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Self-Publishing Success Summit Day 4: June 16 2016 Live-Tweeted Reviews

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Event Name: Self-Publishing Success Summit June 13 to 22 2016 Virtual Educational Event
Last Updated: TUES June 21 2016 12:54 PM
By: Glenda MacDonald (Event Affiliate)

Free 72 hour access for Day 4 sessions has expired. Register to watch from Day 6 to Day 10 for free or purchase an All Access Pass for the entire Summit plus bonuses.

****review of Speaker 1 in progress****

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Now live-tweeting Day 4 #SPSS16 #selfpublishing Success Summit June 13-22: 40+ experts. Opt-in all access: https://t.co/FDMllrHCCr

— Glenda MacDonald (@glenda_macd) June 21, 2016

DAY 4 (Aired June 16 2016)

Phase 2 – Marketing and Publishing

Day 4 Speaker 1:
Kelsey Humphreys Just a few years ago, Kelsey took the leap and joined Self-Publishing School. Now, she’s a bestselling author and hosts The Pursuit, a talk show and podcast that’s interviewed influencers like Tony Robbins, Barbara Corcoran, Gary Vaynerchuk, and more.
Topic: How To Land Big Name Endorsements & PR For Your Book  Want to boost your book sales, credibility, and business — practically for free? Kelsey Humphreys is breaking down exactly how. And she’s pulling back the curtain on how you can get celebrities and the media to promote your book.

 Day 4 Speaker 2:
Danny Iny built a multimillion-dollar business using his books, including Engagement from Scratch! and Teach and Grow Rich. He’s also created the Audience Business Masterclass.
Topic: Using Books To Drive Product Launches (How I Went From Failed Book To $2.6M Product Launch) Danny deconstructs how to write and launch your first book; maximize book reviews and marketing; and turn your books into a business, back-end, and following.

Day 4 Speaker 3:
Lisa Nichols The bestselling author of six books including the New York Times bestselling book No Matter What Lisa is also a motivational speaker and corporate CEO. She’s been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, the Steve Harvey Show, and in the documentary The Secret.
Topic: Lessons Learned From The Secret, Chicken Soup, Abundance NOW,  And A Guinness World Record Setting Book Wish you could gain instant exposure, become a respected expert, and turn your book into a business? Lisa Nichols will teach you how.  And she’s showing you the roadmap she followed to get there.

Day 4 Speaker 4:
Michael Hyatt Michael is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Get Noticed in a Noisy World.
Topic: Getting Noticed In A Noisy World With Your First Book If you want to stand out and get attention with your first book, you don’t want to miss Michael Hyatt’s presentation.  You’lll learn the biggest lessons about marketing and book launches that he learned as CEO of a major publishing company… along with how to leverage your book to grow your business and following.

Self-Publishing Success Summit Day 3: June 15 2016 Live-Tweeted Reviews

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Event Name: Self-Publishing Success Summit June 13 to 22 2016 Virtual Educational Event
Last Updated: TUES June 21 2016 1:12AM
By: Glenda MacDonald (Event Affiliate)

Free 72 hour access for Day 3 sessions has now expired. Register to watch from Day 5 to Day 10 for free or purchase an All Access Pass for the entire Summit plus bonuses.

****review of Speaker 4 is in progress on Twitter ****

DAY 3 (Aired June 15 2016)
Phase 1 – Writing

Day 3 Speaker 1
Joseph Michael is the world’s top Scrivener coach.
Topic: How to Boost Your Writing Productivity in 1 Hour Using Scrivener. How do some authors churn out high-quality books and articles that sell in droves — without spending countless hours revising, reorganizing, and putting their books together? Simple: They use Scrivener, a tool that lets them organize, write, and revise — fast. In this crash course, you’ll learn how to instantly boost your productivity.

Day 3 Speaker 2
Joanna Penn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers and nonfiction, and a professional speaker and award-winning entrepreneur. 
Topic: Fiction Writing Techniques For First Time Authors (What I’ve Learned From Writing 10+ Books)  Want to write a novel but don’t know where to start? In this presentation, Joanna’s revealing her writing process, including which mistakes to avoid and key strategies to plan your story. If you want to write that story that’s been on your bucket list for years, don’t miss this speech.

