Debbie Weil

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Hey, Stop Procrastinating and “Do the Work”

Debbie Weil

I know I’m in trouble when I haven’t posted to my blog in several weeks. My inner voice chatters away: "For godssakes , write a new blog post. " And I’m a "blogging expert." I can usually talk myself down off the cliff: "Not every blog post needs to be brilliant. Just be useful.

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Can You Really Write a Short Book in 8 Weeks?

Debbie Weil

Yes, if you start with a bunch of great content you can draw from: blog posts, articles, notes, lists, research. But the fact is, it probably does take 10,000 hours to learn how to write well. And are ruthlessly focused on shipping something in 8 weeks. If not 10,000, then a lot of time over a period of years.

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Just Because You Can (Publish an eBook), Doesn’t Mean You Should

Debbie Weil

In short, how to launch an eBook with as much buzz and professionalism as if you had a team of editors, designers and technology experts helping you at every step. It reminds me a bit of blogging. But there are millions of blogs out there. A book, whether it's e- or print, has much more gravitas than a blog.

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Why I Attend Seth Godin’s Live Events

Debbie Weil

It was great to reconnect with Pamela Redmond Satran (we hadn’t seen each other in over 30 years), Elizabeth Marshall of Author Teleseminars and John Moore of Brand Autopsy (he called The Corporate Blogging Book the Best Business Blogging Book ). Through a blog, for example. It’s my blog. That sounds better.

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Gotta Run: I Have to Do My (Facebook) Messaging

Debbie Weil

Blogging about 26-year-olds makes me feel old. telling me how to handle my “messaging” (is this a new activity? First, his presumptuousness: “T alking with high schoolers makes me feel really old ,” he told the audience in a San Francisco hotel. Tell me about it. Are we all brainwashed? It makes me want to run the other way.

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My Three Words for 2012: Alignment, Quiet and Compassion

Debbie Weil

I am learning how to be more patient and tolerant of others. I have procrastinated big time on this blog post. On my reading list is the new book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Compassion. By compassion, I mean forgiveness and patience. Or act or react, or whatever.

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Newsjacking: David Meerman Scott’s New Book on Real-Time PR Is Released in Real-Time

Debbie Weil

the topic is real-time PR and how to get it. I read about the book release on his blog. Two things are notable about Newsjacking : 1. it is being released in almost real-time in e-book format only (for Kindle, iPad and soon, Nook and Sony) and 2. Seconds later I had downloaded the free excerpts to both my Kindle and iPad.

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