Blogging for AuthorsâLesson #5 We all know that having an book will give you expert status. When you tell someone you are an author or hand them your book, they immediately see you as an authority on your topic. However, in todayâs world, experts are found most often on the internet. Someone looking for a consultant or coach will look…
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The Energetic Piano, Week #2 What a great privilege it is to write about the late, great Freddie Mercury. I remember seeing some reality t.v. show a few years back, a show about regular people who sang and dressed like celebrities. I canât remember who won the competition, but I distinctly remember that the guy singing and acting like Freddie…
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This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. Remember Alice from Alice in Wonderland? She didnât have a map. No destination. Thatâs why she wandered around and didnât care where she ended up. If you have been following along as Iâve blogged this book, at…
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The Energetic Piano, Week #2 Welcome to week two of piano interpretation, our theme for June. This week, weâre turning up the heat on the piano, turning it into a living thing that is full of energy and zest. In every song this week, the piano does a great job catching up with the artist and giving us all a…
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This post is part of the âI Know I Canâ WNFIN 10-Month Training. As we wrap up our first week of piano interpretation, Iâm pleased to end on a high note and give a glimpse into next week. Todayâs writing prompt features a classic by an African American singer, songwriter, and pianist â the incomparable Alicia Keys. Her song features both…
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