Day 3 Speaker 3
David Allen has helped millions of people accomplish their biggest goals and reclaim their free time. His bestselling book Getting Things Done is the definitive manual for how to stay relaxed and productive.
Topic:  The Getting Things Done Approach To Writing Your First Book In this strategy session, David’s opening up about his writing method and how to use the Getting Things Done approach to finish your book. You’ll even learn how to write if you don’t “have enough time.”

Day 3 Speaker 4
Jay Papasan is the coauthor of multiple bestsellers, including The ONE Thing and the vice president of publishing at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
Topic: Using The ONE Thing & Time Blocking To Finally Write Your First Book If you’ve ever felt like there are a thousand things on your plate — and no time to write — Jay Papasan can help.  How does he find the time to do so much? You’ll learn his process, from how he wrote his first book, to his time blocking method and the 4 Thieves.

Self-Publishing Success Summit Day 1: June 13 2016 Live-Tweeted Reviews

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Event Name: Self-Publishing Success Summit June 13 to 22 2016 Virtual Educational Event
Last Updated: FRI June 17 2016  1:57 PM
By: Glenda MacDonald (Event Affiliate)

Free 72 hour access for Day One has now expired. Register to watch from Day 2 on for free or purchase an All Access Pass for entire Summit plus bonuses.

DAY 1 (Aired June 13 2016)
Phase 1 – Writing

Day1 Speaker 1:
Ray Edwards is a bestselling author, A-list copywriter, and popular speaker and has worked with Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and more.
Topic: Writing Words That Sell Your Books (And How I Made $1M Off My First Book)
Want to sell more books? — Ray’s unveiling his method to maximize your book sales. In this strategy session, you’ll discover how he made 7 figures from his first book, along with his Rapid Writing Method.

Day1 Speaker 2:
Claire Diaz-Ortiz is an author, speaker and Silicon Valley innovator who was an early employee at Twitter. Named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, she holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanford and Oxford and has been featured widely in print and broadcast media. She writes a popular business blog at ClaireDiazOrtiz.com and is the author of six books.
Topic: Writing Retreats, Productivity Tips, And How To Write Your Book On A Cruise Ship

Day1 Speaker 3:
Taylor Pearson Wish you could become a celebrity in your field, maximize book sales — and create a better book in less time? Taylor Pearson cracked the code while writing The End of Jobs one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 3 “Start Your Own Business Books of 2015. Taylor’s strategy: Get your ideas out fast, test them on a blog, and then turn them into an incredible book your readers will love. 
Topic: Using Blog Posts & A Crappy First Draft To Write A Great First Book

Day1 Speaker 4:
Cal Newport is a 5-time bestselling author, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, entrepreneur, and parent.
Topic: Eliminating Distractions & Practicing Deep Work To Finish Your Book 
Feel like there’s never enough time to write? Cal doesn’t touch his computer after the workday. How does he do it? Deep Work. And today, he’s revealing proven strategies and tactics to finish your book, even if you’re overwhelmed.

The Snow Drops Dropped and the Crocuses Croaked

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Last updated:  SAT April 23 2016 1:21 PM Toronto ON Canada
By: Glenda MacDonald (with additional updates as stories develop)

March 24 2016

Poor Little Snow Drop

Sad Little Snow Drop

The Snow Drops Dropped and Crocus Croaked

This morning I was awakened by the staccato freezing rain on my bedroom window. Despite being sleep-deprived I couldn’t wait to get up, because I’m a photographer. One of the reasons I love living in Canada is its changing seasons. At this time of year Spring isn’t quite committed and Winter keeps hanging around. This indecisive weather has wreaked havoc with my poor little flowers who believed the fickle promise of Spring and thought they’d seen the last of Winter. Water-laden hoar frost creates nature’s magnifying glass for whatever lies beneath when the sun chooses to peek out from behind its gray veil.

