In my first post, I mentioned how I intend to be more consistent with my blogging. So what do I do by the time I reach my third post? Wait more than two weeks before writing it. Now, if my full-time job was writing in an isolated cabin in the Swiss Alps (as my dream dictates) I think I might successfully post at least once a week. Unfortunately, I'm not "livin' the dream" quite yet and have a 40-hour-week (actually more) job. Don't get me wrong. I do love my day job. Being an event coordinator is probably the NEXT best thing to being a writer; however, notice how I stressed the word "next." I just returned from Seattle, Washington after a successful symposium that took weeks and weeks
Outsourcing can be considered a "taboo" word by many, especially Americans. When the word "outsource" is spoken, the minds of those many might first consider jobs being taken away by Americans and given to foreigners. I admit, I have been guilty of that immediate definition myself. But sometimes, outsourcing is not only a matter of convenience but necessity. This past weekend, I participated in a Gulf Coast Bookstore author event in my local Southwest Florida community. I shared a table with a very nice and talented children's book author who goes by, BC Dee. Though BC writes picture books, he is solely a writer, and I was quite impressed with the illustrations of his books. I asked who
