Serving as president of Writers of Kern has opened doors for me (literally). With our Spring Conference coming up in March, our Board embarked on radio advertising to help spread the word. To start the process, I went down to the American General Media office last Thursday and met up with Sales Manager, David McElwain…
Author: Joan
Picky About Pockets
Is it just me? Or are jeans’ pockets shrinking? On a recent trip to purchase a pair of jeans, it shocked me to discover the front pockets were only a hint of what used to be there. I lugged my plethora of pants to the dressing room. Tried each one on for the pass/fail test….
2020 Dan McGuire Blog Challenge
Each year our writer’s club, Writers of Kern, encourages members and non-members to take part in an annual blog challenge. I’ve put my name in the ring several times and finished once. Though it sounds simple, it’s not. Thirteen weeks, 26 posts—an average of two per week, unless you get behind. Then it can be…
Camellias Don’t Compare
When I’m mulling over my writing, my garden always provides inspiration (story-wise and writer-life-wise). With several stories in different phases, I tend to take time outside to sort things out. Lately, my garden inspiration comes from my camellias. Three plants, all different species. Over the last few months, I’ve watched the tiny buds forming. Little by…
Orkut: Nothing Lasts Forever
To better understand the finer points of social media marketing, I’m taking a class to learn how to better optimize my own writing business. Our fourth and final blog post assignment is to read and discuss the case study of Orkut, a social networking site. Back in 2004 when social networking sites popped up faster than…