I particularly like photographing trees on a blue sky day after an ice storm, their branches waltzing in sparkly coats. When you’re a passionate photojournalist you’ll overcome many obstacles to achieve that perfect shot. Once after a glorious ice storm I drove on treacherous roads to west end Hamilton to capture the glassy buds and creaking forests of Cootes Paradise Ravine. At the top of an ice-encrusted hill I focused my Nikon SLR on the alien ravine below, elbows tucked in as my tripod. And then I slipped. Unable to dig my boot heels into the thick frost to stop me I sat down and legs out straight became a human toboggan. Careening toward a fallen tree at the edge of a freezing creek I swung my camera on its lanyard around to my back for its protection, my bare hands grabbing in futility at the icy twigs periodically poking out…. but that’s another story.

Crushed little crocus

Crushed little crocus

Today I’m staying home where the only danger is getting my slippers damp or my hands cold as I pop out for quick shots on my HTCOne smart phone to capture the changing scene. Unless I slip…Sad little snow drop, crushed little crocus.

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Night Owl & Early Bird; Digital Spring Cleaning

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Last updated: SAT April 23 2016 1:31 PM Toronto ON Canada
By: Glenda MacDonald

Wednesday March 23 2016  

Featured photo: “Hardy Little Snowdrop”. This pretty little snow drop flower popped up in my front garden about a month ago while the snow was still here, before the crocuses woke up.
Weather report: The forecast is for freezing rain and ice pellets.

Snow drops - you hardy little flower!

Snow drops – you hardy little flower!

Night Owl & Early Bird

I’ve been up since 5 a.m. but I’ve been awake since 3:30.  I went to bed around midnight but woke up a few hours later with my brain brimming with ideas. I forced myself to try to go back to sleep but my heart wasn’t in it. I dutifully lay there, still, trying not to awaken my snoring husband. Two hours of mind-numbing debates ensued between me and my bird brains. Night Owl kept pecking at my skull “logically, you know you need sleep!” while Early Bird nipped at my toes, urging me to get out of bed – “the early bird catches the worm!” Finally I thought, “enough is enough!”. I slunk quietly down to the kitchen with my laptop and made my first cup of coffee. I continued researching a story I’m itching to write while the neighbourhood slowly reawakened.

Since I decided to go freelance after a long traditional career this scene has been playing out almost nightly. I’m excited to be finally embracing my inner writer and artist and pursuing my creative goals while I’m aware that I need to also take care of my health. I’ve had a little chat with my internal feathered friends and told them that we are all just going to have to get along. So I sometimes take a little afternoon nap. Night owl, meet early bird. Talk amongst yourselves. I’ve got work to do!

Spring Cleaning the Digital Cobwebs

I’m slow to start my blog today. This is partly due to technical difficulties with my IT department. Did I mention I’m a home-based solopreneur? I am my IT department! My internet’s been spotty. My WordPress/BlueHost front and back ends were having a snit fit and wouldn’t talk to each other. I had to intervene and now they’re playing nice again but their little spat put me quite behind in getting my blog updated. I also hadn’t done a complete MacBookPro backup in almost a week and decided to run my Time Machine right while I was in the middle of my Sophos Antivirus scan. And that’s just the software and network end. While I’m thinking about my needed spring house cleaning I know I also need to address the digital detritus in my office. I’ve got old computers and peripherals, and external hard drives etc. both PC and Mac format. I’ve got an iPad and an iPod Touch that  I’m not using much right now as I’m always on my laptop but need to update the iOS for because there are some apps I need to test on the iPad. Same goes for my HTCOne smart phone. It’s so full of photos that I can’t add new apps, and I have a product to test that works with Android OS. My laptop is on OSX Mountain Lion and I’m debating about upgrading to El Capitan but I don’t want to make time for the downtime. Because I’ve got work to do!

A Day for Catching Up

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Last updated: SAT May 7 2016 10:48 PM Toronto ON Canada
By: Glenda MacDonald

March 22 2016

Featured photo: Spring is coming. The crocuses have popped up.

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Signs of Spring – crocuses have popped up!

My Constant Connection to Nature

Morning Squirrel

Good morning Squirly!

