“Don’t Be a Hypocrite – or Maybe, Yes, Go Ahead”
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
“Don’t Be a Hypocrite – or Maybe, Yes, Go Ahead” by Olga Torres Bretta looked at her boss, smiled, and said kindly, “Thank you for the recognition,” while at the same time feeling a cringe in her stomach. What Bretta really wanted to say to her boss would have gotten her fired. An expression of her true feelings would clearly be defined as a breach of employee conduct, resulting in a violation of every moral, ethical, and organizational guideline. And it could have gotten her fired. In this case, Bretta instead decided to take the high road. Corporate and office buildings could be considered ..read more
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The Effective Author: New Words for New Culture
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
The Effective Author: New Words for New Culture © 2020 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved. No language demonstrates cultural evolution more clearly than does English. Perhaps that’s because so many different cultures speak it and introduce variations. Yet other languages are clearly evolving rapidly also. My husband and I were exploring TV channels recently, and we came across one that offers European dramas, commercial-free. Both having formerly known a lot of French and German, we were fascinated at how much those languages have changed in recent years. Amazingly, quite a f ..read more
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To Publish or Languish, That is the Question
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
To Publish or Languish, That is the Question by Marcus A. Nannini To publish or languish is something most authors find themselves dealing with at some point. Especially if it is an author’s first complete manuscript. The author with no track record must have significant strength of character and patience in order to persevere. Strength of character comes into play with each rejection letter and patience is required to reach the point where the author actually becomes qualified to receive the rejection. An author needs both characteristics. Often, an author will reach a point when they feel t ..read more
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The Effective Author: Gifts for Authors 2019
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
The Effective Author: Gifts for Authors 2019 © 2019 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved. People never seem to know what gifts to give their author friends for the holidays. Here’s some help! Each year, I offer suggestions for items that authors (and you) would love and use, but perhaps you haven’t thought of yet. This year, my theme is LIGHTING. Yes, I know lamps are everywhere, of all types and sizes. But maybe you haven’t seen these lighting tools. These are an array of my favorites, not a comprehensive list. I am deliberately omitting the least flexible options, such as uni ..read more
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Excuses and Choices
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
Excuses and Choices ©2019 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved. Perhaps you saw this gem among the short news items some time back: “Ex-wife accused of identity theft blames dog for leading her astray.” In Arlington, Washington, an ex-husband found money was leaving his account without his direction. Police investigators determined his ex-wife was paying her expenses with the unauthorized funds. When asked about using her ex-husband’s bank account, the woman said her dog ate her personal checks and she had no choice but to use her ex-husband’s account. Now let’s back up a momen ..read more
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Predictability Can Kill a Great Story
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
Predictability Can Kill a Great Story by Marcus A. Nannini As an author, I strive to avoid predictability. My two most recent works were a challenge in that regard because the titles made it clear there would be a significant event at some point in the book, and as the reader approached the event, I’d better have a riveting continuation to the story. To complicate matters, both books were nonfiction. The facts are the facts, so the trick is in the presentation. I admit, I never worried about the predictability factor, even though they were true stories because I knew I had adequate action sequ ..read more
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Crocodiles and Alligators
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
Crocodiles and Alligators by Rita Goldner As a kid, I didn’t have many books to read at home. My parents were avid readers, and owned collections of Shakespeare and the works of Rudyard Kipling, but not his children’s classics. Having six kids and a limited budget meant few children’s books. The public library was a favorite haunt of mine, and I remember the anthropomorphicfirst time I ventured to walk there by myself. I was very young, and it was a long walk, but kids in those days had a lot more freedom; parents weren’t afraid to let them out alone like they are today (probably with good rea ..read more
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The Effective Author: Dealing with Rough Days
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
The Effective Author: Dealing with Rough Days © 2019 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved There’s lots of guidance out there for writing and completing projects. There’s lots of great advice about organizing, planning, and goal-setting. There’s lots of wisdom about optimizing our workspaces and increasing our productivity. But what if you realize you are just having an all-around rough day? What if you just have too much on your mind and heart to focus on your writing? What if you have a relative who just went straight from surgery to hospice – and you’re concerned about runni ..read more
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What to Write When the Mood Doesn’t Strike!
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by Marcie Brock
4y ago
What to Write When the Mood Doesn’t Strike! by Marcus A. Nannini We all find ourselves in situations where we must write out of obligation, rather than for our own edification and joy. If I’m lucky, the writing obligation is also fun, but sometimes I must force myself to put words onto paper. This is one of those rare times. So if you decide not to read on because you assume this will be a POS, I wouldn’t blame you – but I would be disappointed, as I do try to put out a consistently decent product. Today is no exception. This is the 15th time I am writing a blog for this excellent blogsite. S ..read more
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The Effective Author: The Power of Surprise Endings
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by Marcie Brock
5y ago
The Effective Author: The Power of Surprise Endings © 2019 Kebba Buckley Button, MS, OM. World Rights Reserved. Anyone who has ever read Agatha Christie novels knows how delightful the surprise endings are: the power reveal always takes place at the end, whipping our expectations around sharply. Many of the best short story writers use surprise endings, twists or turns no one would ever have imagined. Try reading, for example, Arthur C. Clarke’s 1953 short story, The Nine Billion Names of God. The last sentence rocks me again, every time I think of the story. And I think of the story fairly ..read more
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