If only it were that obvious. Would you hire the person who wrote the copy below to handle your pr? How about to prepare your official biography? Someone who recently approached me to do that is considering working with this “journalist” and “professional writer”, two labels that she proudly claims for herself. Take a look … Continue reading »
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CISPA ☛ IT’S BACK
If you live in the United States I urge you to call the White House today before 5PM/EST (or tomorrow morning ASAP) to demand that our Chief Executive makes good on his promise to veto the Cyber Intelligence and Sharing and Protection Act better known as CISPA, which The Assholes (see my previous articles) resurrected from … Continue reading »
REVIEW ◆ “GURUNISTA GAYHLE”
“GURUNISTA GAYHLE” delivers everything a fun, short, comedic film should. It’s original, funny, well written, craftily acted, deftly directed, and serves as a succinct showcase of the filmmakers’ considerable talents. Indy filmmaker, Keith Apland and actress Diane Hudock developed and cowrote the original screenplay. The 9:08 minute film is an entertaining satire drawn from Ms. Hudock’s “day job” as a … Continue reading »
KARMA
Karma is a popular word in showbiz. The whole idea of karma has a cool factor, and here in the U.S. of A., cool is king in the entertainment industry. The problem is that often people underestimate its reality. Take the following story for instance. Once upon a time, I had a roommate in … Continue reading »
The Five W’s of Social Media For Writers
Writers need a social media presence. No one would argue with that. The question is how much, where, when and with whom do you interact? It’s kind of like the five W’s of Journalism. Who is it about? What happened? When did it take place? Where did it take place? Why did it happen? Actually, WHY NOT apply the five W’s to social media? … Continue reading »
#MM MUSIC MONDAY 21 january 2013
Here are this week’s recommendations for #MM aka #MusicMonday. ON MY PLAYLIST Recently named by Music Connection Magazine and iHeart Radio as an artist to watch, native New Yorker #TheVOICE aka Gina Zavalis has VOX extraordinaire! If I had a record label, I’d sign her up in a nano minute. On Twitter @GinaZavalis and http://www.ginazavalis.com. I call Frank Cosentino out of Toronto #DaBOMB for a reason, one of the best blues guitarists and singer/songwriters out … Continue reading »
SOLIDARITY
Whether or not you are a writer, this is relevant. For the past few months, I have been scouring the internet looking for freelance writing gigs. The good news is that there’s a plethora of opportunities out there. The bad news is that they are offering cut-rate wages. Why should you be as alarmed and angry … Continue reading »
