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Guest Post: How Twitter Is Blanding Branding
Things have been pretty quiet around here as I try to finish Teddy Roosevelt and The Lost World. So I am Pleased to present the following guest post by Kian Kaul, author of Stockholm on Branding and Marketing. Take it away, Kian: Kian Kaul on “How Twitter is Blanding Branding” These days every writer is their own brand, we’re constantly told in advice columns on mid-ranking marketing blogs and rushed non-fic titles (many of which are only available in the Kindle …
Guest Post: Bryce Beattie of StoryHack
Today I’m very pleased to turn Byzantine Roads over to a special guest Writer. I’ve been following Bryce over at Story Hack for a few months now. Bryce is the author of “Oasis,” a zombie novel, and has been posting the sequel as a serial novel ” the Journey of St. Laurent,” on the site. But beyond that, he offers a ton of useful features for the aspiring Indie author beyond the usual self publishing tutorials, news, and opinion. Two recent projects should have …
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The Valley of Gwangi: Full Video from DailyMotion
This great Harryhausen movie was an Inspiration for my current work in progress. I’ve did a quick search to see just how much I’ve “Borrowed” from it. Result? Not much. There’s a lot more Circus than I remembered, and a lot more standing around waiting for the rear projection to work. But it does have some nive Harryhausen creatures ( Even if Gwangi has a personality disorder: Is he a Tyrannosaur or an Allosaur?) Enjoy. The Valley of Gwangi Uploaded …
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Oooohh. Shiny Pen for Moleskine
Found this while perusing the latest ThinkGeek Catalog. Love it. This and a Moleskine Cahier make me feel like a real writer: Inka Pen Travel Pen In the office, many people steal from you. They take your ideas, they take your lunch, and most annoyingly, they take your pens. Well, it’s time to draw a line in the carpet. Time to stand up and say, “I will never be without a pen again.” Time to get yourself an Inka Pen. …
Posted in Random Blogginess, Writing
Tagged Ballpoint pen, Fountain pen, Moleskine, Office Products, Writing Instruments
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Two Weeks? Maybe? Could it be True?
Image via Wikipedia At work last week, I was talking to a friend who’s been following the progress of my Work in Progress since before NanoWriMo. She mentioned that, for as long as she knew me, she had never seen me as excited or happy to be actually writing and working on a project. So, after a holiday season in which I didn’t really get a lot of writing done, I decided to take a look at “Teddy Roosevelt and …
Pay It Forward 2011: 10 Free Books
I saw this on facebook and thought I’d modify it for here: I’ll give away a copy of my #WIP to the next ten people who comment on this post. All you have to do is promise ( Just promise- I have no way to back it up) to do something similar on your facebook page or blog. Just Promise to give away 10 copies of whatever you feel like in 2011 to the first ten people who promise to …
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Tagged Facebook, Online Communities, Social Networking, Twitter
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