I live in busy metropolitan Toronto, Canada. While I’m a short walk to our extensive subway system I’m equally blessed with living in an oddly rural oasis. Our house is in an old neighbourhood with lots of trees. Our semi-detached home shares a wild and unruly back yard with our lovely next door neighbours. No fence divides us. Our secluded combined back yard is however bounded by a fence and beyond that the corner of a fairly quiet laneway. As soon as the weather warms up my ‘office’ will move to the back deck where I will be mere feet from my pear tree.  Squirly (the name I give all my squirrels) will be trying to eat the emerging buds while I gently remind him (with my outside voice) to leave them alone! I’ll wash and refill my birdbath and welcome back the robins, chickadees, grackles, cardinals, finches, and more. Woody, my woodpecker pal, may return though he doesn’t like to join in the communal bath and will keep himself busy eating insects on the crabapple tree behind the pear tree. My magic lilac bush (that decided to emerge from the dead after ten years) will hopefully blossom again this year. The lily of the valley patch will emerge and the cherry blossoms will begin.
Some days will work from my new upper deck near the treetops. Yesterday the builders completed the replacement deck that our wonderful landlord had built, twice the size of the previous deck, after she had the roof repaired.  I’m looking forward to putting our furniture back out as well as my plastic stepper and my yoga mat.  My creative writing has a lot of natural elements. Nature is my muse and another touchstone.
Updated 5:25 PM: I love my new upper deck! I brought the deck furniture and some planters back outside. I vacuumed my dusty studio, reassembled my art desk, and retrieved my tools and project bins from my husband’s office on the same floor (he’ll be happy). It’s still too cold to keep the studio door open and the sky is gray. I can’t sit out on there for long but if dressed warmly I could go out and exercise on it… but I have to get back to work… Once it is warm I will be able to use my ‘outdoor desk’ up there! Yay…Can’t wait to tell you more about container gardening when I reestablish my dormant deck garden!

Today’s Agenda

I have no specific appointments today on my Live & Current Events Schedule. But that often changes quickly. I’ll continue to watch and review the ongoing Email Success Summit (35+ recorded interviews with email marketing experts) and live-tweet some great tips as I discover them. I missed yesterday’s Canada Reads 2016 competition so I’d like to catch the replay of Day One of the elimination rounds then listen and live-tweet to this mornings Round Two elimination. I want to update my Events section. I’d like to work on my new blog Ventures in Twitterland and I need to pick which of the four of the 70+ Elegant Theme WordPress themes I’m considering. (I’m an affiliate of Elegant Themes and will eventually switch glendamacdonald.com website from its current free WordPress theme to one of theirs as well.)
Updated 5:34 PM: I updated my Past Events page and my Email Success Summit Page. I didn’t have time to watch the replay of the Round One book elimination from Canada Reads competition and only caught the end of Round Two and a bit of the Q&A livestreaming from the CBC website. With my upper deck finished I had to restore my studio and my husband’s office to pre-construction status and move the deck stuff back outside. (See the above update to the Nature section.)

Email Success Summit March 14 to 23 2016 by Small Today

There are over 35 of the world’s top experts in email marketing presenting at this virtual summit presented by Small Today an organization which focuses on the needs of small and medium-sized businesses including solopreneurs and startups.  I’m watching and reviewing all the interviews Founder Liam Austin conducted with the experts and tweeting my best takeaways of email marketing tips from the experts. See my separate blog post for the event. You can use my affiliate link to register for a free pass to watch the live (prerecorded) interviews for today as well as the new ones and Liam’s wrap-up on Wednesday. You can view Monday’s sessions for free until Wednesday evening and today’s until Thursday evening. I upgraded to an All Access Pass which alows me to view all the interviews forever at my own pace in an online course format. I’m also part of a private Facebook group chatting with other All Access Pass holders as we deep-dive through the materials and share how we can implement the tools and ideas as small businesses. Time for me to get back to work doing the reviews! I am continuing to review the interviews form Day 2. I will also keep an eye on the @smalltoday Twitter feed today though I won’t be watching the current sessions live as I want to continue to do them chronologically and I’m still on last week due to the intensive content.

Time for Tea and Cookies!

