I have not abandoned this blog…well, not entirely… It’s just that I’ve started another blog at my new website, YellowBalloonPublications.com, and I’ve been concentrating on getting that populated with sufficient blogs to let the search engines find it and to let people know I’m going to be active there… YellowBalloonPublication.com is my[…]
I’ve just read a fascinating, compelling book: A Complaint-Free World. Written by Will Bowen, it’s about his campaign to turn complaining on its head… and it’s working in literally millions of lives. What’s intriguing about the book’s value is that even people who consider themselves largely “complaint-free” can’t get through a single day[…]
In less than 48 hours I’ve landed five podcast interviews, four of them Trek-related, one of them westerns-related. I don’t have dates and times locked in yet, but I’ll fill in the details as I get them… Here are the two podcast interviews with confirmed dates and times (in chronological order) Wayne[…]
I’m feeling let down. I’m sure it’s post-excitement blues, like what happened after Christmas when I was a kid. All of the anticipation of appearing on NEW DAY NORTHWEST held me in a heightened state for so long that “normalcy” seems anti-climactic. The worst news is that the interview, although it went[…]
Yelm Writers’ Circle leader Sara Steinberg has invited me to share my writer’s journey at the Timberland Library in Yelm on Thursday, August 25th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. During the time, I’ll be talking about book writing, copy and content writing, self-publishing, and what’s been done to market my books. I’ll[…]
Audio Book Version of ‘DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal’ Debuts Braille Institute employee’s request is finally fulfilled Seattle, WA (Yellow Balloon Communications) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today Yellow Balloon Communications announced the debut of an audio book version of Kristine M. Smith’s title DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from[…]
NEW DAY NORTHWEST Here’s the link to my New Day Northwest TV appearance. Please enjoy and share, especially if you know people in the entertainment industry (TV, radio, podcast hosts, etc.) who are looking for in-the-know people to interview during Star Trek’s 50th anniversary.! http://www.king5.com/entertainment/television/programs/new-day-northwest/an-inside-look-at-an-orignal-uss-enterprise-star/286157912 The host of New Day Northwest, Margaret[…]
My Star Trek convention banner arrived a few days ago. Here’s a photo of it, although De’s face looks distorted because I had just rolled it out and the vinyl was puckering there and in a few other, less-distracting place. The actual image itself looks fine! I will have this at every other[…]
Today I’m alternating between feelin’ frantic and feelin’ groovy. Feelin’ Frantic for two reasons: An upcoming TV appearance on New Day Northwest (a talk show) on Tuesday The new website (YellowBalloonPublications.com) still isn’t live. We’re waiting for Amazon Web Services to confirm my account so we can test the audio book delivery system.[…]
Everything is in readiness for next week’s TV appearance on New Day Northwest and the upcoming Starkane convention. Lisa is getting the pay portal squared away this evening so she can take Yellow Balloon Publications LIVE. We’re testing everything to make sure it’s all working and doing the right things. I’ve burned fifty[…]