Here be dragons.
From PR Builder: Strategies to Combat Writer’s Block
… Read the rest1. Cubing
In this strategy, a topic or idea is examined from six distinct viewpoints—hence the name.
• Describe the topic (what is it?);
• Compare it (what is it like or unlike?);
• Associate it (what does it make you think of?);
• Analyze it (what constituent parts is it made of?);
Make Yourself a Content CuratorToo many bloggers use content the wrong way. I see so many blogs where the blogger is regurgitating content over and over in one way or another. It’s not working. They may make some money by pulling in readers but most people won’t be that interested in reading something rehashed when they could go to the original source.… Read the rest
August is winding down. If you aren’t down under you have access to sand, somewhere. Even the landlocked places can drive to a lake if they need a last dash for a summery day at the beach. Sand, water, seagulls and things washed up on the shore – those are the elements of the beach for me.… Read the rest
Seven Sentences – How much can you say in just seven sentences? Pick a topic and go for it.
… Read the restWhile my butt is glued to this chair I’m still not writing one word. My fingers are on the keyboard, replying to an email. My eyes flick up to the computer screen, someone replied to me on Twitter.
These are just the words I picked out from the list of words to describe food on World Food Wine. Read down the list yourself and see which words you may not know or may not be sure of. Then try using them, describe eating something you like, then describe eating something you don’t care for at all.… Read the rest
From The Kat Eye View of the World- Exploring with a Camera.
… Read the restThe Exploring with a Camera series is intended to inspire you to see the world around you in a different way, using the camera as a tool to deepen your experience of life.
Why “Exploring” with a camera? Why not a “challenge” or an “assignment” like other photography blogs?
Zack wants to be Link from Legends of Zelda for Halloween. I was looking at the ears tonight so I could figure out how to make them.
I’ve seen a Production Assistant at work. When I lived in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) my Mom and I phoned in and got tickets to watch Dini Petty‘s show at the CFTO (now CTV) television station. We went to several of her shows, until we moved farther out of the GTA and soon after Dini wasn’t doing the show any more.… Read the rest
What does a Personal Assistant do? I imagine they are a second-hand to whoever hires them. The job could be anything from picking up dry cleaning, making coffee to writing a speech and beyond. It seems like a never-ending job of running errands and performing personal services like walking the dog, grocery shopping and booking appointments.… Read the rest