grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
Realities of a book tour and some recommended reads
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 series on the realities of…
Read MoreContest runner-up #1
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 were ingenious and creative, nonetheless,…
Read MoreWhen imaginary friends become real
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 to just Johnson’s baby powder).…
Read MoreNot right. Not cool.
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.
Read MoreAnd the winner is…
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 genuinely liked every entry and…
Read MoreLove ‘em as a Patriot, but as an analyst…
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, tailgating in the parking lot,…
Read MoreNew business plan for English majors everywhere (myself included)
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 plan for members of the…
Read MoreFoolish guarantee
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 never go out of style.”…
Read MoreBest letter
It must suck when your business relies on idiot record executives to keep people interested in music:
Read MoreMatty’s Top 10 wedding tips
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 your shoes prior…
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