Alternative Truths: An unexpected-success story
Just over 100 days ago, on Jan. 23, science fiction author Bob Brown issued a writing challenge: Imagine the future during or after the TrumpContinue Reading
Author: Karen Anderson
To paraphrase Mark Morris, "I'm a writer; I write!"
Pantsuits and Privilege
Well, blue-city ladies, I’m appalled by us and our unironic display of privilege.
Holiday letter-writing tips (2016 remix)
Holiday letters occupy a position just below fruitcake on the top ten list of Things to Dampen the Holiday Spirit. This need not be so.
Social Media for Public Relations — a post-election view
It’s critical for communications practitioners to acknowledge how uncontrollable, risky, and powerful social media has become.
The 7-minute solution for author readings
Tip from Worldcon: A great author reading is 7 minutes long. Plus information about the Two Hour Transport speculative fiction readings in Seattle.
Good Trump vs. Bad Trump is the game we’re all watching
[NOTE: I don’t usually write about politics on this blog, but the communications issues this year are fascinating me.] I’veContinue Reading
Do you still need a blog?
John Scalzi has spotted a change in the way we react to viral blog posts: The discussions that used to take place on our blogs are now taking place on Facebook and Twitter. What does this mean?
Presentation tips: Slides are free!
I’ve been to three conferences in as many weeks, and all three of them included presentations that crammed way too muchContinue Reading
A shout-out to LinkedIn — and my colleagues
Free, organic marketing — that takes time. But it has at least one advantage: if you build and nurture a good LinkedIn network, the leads that come from it are very well qualified.
What’s wrong with Twitter?
The news this week is bad numbers for Twitter. Really bad. The number of users has gone flat. Financials are trendingContinue Reading
