Branding: Finding The Author’s Angle
At the moment, a couple of projects of mine are merging. I’ve been meaning to update my web log’s back end for ages. It’s at least two version points behind …
Rob Farquhar, Author’s Brand
I had the idea of tracking down the Dilbert strip where Dogbert is about to offer Wally the “brand awareness” experience, but I’ve not read Dilbert in years, mainly because …
If I’m Going To Self-Market, Should I Also Self-Publish?
A couple of days ago, I was sitting in the lunch room at work with notepad and furrowed brow. The manager of the digital department comes in and asks me …
The First Step
You know, the way the word “journey” gets bandied about so much nowadays is a pet peeve of mine. Yet… Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve actually started …
Writing Issues: Projects, Outlines and Notes
This is a bit scary to write. I’m not new to blogging or (necessarily) writing, but I’m sort of new to blogging about writing, especially about writing a novel, which …
That’s Some Mighty Big Talk, Son
You may have noticed that I didn’t do another one of those resolution posts back in January. I’ll admit this freely: It was mainly because, at the time, I was …
Making Choices and Following Through: Tron: Legacy vs Avatar
It probably comes as no surprise that I’ve seen Tron: Legacy at least twice by now. Although I don’t remember it, I’m positive Mum and Dad took me to see …
I Should Be Writing
It’s odd how people can tell you something for years, but until you get to that combination of being ready to hear it and someone putting it to you the …
Free Effin’ Time
Have you ever said this about someone, or heard someone say it about someone (possibly you)? “That (guy/girl) has to much free fuckin’ time on (his/her) hands.” I’m sure you …
Vickie’s Laptop Upgrade
You know, in the midst of my upgrading frenzy, I forgot to mention Vickie’s Toshiba Satellite A100. Since I bought it for her, Vickie’s had to wrestle with Windows Vista. …