.) There has to be a metaphor somewhere in this video. Which one to do think is most appropriate? Publisher and Agent? (Which one is which?) A writers conference meeting in the hallway between a writer and an editor? Little Brother vs. Big Brother in Grandma’s backyard? Come up with your …
Create Videos Based on Your Blog Posts
Check out Lumen 5, (www.lumen5.com) a wonderful resource that can help you create videos out of your blog posts. As a test I took my post from July 31st, “Should You Hire a Freelance Editor?” and within 45 minutes the following video was complete. (Read more below the embedded video) Lumen 5 has a powerful AI engine that took keywords from my selected sentences and assigned most of the …
Fun Fridays – August 11, 2017
During a rain delay at a recent baseball game the opposing team pitchers, waiting in the bullpen, had some fun. Enjoy the oneupmanship! Since I’m from Arizona (go Diamondbacks) and Dan Balow is from Chicago (go Cubs) this was a fun showdown. The correct team won the competition.
Send Simultaneous Submissions or Not?
Bryan Mitchell asked, “What is the max number of submissions you should send at a given time? I’ve heard ten but that sounds off; to me, it seems it should be less than that if you are carefully considering the agents you reach out to.” When approaching agents I encourage simultaneous submissions, as long as you let us know you are doing so. But, as Bryan answered his own question, there is no …
Fun Fridays – August 4, 2017
This phenomenon from nature is the perfect picture of a creative artist. How hard will you work on your creation? Wait for the “reveal” at the two-minute mark.
Should You Hire a Freelance Editor?
Katie Dale asked, “I am wondering at what stage should I have my memoir edited? After I have an agent? After I have a publisher? Before? Should I consider ever getting professionally edited before I get an agent or publisher? What’s the process?” This is a question being asked more frequently. Dare I answer with “It depends”? I have a client who has utilized a freelance …