A Harry Potter freak, that is. You can blame my daughter. I bought the first two books when she was, oh, around 10 and read them together, and then she got impatient and plowed through all the rest ahead of me, one by one as they were published (we bought…
In the years I’ve worked with Chilliwack Community Services—a non-profit organization operating in my home town—I’ve learned the power of hearing personal stories. Personal stories work for every kind of organization when you think about it, from testimonials for weight loss products to testifying for religious groups. Going where the…
In my work with Chilliwack Community Services and a few other clients, I get to interview people. I say get, because I really enjoy it. This will sound geeky, but the best part about being a writer is meeting and getting to know new people. If you don’t like constantly…
You should check this guy out. He’s an artist and the son of a colleague, and has no idea I’ve posted this about him. I was trying to remember the name of a Vancouver blogging conference, and when I remembered (Northern Voice) I recalled he did the awesome artwork for…
While my head has been buried in job 1, and freelance projects 1, 2 and 3, I realized a cool thing like BlogWorld exists. I could only skim the surface of the website, because its brilliance combined with my longing was too painful to endure. Next year, my goal is…
I got around to posting pics from my daughter Tay and my trip to NYC March 2010. We OWNED that city for a week. It was great. Check it out for yourself:
I read an article about social media recently, and found this gem: You’ll be given some goodwill for a bit, but if you’re not using the page to interact and conversate with your fans, you’ll burn up all the goodwill you’re given and people will find ways to NOT be…
Sure, not everyone has a decent camera or the time to get out and experiment with getting cool shot angles or interesting subject, or waiting for the light to be…just…right. But if you can, do it. Great shots really add a lot to your blog or website. If you want…
WordPress has added cool capabilities. I’m so going to hang around here more. Or always have my phone handy for remote blogging. Nice! Nala
In my current retail project, the editor needs factoids. These are little tidbits of information used to inform and entertain the reader, but also add some visual interest and colour to the page. The Internet is an excellent tool to scour for these, and lets you back up your writing…