Writing to you with something useful and interesting and perhaps even entertaining is on my mind a lot these days. What have the past hundreds upon hundreds of blogs I've birthed into the world had in common? No matter the topic or the source of … [Continue reading]
Do you, as a writer or other creative get your inspiration from the outside world? Swaths of colour in your path. Sound vibrations familiar and foreign. Aromas. Snippets of conversation overheard repurposed first in your mind and then your … [Continue reading]
After 34 years of writing professionally in many platforms, you’d think I’d know to expect and to manage the process and consequences of being (a) creative. This week, I’m delightfully heartened by the sublime interview scenes and quotes in Art … [Continue reading]
It's clear from the 1st post in this Fab 45 daily blog writing challenge, that I've got a lot to share. But then, so do you. It's the nature of the human condition to want to express ourselves. I do hope you'll share your comments, too. Go ahead, … [Continue reading]
Or, how I fell into the habit of hanging out for fun and profit on social media only and my call to fix that by taking on my Fab 45 Day Challenge ................to Post (gulp) Daily! What follows: Communication nugget wrapped in a practical context … [Continue reading]
Wooo hoooo! I’m celebrating joining the Vancouver Board of Trade this spring and my first Round Table breakfast meeting on wondrous Wednesday May 21, 2014 VBOT has told us all to be ready to meet 30 or more, new and seasoned members, before office … [Continue reading]
2014 StorySpark Sessions......... Catch the first of the season with easy sign up at VBA Meet Up! Wooo hoooo! I'm speaking to an intimate and motivated group of Vancouver Business Alliance networkers on Thursday, February 20, 2014. Join us … [Continue reading]
When I started out in my public relations and marketing career, I had no mentor - Not present near me, not in my field. I had Jay Levinson and his earliest work on Guerilla Marketing. Today, we mark Jay's passing, and I write of his impact on me, … [Continue reading]
A picture no longer represents a thousand words. And so it is with our Canadian Maple Leaf, even when it lies softly nestled in the green zone of our new $20 polymer based bill. It represents 35 million people going about their every day lives, … [Continue reading]
Lines were all abuzz as to what Jodie Foster, aged 50 and an actress since she was 3 years old said, yet didn't actually say at the 2013 Golden Globes. Imagine 47 years to assemble the words, that lasted but a few moments and captured the desire … [Continue reading]