Because I have so many friends across the globe, by the time the New Year rolled into my neck of the woods, it already felt keenly and ostentatiously celebrated just about everywhere else… so I was in bed when the pot-clanging and fireworks went off around my abode last night. Not asleep, mind you–just in[…]
This week’s #DeForestKelley Tuesday Teaser Question is… Which fan club president’s purse was snatched and hidden by #DeForestKelley to freak her out? Excerpt from DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best. Join the pre-launch fun and the launch here on January 8th: https://www.facebook.com/events/899275163482654/[…]
I ghost-wrote additional chapters for a client today–five hours’ worth. I’ll wrap it up tomorrow or later tonight if he gets back to me to let me know which final topic(s) he wants me to tackle for the last five or six pages. (He wants the book thick enough that Createspace can put the[…]
A CHRISTMAS POEM FROM MERRY KRISSMITH Christmas is here It came three weeks too soon this year… In January I’ll have a gift That will give my family a lift But right now it’s famine time Haven’t got much more than a dime! So I’m depressed but not distressed 2016 will be the[…]
This week’s #DeForestKelley Tuesday Teaser Question is… What did #DeForestKelley direct his fan club president to do after Kris exited the vehicle to open a gate at Shambala? The following excerpt is from DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best, scheduled to debut[…]
The Other Shoe Drops UPDATED WITH CORRECT PRICES 12/22/2015 OK, I was in tears earlier this morning but I’ve recovered enough to communicate what’s happening now. Createspace just let me know that I have to charge significantly more than I anticipated for the color edition of DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal,[…]
Weekend Wandering and Wondering I was out and about today trimming kitties’ nails for a couple of friends. After that I settled in to watch the Seahawks/Browns game with my sister Jackie next door. In between all that, I was interacting with new Trek friends who introduced themselves to me after Bjo Trimble introduced[…]
I’m dancing on the ceiling tonight. Bjo Trimble caught wind of my upcoming DeForest Kelley book launch and shared it with her network of Trek followers…and they are sharing it with their numerous networks. I am ecstatic! If you’re a Trek fan and the names Bjo and John Trimble don’t ring a huge[…]
Photos by Kristine M. Smith The following is excerpted from the upcoming book “DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best.” If you share it, please keep this leading paragraph with it. If you don’t, you will be violating my copyright–and I will have to[…]
Building buzz cannot be unilateral anymore. Giant corporations can afford to spend millions of dollars influencing their target audience; entrepreneurs and small businesses can’t. So… how do you go about building buzz for your product, service, or cause? Strategically. Read it again: Strategically. You can’t just throw a bunch[…]