Hi there! I’m popping back in just before 6 p.m.. It has been a long day of website updates and returning the furniture and stuff to my studio and upper deck in the aftermath of our renovation. 2016 Mar 22 tea and cookies IMAG6471So I’m taking a cookie and tea break before I get back to reviewing the Email Success Summit.  As mentioned in a previous post I love food, eating food and talking about food! So today I am showing you a typical afternoon tea break for me. I drink coffee in the morning then switch to decaf tea in the late afternoon and usually have some cookies with it! Today’s mug is courtesy of Bioroof Systems. I attend many industry events and pick up a LOT of free branded gifts. In keeping with my nature theme today I think a bioroof-themed mug is appropriate! I’m drinking decaf Earl Grey tea (I forget which brand.. will have to check later) and eating one Fudgeeo* cookie (a half serving) and 9 mini-Oreos (one serving). I’m using unflavoured almond milk in my tea. (Again I forget the brand but I will check later.) As a marketing professional who studies personal and corporate branding these things matter to me and I will pay closer attention! So there, even though I’m taking a break, I’m still working…
*Footnote about Fudgeeos… on a recent #gentschat where the topic was food one of my American Twitter friends didn’t know what Fudgeeos were. I explained that they’re a bit like Oreos but with fudge in the middle. I’m going to have to do more research on this as perhaps, heaven forbid, Americans don’t have Fudgeeos! 

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What Happened to Spring…?!

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Last updated: April 23 2016 1:47 PM Toronto ON Canada
By: Glenda MacDonald

March 21 2016

Featured photo: Second Day of Spring

Tues. Morning 2nd Day of Spring

Tuesday morning Second Day of Spring

The 24/7 Startup

I was working late (til 2 AM) this morning. Hence my late start to today’s blog.  Burning-the-midnight-oil is common for startups, especially those of us who work in social media where time-zones are fairly irrelevant. If I’m up Saturday morning before CBC Radio One comes on with one of my favourite shows Fresh Air, I listen to radio shows from Australia, Ireland, England, or Germany.. whatever show CBC is streaming before their own shows start. On Saturday I said good morning to Mary Ito, the host of Fresh Air , on their Facebook page when I went to check out their three-hour show lineup. Mary replied “You’re up early”. I replied that as a startup it’s “early to bed, early to rise…” and that she’s  making me wise while I work away on the wealthy part…

Spring Has Sprung Right off the Springboard! It’s Winter Again

My supreme joy yesterday for the first day of Spring, the annual day of happiness, and my excitement about the nearing completion of my new upper deck, has had a chilling reality check today. 30% chance of snow flurries! The deck builder will be finished today but it will be too cold to start moving my furniture back out there and it looks like quite a while before my “outdoor office” will be welcoming me. I stepped out into the back yard about 7 a.m. to take the photo above and it was very very cold out.

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Email Success Summit March 14 to 23 2016 by Small Today

There are over 35 of the world’s top experts in email marketing presenting at this virtual summit presented by Small Today an organization which focuses on the needs of small and medium-sized businesses including solopreneurs and startups. You may notice that  I don’t have a newsletter set up yet.. it’s now on my to do list! I’m watching and reviewing all the interviews Founder Liam Austin conducted with the experts and tweeting my best take-aways of email marketing tips from the experts. See my separate blog post for the event ). You can use my affiliate link to register for a free pass to watch the live (prerecorded) interviews for today and Tuesday as well as the new ones and Liam’s wrap-up on Wednesday. I have an All Access Pass which entitles me to view the interviews forever as well as some bonus materials in an online course format, at my own pace. I am also part of a private Facebook group chatting with other All Access Pass holders as we deep-dive through the materials and share how we can implement the tools and ideas as small businesses. Time for me to get back to work doing the reviews! I am continuing to review the interviews form Day 2. I will also keep an eye on the @smalltoday Twitter feed today though I won’t be watching the current sessions live as I want to do them chronologically and I am on last week still.

Glenda

Happy Spring!

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Last updated: SAT April 23 2016 2:05 PM Toronto ON Canada

March 20 2016

Featured photos: “First day of Spring” – at sunrise and at sunset. I’m happy and have a spring in my step! Today’s the and ! And I have a new upper deck with which to survey my immediate surroundings and the world beyond.

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Sunrise first day of Spring from my new upper deck in Toronto!

