January 2nd 2017 marked the ten year anniversary of my career as a professional copywriter. It seems longer ago than that to me– a lot longer. But ten years is a big milestone: most entrepreneurs don’t make it that long before throwing in the towel. I could have. I sure felt like it a[…]
There are times when I surprise myself–I mean really, really surprise myself–as a professional writer. I wish I could be more specific here and give you details and even brief excerpts, but the client I’m serving asked me to sign an NDA (a Non-Disclosure Agreement) so I have to keep under my hat all aspects[…]
Catch the wave here: http://yellowballoonpublications.com/ Since I’m semi-retired now as a copywriter, I’m focusing more on my author career. I’m still available for short-term copy/content/features writing and editing projects, but my focus these days is on leaving a lasting legacy as a writer on things that I can claim as my own–like books, features articles,[…]
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[…]