There are some kinds of food that are real and some that are not. It isn’t too hard to tell the difference, but apparently serving real food to large numbers of people is quite a challenge. In fact, it’s a challenge with a NAME. A Boston-based initiative called the Real Food Challenge is encouraging institutions worldwide [...]
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what is real
Posted in Publishing, Science, tagged Google, Project Glass, Real Food, science fiction, the blind pig, UVM on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
good advice is hard to find
Posted in Marketing, tagged publicity, the blind pig, Twitter on April 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
But when you find good advice, it’s unmistakably good. I found mine at the Harvard Writer’s Workshop, a continuing education course for MDs. I attended as a reporter, covering the course for Harvard Medicine. The opportunity fell into my lap on Thursday during a chat with the editor, my friend and colleague Paula Byron. I [...]
the kiss of death or the great leap forward?
Posted in Publishing, Writing, tagged billy bragg, great leap forward, novelist, self-publishing, the blind pig on January 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been told that self-publishing is the kiss of death. If I want to be a real novelist — that is, one who gets paid for her efforts and receives the benefits of partners who help edit, package and publicize her books — I should bury The Blind Pig. I should take it off my [...]
book tour report: stop #1
Posted in Marketing, tagged book tour, Finger Lakes Wine, marketing, self-promotion, self-publishing, the blind pig on June 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m going to declare the promotional event in Ithaca at my college reunion a success! Thanks to Chris for helping me work the table and showing me how it’s done. And thanks to Luke, again, for the postcards. And thanks to Mike for shopping with me and encouraging me to buy good wine. The wine [...]
leap and the net will appear
Posted in Marketing, Publishing, tagged finger lakes, marketing, publicity, reunion, self-publishing, the blind pig on June 9, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Several friends have tested this recently. Guess what? The net really does appear. It’s good to know. I took a tiny leap the other day when, on a whim, I signed up to promote The Blind Pig at my college reunion. I’m terrified of falling flat on my face. But I can already see the [...]
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