They say you are what you eat. I say, you are what you read. If you want to be a reporter, you have to read the news. That used to mean reading a newspaper every morning, or even two or three. Now you can get your daily dose of news online. I’m agnostic on that […]
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Magazines: The good, the bad and the ugly
First the good. This year’s National Magazine Awards were announced a couple days ago. National Geographic won three, followed by Vanity Fair, which amidst the uproar over its suggestive pictures of squeeky-clean tween queen Miley Cyrus, grabbed two. Conde Nast Portfolio, the glossy monthly that debuted a year ago, took home one – not bad […]
My 3 a.m. muse
My muse visited again the other night. I don’t know why she comes in the middle of the night, or when I’m in the shower or walking the dog. When she arrives, it’s usually to hand me an idea, sentence or opening paragraph for a story that I’d been searching for. If I’m in bed, […]
Why I love the first days of the month
I love the first days of the month. It means I’ve closed the books on whatever I billed in the previous 30 days and I’m starting all over again. This month it also means the start of my blogathon, A Post a Day in the Month of May, which is already generating a lot of […]
WordCount's May Blogathon Begins
5/07 UPDATE: I’VE ADDED THREE MORE TO THE END OF THE LIST. MVR 5/02 UPDATE: I’VE ADDED A COUPLE MORE LATECOMERS TO THE END OF THE LIST. MVR NOTE: I’VE ADDED TWO LATECOMERS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. MVR I’m ushering in May by kicking off a blogathon, where I promise to post something […]
WordCount Blogathon: A Post a Day for the Month of May
Starting tomorrow, May 1, I’ll be embarking on a month-long blogathon that I’m calling A Post A Day for the Month of May. I have a big birthday in May, and to celebrate I’ll be writing a post every day of the month. I’m also trying to write much shorter, more spontaneous blog posts and […]