That’s about it. I’ve done a lot of talking to a lot of entrepreneurs and bloggers and “stuff.” I’ll write more after the cruise and post all the good pictures. [Read more…]
by on May 2, 2008
Walking to the Hotel
It was quite an experience today: my first subway ride. I met the gang at the Summit Executive Center, got backslaps and kudos for the name badges I designed, printed, and trimmed. We just got back from a very late lunch and it’s time to hurry up and wait to go on our 3 hour tour dinner cruise.
I hear there’s an open bar, courtesy of Jim Bean Global… it may turn out to be an interesting evening.
I wonder… do bloggers drink more (or less) than average? Then again, people may stay sober to take it all in. Then again they may get hammered to make for an interesting blogging experience for the rest of us. We shall see. Er, I shall see, you shall read.
It’s a 3 block walk to the hotel, which is nothing compared to my walk from the subway station. Time to unload this carry-on bag.
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by on May 2, 2008
Let the SOBCon08 Live Blogging Begin
I’m sitting at the gate at Tampa International Airport waiting for my 8:30 flight to Chicago. I got my laptop cord fixed, so I’m ripping away at some work that’s been piling up, now that I’m not at the office chained to incredibly dry and poorly-written technical documents.
Speaking of editing, I saw Seth Godin’s recent Twitter and went to his blog to see what he’s talking about: Sucking all the juice out.
The Reader’s Digest version of his short post is that is copyeditor took out all of the personality out of his latest work. He doesn’t blame her, but the job description, because she did exactly what a copyeditor is supposed to do. It’s just frustrating to no be able to recognize your work as your own.
A senior editing friend in the magazine world recently told me that most authors see his marks “as some strange rape of their prose.” Ha! I thought that was hilarious. As both a writer and an editor, I can see where he’s coming from. It takes a lot to learn to appreciate peer review and critical analysis. I can also see how Seth is frustrated.
Oppps! They’re calling groups now. Bye!
by on May 1, 2008
MinuteFix Contest Entry
I am a Certified MinuteFix technician, so today I wandered over to the technician blog and found a contest to come up with a slogan. I think Diego Orjuela liked my suggestion. He made a demo of it on a graphic t-shirt.
