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Read more about the article Realities of a book tour and some recommended reads

Realities of a book tour and some recommended reads

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 20, 2010
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I’ve been writing some guest posts on other blogs around the Web in case you are interested in reading. For the Water Street Books blog, I wrote a three part…

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Read more about the article Contest runner-up #1

Contest runner-up #1

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 20, 2010
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Some of the entries in my recent “Write my author bio” contest were exceptionally well done but did not really qualify as true author bios in my mind.  But they…

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Read more about the article When imaginary friends become real

When imaginary friends become real

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 19, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography

When I was a child, I had an imaginary friend named Johnson Johnson. My mother said that I probably derived the name from Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder (since renamed…

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Read more about the article Not right. Not cool.

Not right. Not cool.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 19, 2010
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I have never liked the expression "creative juices." And the idea of "creative juices flowing" is even worse. I can’t explain it.  It’s a gut thing.

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Read more about the article And the winner is…

And the winner is…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2010
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After much deliberation and careful consideration of all ten entries in my “Write me a new author biography” contest, I have chosen a winner. Doing so was not easy. I…

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Read more about the article Love ‘em as a Patriot, but as an analyst…

Love ‘em as a Patriot, but as an analyst…

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2010
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Is it me, or is Tedy Bruschi starting to sound like a jackass? I like an opinionated host, but this is not analysis.  This sounds like your average Patriots fan,…

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Read more about the article New business plan for English majors everywhere (myself included)

New business plan for English majors everywhere (myself included)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 18, 2010
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From Ellen Stuart’s blog Smells Like Squandered Youth comes this idea, which I am fully prepared to co-opt, borrow or steal as the need requires. She proposes the following business…

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Read more about the article Foolish guarantee

Foolish guarantee

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 17, 2010
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I was watching a home improvement show yesterday.  The designer and contractor were explaining to a homeowner that granite was an excellent choice for a kitchen countertop because “it will…

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Best letter

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 17, 2010
  • Post category:Music
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It must suck when your business relies on idiot record executives to keep people interested in music:

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Matty’s Top 10 wedding tips

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 17, 2010
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Daily Candy wedding expert Shawn Rabideau offered his Top 10 Wedding Tips recently, and I thought that most of his ideas were fairly obvious.Proofread the invitations.Make sure you break in…

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