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Standing naked on a street corner

No, I don’t do this. However, Norm Prady, whose writing group I’ve attended for the last ten years, tells us we need to do this, figuratively, in our writing, if we are to be effective. I was reminded...

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“How to Become a Famous Writer Before You’re Dead”

Throughout the years I’ve read plenty of books on writing. These days, I write more than I read about writing. Unless you count blogs on writing. Of which there are, oh, many. One book that stands out...

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Anatomy of a tweet

I recently read yet another celebrity memoir, Guts, Kristen Johnson’s book about her addiction to pills and alcohol. Had I not been a rabid fan of Bravo’s Watch What Happen Live (WWHL) with Andy Cohen,...

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I’m getting a new blog! Or website! Or whatever!

Note: This post was moved over from my old blog. So this is my new blog, or website, or whatever. Take a look around. And glad you are here. Yep, you read it here first. I’m getting a new blog. Well,...

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Inaugural post on my new blog or website or whatever…

It’s here! It’s here! My new website with two different blogs. One blog will continue to contain my Soul Searching at Starbucks posts; the other will provide writing tips to help sell perfectly useful...

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Pam goes to Ireland. Or alternatively, a lesson in potatoes.

My husband and I are leaving for Ireland on Friday. Oh, don’t feel sorry for me. Somebody from the good ol’ U.S. of A.  has to make sure Ireland’s potatoes grow with an abandon that would make...

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Ireland – Part One

The title of this post assumes a part two. And maybe, a part three. But that’s a big assumption. Because with my self-inflicted ADD, I may decide to write about potatoes next. Oh, wait. I already did....

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Ireland – Part Two

In part one, I told you about frightening roads, charming tour guides and bacon that looks like ham. Today, I am going to just freewheel it here and go-for-broke on my overall impressions. Whatever I’m...

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Six social media marketing tips. And more. From the expert, Pam.

Three or four years ago, I attended a networking event put on by a local women-in-communications group. The event focused on social media marketing as practiced by two local professionals – one, a...

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Eight things I learned about freelance writing from people who make movies

In a long ago and faraway time (2010) I went to a Q&A session hosted by Women-in-Communications Detroit Chapter, featuring three panelists active in Michigan’s movie-making industry. I realize...

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I’m still here!

Our dog. It’s been over a month since I last wrote a piece for my little blog and it occurs to me that the Gods of search engine optimization frown upon such wretched behavior. Wretched behavior...

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Little nugget of truth

As a parent, sometimes you feel as though you are supposed to be all-knowing, dispensing little nuggets of wisdom and truth that will guide your child to some pinnacle of success that doesn’t really...

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Six tips for finding satisfying work from the faux career expert

My three worthy distractions. When we last met, I’d mentioned I’d share a few tips on achieving success that have worked for me. But what exactly did I mean by success? Wealth? Power? A gym membership?...

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No TV for me…during the day, anyway

Oh, I know, they won. Yesterday (Monday, as I write this), I stayed away from Olympic results all day because I wanted to watch the ice dancing competition on NBC in prime time. Their nightly coverage...

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Work-out songs. Or, what’s on Pam’s iPod/phone/pad?

Sharon Jones. I could get in trouble for swiping this from Google. I work out every day. For 50 minutes, on the treadmill. My hairdresser, who is also a personal trainer, tells me I need one day of...

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New job anxiety

At the end of March, I started work as a part-time editor/writer for a local university, administrating the print ad process. Hip, hip, hooray, right? Speaks for itself. It’s been six years since I’ve...

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Join me on a blog hop for writers

My writer-friend Lisa Peers invited me to participate in a blog hop. Lisa is a novelist who released her first novel, Love and Other B-Sides, back in December and is working on a sequel. She also...

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I’m Still Here, Part 2

The 11-year-old dog who looks and acts six. It’s been over a month since I last posted. What kind of blogger am I? I’m supposed to be feeding the search engines like they are monkeys ready to grab any...

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A Laptop Story

Somewhere in the vicinity of six to nine months ago, we lost our laptop. How do you lose a laptop? Well…either my husband left it in a hotel room when he went to visit our son, who spent his first year...

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A Kroger’s story

The Birmingham Kroger’s where I have grocery shopped for the past 17 years or so is closed for remodeling. For four months. I know. Tragic, right? That means I have to shop at a different Kroger’s, in...

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