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Some Highlights & Appreciation
This past week began with a bang as viewers were treated to another outstanding episode of Downton Abbey. With Robert’s bloody collapse at the dinner table, we were left wondering if all will be okay in the great house in England. If you are like my family and me and are becoming sadder and sadder with each passing episode because there are only a few episodes left of this A+ show, you can become even more filled with grief because when it is over, you will no longer be able to read the wonderfully entertaining recaps written by Joe Heim at The Washington Post. Each Monday, my father, mother, and…
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Thank You Time
My friend, Amy Nelson, got me feeling sentimental this morning with her post about nostalgic songs…So…This is a long overdue thank you to those of you who’ve helped, followed, and supported all my crazy endeavors over the last couple of years. Thanks to you, we’ve reached over 3,000 followers of the blog, and have received over 67,000 hits on The Scribe in addition to almost 39,000 hits on my dear friends’ international magazine website at Paperblog. I’ve met some cool people through blogging and launching an independent novel, and I’m very thankful. The folks at Readers’ Favorite have been fantastic, and the awards ceremony last fall was a blast. And…
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Positioning Yourself & Your Work
In 1972, two guys name Al Ries and Jack Trout collaborated on a series of articles for Advertising Age. The articles were about positioning: positioning a company or a brand in advertising. Now, 41 years later, the term “positioning” still holds true and is a buzzword among media creatives. The question? How can we get a consumer to pay attention to us in this, as Ries and Trout call it, a highly “over-communicated society.” Their question is even more viable today as it was in 1972. We are inundated by messages all day long. Think about it: We see ads on Facebook, Twitter, on television and radio, billboards, bus signs,…
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National Kiss Day & Steph’s Scribe’s Top 5 Movie Kisses
Dear Readers, I hadn’t planned to write anything for the blog on this lovely Friday the 13th, but now I feel inclined to do so. You see, Twitter has declared today National Kiss Day, and it’s trending as I write this. The actual National Kissing Day doesn’t take place until July 6th, so go figure. I’m not sure what it’s all about, but this HOPELESS ROMANTIC is going to jump on the bandwagon. This kind of nonsense is right up my alley. In honor of Twitter’s National Kiss Day, I thought I’d post Steph’s Scribe’s favorite kisses in the movies. It’s the perfect opportunity to stir up some…
