Monthly Archives: January 2007

Question of the Week: Collaboration

Happy Martin Luther King Day!
A brave man with his heart turned outward.
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This week’s question: Have you ever tried an artistic collaboration of any sort? Tell me how it went for you. Or why you’d never ever try one.
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Wednesday, you’ll meet three top-notch men who - if you put their resumes together - have worked for […]

Frank Daniels’ Lit Riot: Take 5

The Art of War
“It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.”
…Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.
I’ve been trying, since the beginning of the year and the slow return from the holiday malaise, to stay off the grid. For too long I’ve been focused on marketing and […]

Weekly Wrap: Our 2 Sentences

Some of you have asked about my trip to Hawaii, so I’ll include some photos at the end of today’s post. I took no camera (as usual) but I have a cool new cellphone that does GPS tracking on my kids (hee hee), so I got some pixel-y shots with it.
Brief aside: I happened to […]

Maria Dahvana Headley

What would happen if, for one year, you said yes to everyone who asked you on a date? In THE YEAR OF YES, Maria Dahvana Headley decides being choosey has gotten her nowhere, so she says yes to everyone, setting aside her former notions of who is interesting and who is attractive. Does she find […]

Question of the Week: The Pitch

Half the battle of writing and selling a book, seems to be in the pitch. In two sentences or less, tell me about the book you’ve written or the book you are currently writing.

Wednesday’s guest, Maria Dahvana Headley, author of the memoir THE YEAR OF YES, has something to say about the importance of the […]

Lauren Cerand

Tips from One Cool Publicist
I want to introduce you to Lauren Cerand. She’s an independent public relations representative and consultant based in New York. She writes about art, politics and style at LuxLotus.com. And best of all, she’s willing to play a little. So here she is with . . . .

“Seven Songs that […]

Hillary Carlip, Queen of the Oddballs

My mom and I dish about Hillary Carlip’s memoir.
I was only on page 7 of Hillary Carlip’s QUEEN OF THE ODDBALLS when I called my mom and told her she had to go buy it that very day. I love reading books at the same time as my mom so we can talk about them. […]