Posted in Writing on July 23rd, 2005 No Comments »
When you read Seth Godin’s post Advice for authors, pay attention to how often he uses the word idea. There’s a good reason for this. I think many writers of books aren’t aware of what that reason is and therefore make one of the biggest mistakes writers of non-fiction books make. (Fiction writers often make […]
Posted in Marketing on July 10th, 2005 No Comments »
For some reason this makes me think of marketing:
"First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff …" (The Guardian International)
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Posted in Writing on July 8th, 2005 No Comments »
From the book, Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez:
"It (writing) is something that one carries inside from the moment one is born, and opposing it is the worst thing for one’s health."
Well, that may explain what has been wrong with me. In fact, I’m pretty sure it explains everything that has been […]
Posted in General on July 4th, 2005 No Comments »
Below is my e-mail contribution to Make Poverty History. Yup, I’m a little muddled but the spirit is there. But will anyone listen? We’ll see …
To: Hon. Rahim Jaffer, Member of Parliament, Edmonton—Strathconacc: Right Hon. Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada
I’m am writing to make you aware that I support the Make Poverty History […]
Posted in General on July 3rd, 2005 No Comments »
This likely won’t mean anything to anyone outside of Canada. And it may mean nothing to anyone who isn’t familiar with Ontario (where I grew up). But my favourite moment from Live 8 came from Neil Young.
He was coming off stage after the Canadian Live 8 show’s finale. The camera followed him as he was […]
Posted in General on July 3rd, 2005 No Comments »
"We want the promises to be kept and we will make the firm commitment to a timeline when we know that we can deliver." Canadian Finance Minister Ralph Goodale (echoing the position of Prime Minister Paul Martin’s Canadian government, a G8 country).
I have a difficult time believing the target of 0.7 per cent of GDP […]