Sunset view from new upper deck first day of Spring

Sunset view from new upper deck first day of Spring

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Ventures in Twitterland New Website

As a social media coach I love ALL platforms but my favourite is Twitter. I love Twitter so much that I will be launching a separate blog Ventures In Twitterland dedicated to my adventures in Twitterland, the people and companies I meet (especially startups, arts & entertainment, technology companies), the events I attend and live-tweet, and more.  As a sole proprietor I am a do-it-yourselfer. I’ll be sharing my learning process as I set up my new website which I’m designing using Elegant Themes for which I’m a new affiliate.  The current theme for glendamacdonald.com is a free basic WordPress theme. This site will be converted to one from Elegant Themes once I decide which suits it best.

Email Success Summit March 14 to 23 2016 by Small Today

There are over 35 of the world’s top experts in email marketing presenting at this virtual summit presented by Small Today an organization which focuses on the needs of small and medium-sized businesses including solopreneurs and startups. You may notice that  I don’t have a newsletter set up yet.. it’s now on my to do list! I’m watching and reviewing all the interviews Founder Liam Austin conducted with the experts and tweeting my reviews. (I just set up a separate blog post for the event ). You can use my affiliate link to register for a free pass to watch the Friday interviews as well as the new ones Monday and Tuesday and Liam’s wrap-up on Wednesday. I have an All Access Pass which entitles me to view the interviews forever at my own pace and I am part of a private Facebook group other All Access Pass holders. Time for me to get back to work doing the reviews! I have completed Day 1 and there are many days! (I am now in the middle of Day 2).

Glenda

Recap of the Thinking Out Loud Series re Creative Process at Concordia University

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Last updated: April 12, 2014 (Original Post March 5, 2014).

“Thinking Out Loud”  is a series of talks which is a collaboration of Concordia University and The Globe and Mail focusing on the creative process. Admission was free though reservations were required for these events which took place on campus in Montreal. For full details about the series click here. You can also follow “Thinking Out Loud” on Facebook and the conversation on Twitter and Instagram using #CUtalks . Contact cutalks@concordia.ca to be added to the email list for future series. For links to the 2013 Conversation series “Living Well and Staying Healthy” click here .

At some point I plan to listen to the podcasts and watch the videos for the March 2014 “Thinking Out Loud” series as I was not able to travel from Toronto to attend. Here are details and links for the four presentations, reverse chronologically.

  • Tues., March 25, 2014, 7-8:15 p.m. +, “The Music of Creativity” featuring Sandeep Bhagwati of Concordia University and Q on CBC Radio’s  @Jian Ghomeshi.  Conversation followed by a book signing.  Click here to listen to the podcast.
  • Thurs., March 20, 2014, 7 – 8:15 p.m. +, “The Writing of Inspiration” featuring Josip Novakovich & Booker Prize winner Peter Carey. Conversation plus book signing. Click here to listen to the podcast.
  • Wed., March 12, 2014, 7 – 8 p.m., “On the  Academics of Circus” featuring Louis Patrick Leroux & Cirque du Soleil’s Lyn Heward . Conversation.   Click here to listen to the podcast.
  • Thurs., March 6, 2014, 7-8:15 p.m.+, “Strategies for Media Clutter”, featuring Charles Acland & CBC’s Terry O’Reilly; moderated by Ryan MacDonald, Political Editor of  The Globe and Mail.  Conversation plus book signing.  Click here to listen to the podcast.

For complete details see www.concordia.ca/cutalks

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Participate in the #TwitterFiction Festival March 2014

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The contestants of the 2013 International Three Day Novel Contest #3DNC  are anxiously awaiting the announcement of the prize winners some time in February. The delicious agony of that marathon on Labour Day weekend, as well as for those who participated in the 2013 National Novel Writing Month #NaNoWriMo is a sufficiently distant memory. We are ready to consider entering another writing marathon.  140 character fiction blasts sound quite appealing and manageable.

In November 2013 Twitter UK announced the first international #TwitterFiction Festival 2014 in partnership with Penguin Random House and the Association of American Publishers. Writers are encouraged to submit their story ideas by February 5th in order to be considered as a “Featured Storyteller” along with famous writers during the week-long real-time digital festival March 12-16, 2014.  The format for participation is very creative, flexible,  and a little complicated (can use Vine, multiple fictional Twitter accounts, etc.), so check out www.twitterfictionfestival.com  for full details, to submit ideas online,  profiles of who else is participating.  Follow on Twitter @TWfictionfest .

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#TwitterFiction #TWFictionfest .

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