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  Dreams Can Come True: Meeting Alan Dean Foster

  2036 readersI’m in Arizona after a very exciting and busy series of conferences, including the very successful WordCamp Netherlands, WordCamp Phoenix, and PodCamp Arizona, visiting family living near one of my favorite authors in the world, Alan Dean Foster. During WordCamp Phoenix and PodCampAZ, I shared with my audience that I was too excited to just

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  Have You Lost the Human Element in Your Blog?

  2080 readersAs I catch up with all the backlog of my life and work after a solid month on the road, I’m still stoked by my amazing time spent with Alan Dean Foster. While preparing for my meeting, I found a fascinating quote by Alan Dean Foster in an interview with Science Fiction and Fantasy News.

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  WordCamp Netherlands Rocked; WordCamp Phoenix Will Rock!

  2310 readersWordCamp Phoenix is all set to really rock and roll with great WordPress, blogging, and SEO experts on November 13, 2009, in Arizona at the Arizona Grand Resort. Some of the hottest folks in WordPress and web tech are lined up to speak and attend, taking advantage of PodcampAZ and Az Entrepreneurship Conference happening the

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  WordCamp Portland Donates to WordCamp Seattle

  1153 readersYou know I’m a huge WordCamp fan. I attend as many as I can, speak at many, and work hard with the The WordCamp Report, Blog Herald, and this blog to help promote WordCamps all over the world. For those unfamiliar with WordCamp, it is a grassroots gathering, formal or informal, of WordPress fans. It

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  WordCamp Videos Published from WordCamps Dallas and San Francisco

  1663 readersJohn Pozadzides of One Man’s Blog has been putting together the final videos from WordCamp San Francisco 2009 and WordCamp Dallas. So far he’s released: WordCamp Dallas 2009: Cali Lewis – Building A Vibrant Community WordCamp Dallas 2009: The WordCamp Panel Discussion WordCamp San Francisco 2009: Chris Pirillo – Community WebVisions WordCamp San Francisco 2009:

• Writing Secrets of Prolific Authors

  3427 readersA guest post by David Masters of inkably: tell better stories. Isaac Asimov, one of the big three science fiction writers of the twentieth century, published over 500 books including novels, short story collections and non fiction, making him one of the most prolific writers of all time. Asked by Writer’s Digest magazine for the secret to

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  Book Review: Born Mad by Robyn Wheeler

  4559 readers Title: Born Mad Author: Robyn Wheeler Genre: Nonfiction; Self-Improvement Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Balboa Press Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1452536408 BOOK SUMMARY: Follow Robyn on her journey from fits of rage as an angry child, blunders and setbacks as an adult in deep denial, to her quest for awareness and enlightenment. Robyn takes you inside her deepest thoughts and fears, as

• Do Sports Commentators Really Mean “Prolific”?

  3716 readersI recently heard Don Van Natta Jr., author of a book about presidential golfers called First Off the Tee(2003), being interviewed on the radio. In describing the golfing habits of U.S. presidents, he commented that Woodrow Wilson was “the most prolific golfer.” Calling a golfer “prolific” struck me as odd. I’m used to hearing writers,

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  Neil Gaiman Vs. The Bully Web Comic

  1079 readersInspired by Minnesota House majority leader Matt Dean‘s attack on author Neil Gaiman, Twitter sensation Evil Wylie created a web comic based on famous Charles Atlas ads. Earlier this week, Dean criticized Minnesota’s House Legacy Funding ...

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  WordCamp and WordPress Meetups – The Events Heard Round the World

  1524 readersThis weekend is the granddaddy of WordCamps, WordCamp San Francisco 2009 on May 30, 2009. Registration is closed at over 700 attendees for this one day event packed with a ton of the top blogging, social media, search engine, business, and WordPress experts. I’ll be there, so be sure and find me for a hug. That’s