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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | DEBBIE WEIL JUNE 22, 2011  What Does It Mean to “Know” Someone? Three people I "know" immediately jumped on and commented that they understood "weeding out" and wouldn’t mind if I took them off my list. I posted a "gentle heads-up" on my Facebook page to announce that I’m slowly weeding out "friends" I don’t "know" or at least have some connection with. " Oops. Not clear enough. | DEBBIE WEIL MARCH 16, 2011  Not a Full-Length Book? Write a Kindle Single Instead As one wise commenter phrased it on my blog, "please, take on some of these old canards , including the one that says (boomers) are self-involved." I’ve pretty much decided that it’s not the right idea for a full-length book. At least for me. Here’s why. Ageism is alive and well. As I said in a recent post, ageism is rampant in today’s society. Old and gray. | | | | | |
| DEBBIE WEIL JUNE 22, 2011  What Does It Mean to “Know” Someone? Three people I "know" immediately jumped on and commented that they understood "weeding out" and wouldn’t mind if I took them off my list. I posted a "gentle heads-up" on my Facebook page to announce that I’m slowly weeding out "friends" I don’t "know" or at least have some connection with. As I put it: "I joined fb four years ago and initially said yes to every request. | DEBBIE WEIL SEPTEMBER 22, 2011  Attention Business Authors: Self-Publishing Is No Longer for Losers In the meantime, lob your questions, doubts, rebuttals or other concerns at me in the comments below. A mere five years ago, the idea of self-publishing a serious business book would have been laughable. Self-publishing was for losers, right? Well, guess what. The book publishing - and reading - revolution is well under way. The idea that self-publishing is a last resort is dead. Hogwash. | DEBBIE WEIL SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 Attention Business Authors: Self-Publishing Is No Longer for Losers In the meantime, lob your questions, doubts, rebuttals or other concerns at me in the comments below. A mere five years ago, the idea of self-publishing a serious business book would have been laughable. Self-publishing was for losers, right? Self-publishing was a last resort after not being able to get a book contract from one of the Big Six publishers (Penguin, HarperCollins, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette or Macmillan), or a business book publisher like Harvard Business Press. Well, guess what. The book publishing - and reading - revolution is well under way. Hogwash. | DEBBIE WEIL JANUARY 11, 2011  Why I Attend Seth Godin’s Live Events But it would be more fun if you’d leave a comment below to say hi. I’ve attended a handful of Seth’s live events over the past decade (cf Why I like Seth Godin’s quirky workshops from 2005) and always come away recharged. Today’s was dubbed a practicum on the future of book publishing. Seth has serious fans and they are often as inspiring as he is. Groan. | | | | | | | |
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