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And The Winner Might Be …

I have 3 questions: 1) This was a nomination. When are the winners announced? “It’s an honor to be nominated” & “I’m just happy to make the Team” are believable until the awards ceremony/competition. Then, I want to be up on the dais/in front of the victory gallop. Not making nice-nice noises with the also-rans.Continue reading “And The Winner Might Be …”

Cinder-blogging-ella

ime for my end-of-the-month commentary on blogging. Early in June, I switched my posts to load automatically just after midnight. Upsides Audiences: I catch the international folks and the early risers when they are up & about. Standardization: The blog comes out the same time every day. Before, I might post early with a chronContinue reading “Cinder-blogging-ella”

Foto Friday: Gratuitous Kittycake

3 Reasons why I am having a hard time dragging myself to the barn or getting any work done these days. Rhyme, Reason*, and their unnamed sibling came to live with us last weekend. Hubby returned from the grocery store, placed the phone in my hand, put a phone number from the public bulletin boardContinue reading “Foto Friday: Gratuitous Kittycake”

Marketing 101

Inspired by Jean Abernethy‘s artist card picked up in a previous year, I designed (I use the term loosely) and home-printed this 1/4 page flyer to hand out at the American Horse Publications seminar earlier this month [Day 0 – Permanence, Day 1 – FF: Old Grey Mare, Day 2 – Magazines & Me]. SinceContinue reading “Marketing 101”

Permanence

American Horse Publications Day 0 Tomorrow is the first day of the American Horse Publications 2012 seminar, Ride into History. Therefore, May’s end-of-the month pondering on blogging will be on the meaning of permanence. Which lasts longer, my magazine articles or my blog posts? Magazine Articles Personal: I did these first, so of course, IContinue reading “Permanence”

Creativity and Horses

If you have been following along, you know that last weekend was the Alabama Phoenix Festival. The bulk was standard Science Fiction convention: costumed guests, vendors, artist & authors alley, fan wanks on TV shows and movies, invited speakers. Dragon*Con writ small. However, the fellows behind APF have a mission to use the creative energyContinue reading “Creativity and Horses”

Crowdsourcing

You’re helping me & you didn’t even know it. I took a tiny step toward a third horse today, thanks to this blog. An astute reader suggested I post about the barriers keeping me from looking for a new horse. Not the barriers to horse-hunting & buying, we all know those: riding a lot ofContinue reading “Crowdsourcing”